 New souvenir sheet celebrates Ivan Aivazovsky's brilliance November 7, 2017 - 18:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A souvenir sheet with five stamps dedicated to the theme “World famous Armenians. 200th anniversary of Hovhannes Aivazovsky” was cancelled and put into circulation by HayPost CJSC in the premises of Yerevan History Museum in the frameworks of the philatelic exhibition dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Ivan Aivazovsky on Tuesday, November 7. The postage stamps with nominal values of AMD170, 220, 230, 380 and 450 depict five paintings by the world famous seascape artist of Armenian origin. All of them are depicted against the background of a three-dimensional exhibition hall. The souvenir sheet was printed in Cartor printing house in France with a print run of 30 000 pcs. The idea behind the concept of the souvenir sheet belongs to the Managing Director of HayPost Trust Management B.V. Juan Pablo Gechidjian, while the authors are Anna Abgaryan and Harutyun Samuelyan. The souvenir sheet was cancelled by Armenian Minister of Culture Armen Amiryan, Deputy Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies Arman Khachatryan, Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan, Managing Director of HayPost Trust Management B.V. Juan Pablo Gechidjian, President of the Union of Philatelists Hovik Musayelyan.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide  Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.”Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
