Armenia MNH** 2019 13th definitive issue Kingdom of Ararat Yerevan Jet seal

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Country

Armenia

Condition

Mint (NH)

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

Condition: New, "MNH**"

Grade: XF/S (Extremely Fine/Superb)
13th definitive issue. Kingdom of Ararat00 In 2019 on February 06th, 4 postage stamps dedicated to the theme “13th definitive issue. Kingdom of Ararat” are put into circulation. The postage stamps depict the seals of the Kingdom of Ararat. The seals are dated 8th century B.C. The postage stamp with the nominal value of 70 AMD depicts the chalcedony seal the height of which is 3 cm. The seal is found in Noratus village (Gegharkunik region). The seal is a light-brown and weight-shaped. The cylindrical side is engraved with an image of a sacred tree of life and a winged creature with raised arms at one side. On the bottom area of the seal is an impression of winged solar disk. The postage stamp with the nominal value of 120 AMD depicts the jet seal the height of which is 3 cm. The seal is found on the territory of Erebuni fortress (Yerevan). The seal is cuboid. Its four side faces and bottom are engraved. One the pair of larger rectangles are images of a sacred tree of life and a winged solar disk, wherease on the pair of smaller rectangles are a fish and a sacred tree of life. At the bottom a mythical beast with furred neck and raised tail is engraved. The postage stamp with the nominal value of 230 AMD depicts the jet seal the height of which is 2 cm. The seal is found in Noratus village (Gegharkunik region). The seal is black and weight-shaped. The images on the sides are damaged because of continuous usage. On the curved side is a scene of sacrifice:a priest or lord is sitting in an armchair with the right arm raised, there is a tree of life behind his back.On the sacrificial table in front of the man is a moon-shaped piece of bread. On the adjacent table is a sacred tree of life , and another person is kneeing with an arm raised next to the table. On the bottom area of the seal is an impression of a horse with a sacred tree of life on its back. The postage stamp with the nominal value of 330 AMD depicts the soapstone seal the height of which is 3 cm. The seal is found in Noratus village (Gegharkunik region). The seal is cuboid. The bottom face is larger than the top. The rectangular side faces are identically engraved with images of spike-shaped sacred trees of life and a sitting lion with the trail rising above its back. At the bottom four fish images are engraved. Date of issue: February 06, 2019 Designer: Vahagn Mkrtchyan Printing house: Lowe Martin Group, Canada Size: 20,0 x 24,0 mm Print run: 70 - 2 000 000 pcs 120- 300 000 pcs 230- 600 000 pcs 330- 500 000 pcs In 2019 on November 27th, 2 postage stamps dedicated to the theme "13th definitive issue. Kingdom of Ararat” are put into circulation. The postage stamps depict the seals of the Kingdom of Ararat. The seals are dated 8th century B.C. The postage stamp with the nominal value of 10 AMD depicts the chalcedony seal the height of which is 3 cm. The seal is found in Noratus village (Gegharkunik region). The seal is a light-brown and weight-shaped. The cylindrical side is engraved with an image of a sacred tree of life and a winged creature with raised arms at one side. On the bottom area of the seal is an impression of winged solar disk. The postage stamp with the nominal value of 50 AMD depicts the jet seal the height of which is 2 cm. The seal is found in Noratus village (Gegharkunik region). The seal is black and weight-shaped. The images on the sides are damaged because of continuous usage. On the curved side is a scene of sacrifice:a priest or lord is sitting in an armchair with the right arm raised, there is a tree of life behind his back.On the sacrificial table in front of the man is a moon-shaped piece of bread. On the adjacent table is a sacred tree of life , and another person is kneeing with an arm raised next to the table. On the bottom area of the seal is an impression of a horse with a sacred tree of life on its back. Date of issue: December 27, 2019 Designer: Vahagn Mkrtchyan Printing house: Lowe Martin Group, Canada Size: 20,0 x 24,0 mm Stamps per sheet: 20 pcs Print run: 10 - 1 000 000 pcs 50- 500 000 pcs All materials are provided by "Erebuni" Historical and Archaeological Museum-Reserve ([link removed by Hip]). ArmStampCoins - Armenian Stamps Shop - here you can find any Armenian Stamps, Sheets, S/S, M/S, FDC and postcards, from 1992 to 2017. My Hip Shop - you are buying multiple items, we are offering a COMBINED SHIPPING. You need to press "Add to cart" for each items you want to buy, then enter to your Cart and press "Request total", after that - "Commit to buy & submit request" and wait.

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