 Ukrainian National Dress - Vinychyna Region
On December 6th, 2002; Ukraine issued six (6) stamps depicting the native costumes worn by individuals in diffrent regions during specific folk cultural or religious celebrations. This is a continuation of the Series first started in 2001.
The first area represented is Vinychyna. On the first stamp on the left, we see a young family gathered for the celebration of "Pokrova" or the Transfiguration of the Blessed Virgin. This is a religious celebration dating to the establishment of Christianity in Ukraine. The Kozaks considered her to be their Protectoress. They prayed to her for protection from death prior going to battle. Also, this time is the time when many young couples get married.
On the second 45k stamp, we have the religious celebration of Ascension or "Spasa". Here we have a family going to church to have their fruit(apples, pears), grain, honey and flowers blessed. It was a custom for people to not eat any fruit prior to it first being blessed.
A pictorial cancellation was used for the First Day of Issue cover. Cancellation was done in Kyiv.
| Face Value
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45k
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| Colour
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Multicolour
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| Design
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Mykola Kochubei
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| Printing Method
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Offset
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| Printers
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"Derzhznak" - Kyiv
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| Perforation
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13.25 x 13.25
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| Sheet
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8 (2 x 4)
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| Stamp Size
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30 x 33 mm
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| Issue
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300,000
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