On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory the State Unitary Enterprise “Stamp of Pridnestrovie” prepared an issue dedicated to the Heroes of the Soviet Union who were born or lived in the territory of Pridnestrovie.
Preference was given to heroes who had not previously been depicted on Pridnestrovian postage stamps.
On February 22 the third pair of stamps in this set was presented at the Bendery post office.
The stamps feature:
Sorokin G.M. – a gunner of an artillery regiment worked in the village of Dorotskoye, Dubossary district. He died in battle on April 17, 1945. He was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vershigora P.P. – a native of the village of Severinovka, Kamensky district. Major General, commander of a partisan unit. On August 7, 1944 for the successful conduct of raids and special merits in the development of the partisan movement Vershigora P.P. was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
The set is printed in both perforated and imperforated versions.
The edition of the perforated set is 4200 pcs. (600 sheets each)
The edition of the imperforated set is 700 pcs.(100 sheets each)
Stamp number according to the PMR postage stamp catalog is No. 1344 -1345
Artist A.V. Lavrentieva.
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