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| 1918: Definitive |
Symbol of the Ukrainian Republic, seen on our screens today and of course on stamps.
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| Allegory of Ukraine |
These were issued in yet another turbulent period of Ukraine's history. The collapse of the Russian monarchy and the resulting civil war with multiple governments vying for control in Ukraine.
Fast forward to the 21st Century and the Europa Postman Van series. Here we see a scene from 1953 with a postman and his Moskvich 400. The modern postal van is a MAZ5440 built in Minsk, Belarus. These stamps are from a booklet which included a map
Look on it and weep for a mere year later than this issue Russia had invaded Crimea and wished for more.
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| 2015: Kyiv's Transport (Design Victor Zinchenko) |
Kyiv's funicular which connects the upper historic town to the lower commercial neighborhood, ride up a steep hill in 3 minutes.
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| 2017: Fire Transport (Design Valery Rukdenko) |
I've wondered about this stamp of a fire tank but now because of the war I know about the mud season in Ukraine when the snow melts then this vehicle makes a whole lot more sense. Both these stamps were on a Postcrossing card sent many years ago from Marina who played the mandolin. She told me she lived in the south of Ukraine in a town I had never heard of called Melitopol but sadly we all know that name now. God bless you Marina wherever you are.
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| Booklet Cover |
Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Ukraine - See It On A Postcard
3 comments:
We are all getting to know the location of so many towns in Ukraine. That postal truck is massive!
The Coat of Arms seen on this 1918 stamp is more elaborate (and, dare I say clunkier looking) than the current one.
Yes we are getting to know the Ukrainian towns and cities.
The funicular is interesting - did not know about that.
It's nice to see the old ones. But no doubt my favourite is the postman!
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