2017 Ukraine, set of First Day Covers for stamps Fortresses, Castles of Ukraine

Item Specifics

Country

Ukraine

Catalog Number

1566-1567 (149-150bl)

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

First Day Cover

Centering

Fine

Stamp Format

Single

Certificate Grade

Not Graded

Topic

Architecture & Buildings

Year of Issue

2017

Item Description

2017 Ukraine, set of First Day Covers for stamps Fortresses, Castles of Ukraine
The Set Contains Two Covers: Medzhibiz castle (14-19 centuries) and Olesky Castle (13-18 centuries).
The envelopes are new, without a special repayment of the first day!

Medzhibiz Castle is a monument of fortification architecture of the 14th-19th centuries. The castle is located on a cape near the confluence of the South Bug and Buzhok rivers (Khmelnytskyi region), from which the oldest name of the town "Mezhybozh" arose. Under this name, Medzhibyzh was first mentioned in the Ipatiev Chronicle in 1146. The first wooden fortification was built during the times of Kyivan Rus. The stone castle was first built by the Koriatovych princes from the Gedyminovich dynasty of Lithuanian princes. In the 16th century, Medzhibiz Castle acquired its modern outlines with impregnable walls, powerful towers, a Renaissance palace, walled buildings and a castle church. Reconstruction of the XIX century. gave it the appearance of a romantic residence and the unofficial name "White Swan".
Medzhibizh and its majestic fortress are connected with the stay here of B. Khmelnytskyi, T. Kostyushko, T. Shevchenko, P. Skoropadskyi and other prominent personalities.
The complex of buildings of the Medzhibiz Fortress is an architectural monument of national importance.

Olesky Castle is an architectural monument of the XIII-XVIII centuries. The first written mention of it was recorded in historical sources in 1326. For centuries, the owners of the castle were the Danylovych, Sobieski and Zhevuski families, thanks to whom a large number of artistic values and jewels were accumulated.
In 1969, the castle was handed over to the Lviv Art Gallery.
The exhibition presents domestic art of the X-XIX centuries. Icons, priceless works of painting, sculpture, applied art are collected here. The collection of 16th-18th century sculptures is of particular value. and Ukrainian portraits of the XVI-XIX centuries. In addition to the castle, the complex includes the former Capuchin monastery with the church of St. Joseph (1739, architect - Martyn Dobravskyi).

Printing of set — 3 500 pcs.
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