Two Ukrainian postage stamps receive international recognition
This was announced on Telegram by Ihor Smelyanskyi, CEO of Ukrposhta, Ukrinform reports.
“The stamp Taxes. Army. Victory, which we developed jointly with the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, won first place in the category Most Interesting Design Solution in Prague at the prestigious international competition for the world’s best postage stamp, Praga Ars Philatelica,” the post reads.
The author of the stamp is artist Oleksandr Nikitiuk, who also created Warriors of Light. Warriors of Good, Iron Hugs +1440, and others.
In addition, at the World’s Best Stamp 2025 competition organized by the Universal Postal Union, the stamp Melitopol Is Ukraine! by Nataliia Kokhal took second place in the category Best Offset Stamp in the World.
“We are not just pleased that our stamps are receiving international recognition. In this case, it is recognition from the Universal Postal Union, which is a UN agency, and it is precisely there that it must be heard that we do not forget about our temporarily occupied cities, such as Melitopol, Mariupol, and others,” Smelyanskyi added.
As reported earlier, at the Universal Postal Congress in Dubai, Ukrposhta was recognized as one of the world’s best postal services. The company received the Rising Star Award for the fastest progress in the Integrated Index for Postal Development (2IPD).
