Stamp with Russian warship wins philatelic Oscar in Italy
The legendary stamp "Russian warship, go...!" has received the highest award at the Italian International Prize of Philatelic Art City of Asiago.
Source: Ukrposhta, Ukrainian national postal operator, reported that the organisers themselves call the award a "philatelic Oscar".
Ukrposhta won the award for the best stamp among 35 participating countries.
The solemn ceremony and award presentation took place on 23 July 2023 in Piazza Asiago, Vicenza. Andrii Kartysh, Consul General of Ukraine in Milan, received the award for Ukrposhta.
This year, the Asiago international philatelic award celebrated its 53rd anniversary. The international jury of the competition includes specialists in philatelic literature, artists, philatelists, parliamentarians and government officials.
Previously, Ukrainian postage stamps were also recognised by the global philatelic community.
In 2021, the Cry of the Carpathians postage stamp was awarded bronze in the EUROPA National Nature on the Verge of Extinction programme in the competition for the Best European Postage Stamp 2021.
In 2019, the postage stamp Glory to Ukraine! received gold at the prestigious international competition Nexofil Award 2020 (Spain) in the category The Most Original Stamp Format in the World.
In 2018, the Insects of Ukraine stamp won three international awards at once: the WIPA Grand Prix (Austria), the Nexofil Award (Spain) and the Asiago Award (Italy).
Background: The words of the Ukrainian defenders of Zmiinyi (Snake) Island about the Russian warship were recognised as the phrase of 2022 in Lithuania, and the stamp Russian Warship, Go... was recognised as the best in the world in 2022.
Ukrposhta launched the stamp with the phrase, a response from the defenders of Zmiinyi Island to the Russian warship, on 12 April. The stamp has gained immense popularity both in Ukraine and abroad.
However, despite numerous requests, Ukrposhta refused to print more popular stamps. Ihor Smilianskyi explained that stamps are "not toilet paper, and they cannot be printed in larger quantities than the rules stipulate".
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