New postage stamp pays homage to Alexander MantashianMarch 4, 2017 - 12:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 3, HayPost CJSC cancelled and put into circulation a postage stamp dedicated to the 175th anniversary of Alexander Mantashian. The postage stamp is designed in the form of an old banknote and depicts Mantashian, а prominent Armenianbusinessman, benefactor and oil magnate of the early 20th century. The reverse of the stamp pictures the Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist situated near the Champs Elysees in Paris and the facade of the building of the Union of Armenian Artists of Tbilisi (now Tbilisi Academic Theater named after Rustaveli) which were built with funds donated by Mantashian. After the construction of the Armenian Church in Paris, Mantashian was awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor. The nominal value of the postage stamp, authored by HayPost designer Vahagn Mkrtchyan, is AMD 380. The stamp was cancelled by Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies Vahan Martirosyan, President of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia Arsen Ghazaryan, President of the Union of Philatelists Hovik Musayelyan and the Acting Chief Executive Officer of HayPost CJSC Haik Avagyan. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |