2022 Ukraine, stamp sheet "Shchedryk Carol of the Bells", Christmas, MNH, RARE

Item Specifics

Country

Ukraine

Catalog Number

2022

Condition

Mint (NH)

Centering

Fine

Stamp Format

Full Sheet

Topic

Holidays & Christmas

Year of Issue

2022

Item Description

2022 Ukraine, stamp sheet "Shchedryk Carol of the Bells", MNH, RARE

Ukraine gave the world one of the most important symbols of Christmas - the song "Shchedryk". The folklore composition gained worldwide recognition thanks to the talented arrangement of the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych. For the first time "Shchedryk" was performed by the choir of Kyiv University in 1916. A few years later - in 1922 - it was sung by the Ukrainian Republican Chapel under the direction of Oleksandr Koshyts in Carnegie Hall in New York. In 1936, the American composer of Ukrainian descent Peter Wilchowski created an English version of the text of the Ukrainian Christmas carol and "Shchedryk" became known as Carol of the Bells. On the sketch for the postage stamp, the artist Mykolai Kochubei illustrated "Shchedryk" - a song about a swallow flying to the household to herald a happy and rich year for the family.

The First Day Cover and maxi-card included in this collector's philatelic set are very rare, very few were made due to the limited number of stamp sheets provided on the first day of issue.

Specification:
Artist — Mykola Kochubey
Printing of stamp — 200 000 pcs (or 50.000 sheets only!)
Nominal value — W
Ukrposhta catalogue number — 2022
Size of stamps, mm — 4,0х4,0
Color — Combined, foil embossing
The number of stamps in the sheet — 4

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Item Location

Kyiv, Ukraine

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