JSC Marka in association with the Moscow Branch of the Union of Artists of Russia held an Open All-Russian Thematic Competition of drawing a postal stamp and an illustrated stamped envelope themed Happy Cosmonautics Day!
The goals and objectives of the competition are drawing of attention to the Cosmonautics Day; promotion of the peaceful space idea; popularization of the genre of the author's artistic miniature executed both in traditional “manual” techniques and with digital technologies; bringing new authors to the genre of postal miniature.
The postage stamp features the artwork by Competition Winner I. Miroshnichenko: an image of a cosmonaut against the background of outer space.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Format of the postal card |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset |
105 × 148 mm |
20 000 pcs. |