Sunday, 15 May 2011

Kiev/Kyiv


I've been meaning to show this very attractive maxi-card from Ukraine for Sunday Stamps for quite a while but I've been held back because I have no idea what it commemorates.  But when I looked at the stamps on the reverse I decided today was the day.



Each one of these stamps shows one or more women.  The odds have to be that at least one of them is a mother, and that's about as close as I can get to a Mother's Day theme.

This is a post for Sunday Stamps, now hosted by Violet Sky at "See it on a Postcard!"
Posted by Sheila @ A Postcard a Day at 15.5.11
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Location: Kyiv city, Ukraine

14 comments:

  1. Lisa B15 May 2011 at 14:58

    I like the artwork on the postcard and stamp very much.

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  2. Bob Scotney15 May 2011 at 15:17

    Is that a stamp on the front at the top left? Colourful card and interesting stamps. I've never seen a Ukraine stamp before.

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  3. Postcard Perfect15 May 2011 at 16:41

    I like your stamp bec it is very colorful.

    My Sunday Stamp

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  4. Postcards Crossing15 May 2011 at 16:42

    Sheila, I am so drooling over this maxicard and the stamps! The stamps, not only feature women, but you can also see the traditional clothes (which is my favourite).

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  5. Christine H.15 May 2011 at 20:53

    Great maxicard. I also wonder what it commemorates.

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  6. Postcardy15 May 2011 at 21:12

    The maximum card seems to be about
    Kiev Pechersk Lavra
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev_Pechersk_Lavra

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  7. Ann15 May 2011 at 22:12

    I do like these women, I'm sure they were moms.
    Ann

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  8. Sheila @ A Postcard a Day15 May 2011 at 22:59

    Postcardy, thank you for that link - it's starting to make sense. It seems that Kyiv Pechersk Lavra or the Kiev Monastery of the Caves is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1990, the date on the stamp.

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  9. Dorincard16 May 2011 at 00:19

    Interesting painting MC. So, Pope Clement I's head lies in the Far Cave there. Holy...see? [Vatican City / Holy See].

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  10. viridian16 May 2011 at 01:26

    Lovely card and a maximum card too. Stamps are great too. Thank you for participating! Remember to stretch the theme as needed!

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  11. Unknown16 May 2011 at 11:53

    The art work is amazing and a great choice for this post.

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  12. Joy16 May 2011 at 13:06

    What a marvellous maximum card, with such attractive stamps. The one in the middle of the set of three looks as though it may come from a story.

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  13. RNSANE17 May 2011 at 21:50

    I think you made a lovely choice for your Mother's Day card, Sheila. I was in West Sacramento for the weekend, visiting my middle son, Alex, his wife, Laura, and my two granddogs.

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  14. Emm19 May 2011 at 21:22

    Pretty postcard, it looks like it was drawn with pastels or pencils. The first part of the Cyrillic says Oleksandr Gubarev but I got nothing from googling that name though!

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