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Notes, Copyright and CreditThis is the Tryzub Ukrainian Stamp Album 2001 supplement. This supplement is ©2012 by AndrewPastuszakTryzub Ukrainian Stamp Album is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercialShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.A human readable version of the license can be found here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/byncsa/3.0/The full legal text can be found here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/byncsa/3.0/legalcodeAll stamp images were obtained from either personal scans or directly from the philatelic section ofukrposhta.com (http://poshta.kiev.ua/nishop.php?act=shgr&id=1)Description research is done at one of 4 sites:Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.orgThe Ukrainian Weekly Focus on Philately Section http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/2002/180221.shtmlThe Ukrainian Electronic Stamp Album http://www.ukrainianphilately.infoThe Former Soviet Union New Issues Web Site http://home.nestor.minsk.by/fsunews/index.html
U K R A I N E2001
Commemorative Stamps
Saint Dimitry Of Rostov
Saint Dmitri of Rostov is representativeof the strong Ukrainian influence uponthe Russian Orthodox Church at theturn of the 17th and 18th centuries. Heis separately credited as composer orcompiler of the first Russian opera, thelengthy Rostov Mysteries
Valentine's Day
This Valentine's Day issuehas a basket with roses, twopigeons and the inscription:"With holiday of lovers!"
Invention Of The Telephone
The stamp shows the progressachieved by the invention of thetelephone. On the left handside of thestamp we have the depiction of anindividual with the first telephonetalking across the world to a "modern"man with a cell phone.
Yuri Khmelnitsky
Yurii Khmelnytsky younger son of the famousUkrainian Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky andbrother of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky, was aZaporozhian Cossack political and militaryleader. Although he spent half of his adult life asa monk, he also was Hetman of Ukraine onseveral occasions in 16591660 and 16781681and starost of Hadiach.
Mykhailo Khanenko
Mykhailo Stepanovych Khanenko (ca. 1620 1680) was a Ukrainian Cossack military leader,and nominal hetman of Rightbank Ukraine from16691674 in rivalry with Petro Doroshenkoduring The Ruin.
U K R A I N E2001
Commemorative Stamps
Daniel of GaliciaDaniel was a King ofGalicia (Halych) (12051255), Peremyshl (1211),and Volodymyr (12121231). He was crowned bya papal archbishop inDorohochyn 1253 as thefirst King of Rus' (12531264). By his death in1264, Daniel had reconstructed and expanded theterritories held by his father, held off the expansionist threats of Poland andHungary, minimized Mongol influence on WesternUkraine, and raised theeconomic and socialstandards of his domains.He was succeeded inGalicia by his son Lev.
Ship Building
The 2001 Ship Building stamps feature the two ships "ThreeSaints"(30k) and "Twelve Apostles"(20k).
Ukrainian Folk Tales
These stamps depict 3 famous Ukrainian Folk Tales: The Fox and Wolf,The Mitten, and Sirko the Dog,
U K R A I N E2001
Commemorative Stamps
This 10k stamp shows a picture of ayoung girl with long golden hairsurrounded by scenes from differenttimes of the year. This picture wascreated by Alyna Nochvaj 9 years old.
Children's Paintings
This 30k stamp shows a rural scene with a young girl crossing a stream.This picture was created by OlyiaPynych 8 years old.
This 40k stamp shows a young girlwith her mother at a store. This picturewas created by Dasha Chemberzhi 6years old.
Water and Natural Resources
The 2001 Europa issue shows the bottom of the sea floor with its varietyof small fish and aquatic plants against a background of rocks.
Visit of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II visited Ukraine fromJune 2327th, 2001. The stamp showsthe picture of the Pope. On his left sideis the view is the view of St. Peter'sBasilica, Rome. On the right side is theview of the Pecherska Lavra, Kyiv.
Holy Trinity
This stamp honors the Feast of theHoly Trinity (Pentecost) also known asthe Green Holidays (Zeleni Sviata),since in Ukraine most doorways aredecorated with green branches on thisday.
U K R A I N E2001
Commemorative Stamps
Beekeeping
In ancient times, Ukraine was often referred to as a land of wax and honey. The souvenir sheet of 6 stamps depictsbeekeeping through the centuries. The first stamp shows a bee collecting pollen. The second stamp shows the variousaspects of Apiculture the study of beekeeping. The third stamp shows the worker bee. The fourth stamp shows theQueen bee. The fifth stamp shows a unique beehive. The sixth stamp shows the drone bee.
U K R A I N E2001
Commemorative Stamps
Kiev PecherskLavra
One of the holiest sites inOrthodoxy is the KyivanCaves Monastery (KievPechersk Lavra), founded950 years ago. Since itsfoundation as the cavemonastery in 1051 theLavra has been a preeminent center of the EasternOrthodox Christianity inEastern Europe. Togetherwith the Saint SophiaCathedral, it is inscribed asa UNESCO World HeritageSite. The monastery complex is considered a separate national historicsanctuary, the nationalstatus to which was granted on March 13, 1996.The stamp shows the frontview of the Assumption ofthe Virgin Church, part ofthe monastery complex.
Red Book Fauna
The annual Red Book stamps always show endangered species inUkraine. The 2001 stamps feature the red kite, a type of raptor, andthe tiny jerboa, a threetoed rodent.
Zakarpattia Oblast
Situated in the Carpathian Mountains of westernUkraine, Zakarpattia Oblast is the only Ukrainianadministrative division which borders upon fourcountries: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, andRomania. The Carpathian Mountains play amajor part in the oblast's economy, making theregion an important tourist and travel destinationhousing many ski and spa resorts.
U K R A I N E2001
Commemorative Stamps
Football
Football (Soccer) is the mostpopular sport in Ukraine.This stamp shows a footballplayer chasing a ball.
Year Of DialogAmong Civilizations
The UN declared 2001 as theYear of Dialog AmongCivilizations, a conceptproposed by then IranianPresident MohammadKhatami. This stamp wasissued to commemorate this.
Dmytro Bortniansky
Dmytro Bortniansky was a UkrainianComposer. He is best known today forhis liturgical works. Bortnianskycomposed in many different musicalstyles, including choral compositions inFrench, Italian, Latin, German andChurch Slavonic.
Khanenko Museumof Arts
Khanenko Museum of Arthosts the largest collectionof foreign art in Ukraine.Shown on the souvenirsheet are three ancienticons from the sixth andseventh centuries. Thefirst stamp (20k) shows theicon "Mother Mary withChrist Child." The secondstamp (30k) shows theicon "John the Baptist."The third stamp (50k)shows the icon "SaintsSerhyi and Bacchus."
U K R A I N E2001
Commemorative Stamps
10th Anniversary ofIndependence
This sheet was issued tocelebrate the 10thanniversary of Ukrainianindependence. The stampshows legislators carryinga huge Ukrainian flag intothe Legislative Assembly(Verkhovna Rada) the dayUkraine declared it's independence from the SovietUnion.
The Black SeaThis souvenir sheetdisplays the diversity ofmarine life found in theBlack Sea. The souvenirsheet shows the differentfish, birds and plants foundin the Black Sea area.
U K R A I N E2001
Commemorative Stamps
7th National Philatelic Exhibition
The 7th. National Philatelic Exhibition was heldin Dnipropetrovsk. The stamp shows a view ofsome buildings in the city's skyline. In addition,there is a picture of a postman on horsebackannouncing the arrival of new mail.
St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas delivers presents tochildren on his feast day. This stampshows the saint sliding a gift under thepillow of a sleeping child
Happy New Year
This New Year issue showschildren in costumes dancingin a ring around a ChristmasTree.
Christmas
This Christmas stamp shows five costumedcarolers.
Kirovohrad Oblast
Between 1752 and 1764, the Kirovohrad Oblastwas a territory of Imperial Russia named NovaSerbia, and existed in this area with anadministrative seat in Novomyrhorod. The areaof the province is 24,600 km2, and its populationis 1.1 million.
Chernihiv Oblast
The Chernihiv Oblast was created as part of theUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on October15, 1932. It comprises a very importanthistorical region, noted as early as the KievanRus' period, when the cities of Chernihiv andNovhorodSiverskyi were frequently mentioned.
Kharkiv Oblast
The oblast is the third most populous region ofUkraine, with a population of almost 3 million,more than half of whom live in the city ofKharkiv. While the Russian language is primarilyspoken in the cities of Kharkiv oblast, elsewherein the oblast most inhabitants speak Ukrainian.
U K R A I N E2001
Commemorative Stamps
Traditional Costumes
These stamps depict the native costumes worn by individuals in diffrent regions during specific folk cultural orreligious celebrations.The first area represented is Kyivshchyna (upper left). On the 20k stamp, ayoung girls in embroidered outfitscollecting green tree branches for the celebration of Pentecost. On the 50k stamp, a young couple dressed inwinter attire is going carolling in the village.The second area represented is Chernihivshchyna (upper right). On the 20k stamp, is a musical trio "Troyiistimuzyky" entertaining a young girl. On the 50k stamp,is a young couple that have just got married leaving thechurch with lit candles.The third area represented is Poltavshchyna (lower). On the 20k stamp, there is a congregation of people by thewater's edge for the blessing of the water (Vodokhreshchia). On the 50k stamp, there are two young girls in theirembroidered outfits throwing into the water their flower wreath, participating in the ancient midsummer festival,Ivana Kupalo.
Famous PoetsThis joint issue withGeorge commemoratesTaras Shevchenko, thefamous Ukrainain poet,and Akaki Tsereteli, aprominent Georgian poetand national liberationmovement figure.
U K R A I N E2001
Commemorative Stamps
Traditional Ukrainian Costumes
The traditional costumes stamps was also available as a souvenir sheet. The stampsare identical to the other stamps, except their perforation is 11 1/2.
U K R A I N E2001
Definitive Stamps
Hollyhocks
Valued at 10 Kopiyky
Marigold
Domestic Rate Mail
GuelderRose
Internation Surface RateMail
Sunflower
Postal rate to other CIScountries.
Wheat
International air mailrate
Trident
Registered internationalletter rate
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