Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society

LEMBERG: Cosmopolitan Crownland Capital of the Austrian Empire

Ukrainian Philatelic Resources is proud to announce the release of its first full-color publication, the long-awaited record of Dr. Ingert Kuzych’s diamond award-winning exhibit LEMBERG: Cosmopolitan Crownland Capital of the Austrian Empire.

This volume, however, is much more than just a reproduction of Dr. Kuzych’s display – which is a chronicle of the postal history of Lviv/Lwow during the century and a half that it was under Austrian Habsburg rule (1772-1918). Introductory chapters present information on how the exhibit came to be assembled and on the evolution of the postal system in Central Europe in the three centuries prior to the Austrian period. (The latter chapter is an expansion of the “Before Lemberg” articles that appeared in Austria No. 182, Polonus Nos. 550-52, and Ukrainian Philatelist No. 109.)

National Bank of Ukraine issues coins commemorating the Maidan protests

The National Bank of Ukraine announced on Feb 18, 2015 the launch of three commemorative coins, the Heroes of Maidan series, 2015, dedicated to last year’s protests on Maidan that led to the change of power in Kyiv. The coins are called The Revolution of Dignity, Euromaidan and Heavenly Hundred. Each coin has a nominal value of 5 hryvnia and 50,000 were minted of each. The artists who composed the coins are Vladimir Taran, Alexander Kharuk, and Sergei Kharuk.

Locomotive Engineering in Ukraine

Marka Ukrainy stamp issues for  August 8, 2008

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New 100-hryvnia note for 2015

On March 9, 2015 the National Bank of Ukraine introduced into circulation a newly designed 100-hryvnia banknote with a number of advanced international security features, including a transparent 'window' and an optically variable SPARK feature which changes color depending on the viewing angle.

The new note is the dominant yellow-olive color as with the previous version of the bill and is printed on paper substrate containing a watermark of Taras Shevchenko and electrotype 100. The obverse features a portrait of Ukrainian national poet Taras Shevchenko, a painter’s palette and brushes as a SPARK patch, and prose from his poem “Shall we ever meet again...”("Чи ми ще зійдемося знову") written in 1838.

Minerals of Ukraine

On December 23, 2009 a postage block of six stamps No. 80 “Minerals of Ukraine” was issued:

No. 1020 "Quartz", Face value – 1,50 UAH;
No. 1021 "Native Sulphur", Face value – 1,90 UAH;
No. 1022 "Topaz", Face value – 2,00 UAH;
No. 1023 "Beryl", Face value – 2,20 UAH;
No. 1024 "Tiger’s-eye", Face value – 3,30 UAH;
No. 1025 "a-kertschenite", Face value – 4,85 UAH.

Size of block – 132х86 mm
Size of stamp – 47х47х47 mm
Protection of stamps in the block: light elements of stones luminesce under UV-light.
Protection of the block: microprint: "Л. Мельнік".
Perforation – 11 1/2.
Selvages of the block are artistically decorated. Texts on the selvages:
"Мінерали України", "Кварц (гірський кришталь, мармароський діамант) SiO2 Карпати", "Сірка самородна S Прикарпаття", "Топаз Al2(F'OH)2 [SiO4] Волинь", "Берил Be3Al2[Si6O18] Волинь", "Око тигрове (кварц з амфібол-азбестом, сидеритом і магнетитом) переважно SiO2 Криворіжжя", "a-kерченіт Fe32+Fe63+(OH)6[PO4]6•18H2O Крим".
Barcode – 4823027128627.
Quantity – 100,000.
Designer of the block – Larysa Melnik.
Block is multicolored; printing process – offset, relief stamping and embossing by film with holographic effect.
Block is printed on SE “Integrated Printing Plant “Ukraina” for production of securities”.

News from Postage Prepayment Impressions Development Directorate

Postage Prepayment Impressions Development Directorate of USEP “Ukrposhta” has posted the following news on their website http://www.stamp.kiev.ua with regards to the upcoming reorganization of the recently created Directorate (formerly Marka Ukrainy):