Two stamps dedicated to theme “Europa 2016. Think green” cancelledDecember 1, 2016 - 18:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Thursday, December 1, two postage stamps dedicated to the theme "Europa 2016. Think green” were cancelled and put into circulation. Every year HayPost CJSC releases postage stamps in EUROPA series in the framework of the annual international stamps competition announced by PostEurop postal operators' association. The first postage stamp “Think green” (the winner of the competition) was designed by Doxia Sergidou (Cyprus Post). It depicts a hand replacing the grey color with green, which means that “it is in our hands to create a greener planet.”
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