The Ukrainian Electronic Stamp Album

2002 Philatelic Issues

Europa 2002 - Circus

Every year the members of PostEurop, the European post offices´ department under the Universal Postal Union (UPU), issue a stamp under a common theme. The year 2002 has been designated as - Year of the Circus.

On April 4th, 2002; Ukrainian postal authorities issued a miniature sheet of two stamps commemorating this occasion.


The souvenir sheet shows the performers from Ukraine's National Circus. The stamps shows a tiger and lion from the performances.


A pictorial cancellation was used for the First Day of Issue cover. Cancellation was done in Kyiv.




Face Value 1.75hrv each
Colour Multicolour
Design Oleksandr Bohomazov
Printing Method Offset
Printers "Derzhznak" - Kyiv
Perforation 11.50 x 11.50
Sheet Size 105 x 70 mm
Stamp Size 28 x 40 mm, 40 x 28 mm
Issue 150,000