HayPost cancels postage stamp dedicated to 100th anniversary of Armenpress

YEREVAN, December 21, /ARKA/. Armenia’s national postal operator HayPost cancelled and put into circulation a new postage stamp today, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Armenia’s first news agency Armenpress.

The postage stamp was cancelled by acting minister of transport, communications and information technology Hakob Arshakyan, director of Armenpress news agency Aram Ananyan, the acting CEO of HayPost Hayk Avagyan and the chairman of the Union of Philatelists of Armenia Hovik Musayelyan.

The postage stamp with nominal value of 120 AMD is printed by French Cartor printing house with the print-run of 30 000 pcs. The author of the stamp’s design is the chief designer of HayPost Vahagn Mkrtchyan, and the photographer is Gevorg Perkupekyan from Armenpress.

The postage stamp depicts the graphical silhouette of a woman working on a typing machine. The postage stamp represents the combination of light and shade symbolizing the 24-hour work performed behind the scenes by the media professionals. -0-

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18:51 12/21/2018