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I.S. Soltys (1923-1945) - a native of the village of Kuzmin, now the Kamensky district of the PMR. Hero of the Soviet Union, machine gunner of the 548 th Rifle Regiment.
He died in battle on February 11, 1945 breaking through the enemy defenses covering the embrasure of the bunker with his body at the cost of his life .
V.A. Bochkovsky (1923-1999) – a native of Tiraspol, Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General of tank troops, the master of tank battle. During the war his personal account amounted to 36 armored units of the enemy and he himself burned in the tank five times.
The series 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)
The serial number of these stamps according to the catalog of postage stamps of the PMR is No. 1251-1252
Выставка и марки памяти Бочковского | Первый Приднестровский (pgtrk.com)
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