Armenia’s National Postal Operator HayPost has won the pan-European online stamp competition 2019 and has been awarded the first prize.
According to the results of public voting, HayPost is followed by Turkish Post and Posti Group Corporation.
The prize was handed to the representative of the Armenia post in Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, in the framework of the international PostEurop Plenary Assembly that was attended by about 150 postal industry professionals from European countries.
The stamp was issued in the framework of the annual international joint issue “EUROPA” of the member countries of the Association of European Postal Operators (PostEurope). The theme of this year’s competition was “National Birds” and was aimed at raising awareness about nature conservation.
The online competition officially started on May 9.
Armenia was participating with a postage stamp 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 printed in Cartorprinting house in France with a print run of 30,000 pieces.
The author of the stamp’s design is the artist-designer of “HayPost” CJSC Ashkhen (Mila) Khandzratsyan.
