Glory to Ukraine!
1 Sheet (6 Stamps)
The stamps are dedicated to the well-known event, when a Russian military landing ship approached Zmeiny Island (Black Sea, Ukraine) and offered Ukrainian border guards to surrender.
To this ultimatum, the Ukrainian soldiers (who were in the minority on the island and did not have the opportunity to escape or hide anywhere) suggested that the Russian warship go in a certain direction.
In the future, the phrase became a symbol of the resistance of the Ukrainian people against the Russian occupation.
RARE! Stamps are no longer sold at the post office in Ukraine.
On 12.04.2022 postage stamps No. 1985 "“Russian warship, go…! Glory to Ukraine!” are issued.
Size of the stamp No. 1985 – 40,5х30 mm.
Size of the stamp sheet – 148х86 mm.
Number of stamps per sheet – 6 (3х2).
Face value of the stamp – W (corresponds to the tariff of sending non-priority letter by surface mail with weight up to 50 gr abroad).
Sheet selvages bear the following inscriptions: “Русскій воєнний корабль, іді…!”, “Russian warship, go…!”, “Cлава Україні!”, “Glory to Ukraine!”
Order 22-3162. 24.03.2022. Barcode 4823027150406.
The stamps are multicolored.
|Printing process – offset.
The stamps are printed by SE “Integrated Printing Plant “Ukraina” for Production of Securities”.
Author of stamps and FDC - Boris Groh.
“Russian warship, go f*** yourself!” - the answer of the Ukrainian frontier guards, defenders of Snake Island, to the Russian ship to the offer to surrender on the day of the invasion of the Russian Federation troops into the sovereign Ukraine on February 24, 2022 - became the symbol of indomitable spirit of the national army, determination and steadfastness of the Ukrainian people in the struggle for their land, the leading idea of national resistance and unity against the invasion of barbarity, savagery, cruelty, atrocity of “neighbors” - executioners. More than 500 authors from Ukraine and different parts of the world took part in the national competition for the best sketch for the postage stamp “Russian warship, go f*** yourself!” which spontaneously turned into an international one. Online voting by more than 8,000 respondents determined the winner - the work of Boris Groh, who was forced to leave his home in 2014 after the Russian occupation of Crimea and now lives in Lviv.
Specification:
Author — Boris Groh
Issue date — 12.04.2022
Printing — 500 000
Nominal value — W
Ukrposhta catalogue number — 1985
The legendary stamp "Russian warship, go...!", which was presented by Ukrposhta on April 12, 2022, received the highest award of the international philatelic art award "Asiago" (Italy) - the grand prize, or as the organizers themselves call it - the "philatelic Oscar ".
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