Cities of Heroes: Bucha, Irpin, Gostomel. We will not forget! We will not forgive! Postal Stamps

Postal stamps of Ukraine 2023. Postal block "We will not forget! We will not forgive! Bucha. Irpin. Gostomel" (Cities of Heroes)

On March 31, Ukrposhta put into circulation a new postal block "We will not forget! We will not forgive! Bucha. Irpin. Gostomel", dedicated to the hero cities of Kyiv region and their unconquered residents, who were among the first to meet the Russian onslaught with a full-scale invasion. In March 2022, by the decision of the President of Ukraine, these cities were awarded the honorary title "Hero City".

The edition of the block is limited to 100,000 copies. The price is UAH 54.00. An envelope "First Day" with an illustration of a diagram showing the direction of the Russian troops' offensive on Kyiv from the direction of Bucha, Irpen, and Gostomel was delivered to the post office. The artistic envelope for the release features a photo collage of images from the front pages of the world newspapers "I", "Metro", "Daily Express", "Daily Mirror", "The Guardian", "Daily Mail", "The Times", "Financial Times" , which covered these events.

The post block uses the materials of RFE/RL photo correspondent Serhiy Nuzhnenko and photographer Mykhailo Jos. The author of the image of the postage stamp dedicated to Gostomel is the artist Oleksandr Nikityuk. The cards were issued with the participation of the "Ukrainian Institute" State University and the creative agency Kiifornia.

At the same time as the new postal block was put into circulation, Ukrposhta introduced permanent postmarks with the transfer date "City of Heroes. Bucha", "City of Heroes. Irpin", "City of Heroes. Gostomel", which are attached to the relevant postal offices of these cities and will available to customers on any day.

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