Europa 2019. National Birds
The postage stamp is fully illustrated inspired by the Armenian miniatures. The postage stamp depicts the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) sitting on a branch in an environment typical for the flora of Armenia.
The stamp is issued in the frames of “EUROPA” international program of the Association of European Postal Operators (PostEurop). EUROPA stamps underline cooperation in the posts domain, taking into account promotion of philately and building awareness of the common roots, culture, history of Europe and its common goals.
Date of issue: May 21, 2019
Artist and designer: Ashkhen (Mila) Khandzratsyan
Printing house: Cartor, France
Size: 24,0 x40,0 mm
Print run: 30 000 pcs.
Created for: HayPost CJSC, the official national postal operator of Armenia.
On October 10th, 2019, "HayPost" CJSC, the National Postal Operator of Armenia, awarded gold medal in the 2019 EUROPA stamps online competition through public voting.
The event took place at the Radisson Hotel, in Jersey, from October 9th to 11th in the framework of the international PostEurop Plenary Assembly and welcomed over 150 postal industry professionals from over 52 European postal administrations.
The online competition, which involves voters all around the globe, had been officially launched from May 9 to September 9. It is noteworthy that this year's competition theme was "Natural Birds" and was aimed at raising awareness towards nature's sustainability.
