 Ukrainian National Dress - Cherkashchyna 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 second area represented is Cherkashchyna. On the first stamp on the left, we see young girls holding hands and dancing in a circle. They are doing Spring-dances or "Vesnyinaky-hayivky" - welcoming the comming of Spring and the re-birth of life.
On the second 45k stamp, we have a young couple collecting crops from their fields. They are going through the ritual of "Makovyi" - customs and traditions associated with the start of the harvest season.
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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