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This is the Tryzub Ukrainian Stamp Album 2005 supplement. This supplement is ©2012 by AndrewPastuszak

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All stamp images were obtained from either personal scans or directly from the philatelic section ofukrposhta.com (http://poshta.kiev.ua/nishop.php?act=shgr&id=1)

Description research is done at one of 3 sites:

Wikipedia ­ http://www.wikipedia.org

The Ukrainian Electronic Stamp Album ­ http://www.ukrainian­philately.info

The Former Soviet Union New Issues Web Site ­ http://home.nestor.minsk.by/fsunews/index.html

U K R A I N E2005

Commemorative Stamps

Orange Revolution

The Orange Revolution was a series of protests and political events that tookplace in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005. It was theaftermath of the run­off vote of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election whichwas claimed to be marred by massive corruption, voter intimidation and directelectoral fraud.

Pavlo Virsky

Pavlo Virsky was an innovative dancer,balletmaster, choreographer, andfounder of the P. Virsky UkrainianNational Folk Dance Ensemble, whosework in Ukrainian dance wasgroundbreaking and influencedgenerations of dancers.

Moths

This souvenir sheetshows moths native toUkraine. The followingmoths are on stamps: 45K. ­ Acherontia atropos,75 K. ­ Catocala sponsa,80 K. ­ Staurophoracelsia, 2.61 Hr. ­ Marumbaquercus, and 3.52 Hr. ­Saturnia pyri.

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Vinnytsia Oblast

Vinnytsia Oblast is known for having the world'slargest deposit of kaolin, a white clay used in themanufacture of fine china. The oblast is alsorich in many other mineral resources, includingbrown coal and pelicanite, and granite.

Heorhiy Yakutovich

Heorhiy Yakutovich was aUkrainian artist known forhis woodcuts, etchings,and linocut. This stampshows his work entitled"Shepherd"

Aivazovsky ArtGallery

Aivazovsky Art Galleryhas a superb display ofpaintings by IvanAivazovsky. His geniuslay in his ability to paintwater and seascape. Itbecame the first public artgallery in Ukraine (1880).Pictured on this se­tenatare: Sea, Koktebel ­ 1853(left), the art gallery(middle), and Towers on arock near Bosporus ­1869 (right).

Tsyklon­3

The Tsyklon­3 was aSoviet, and subsequentlyUkrainian orbital carrierrocket. A derivative of theR­36 ICBM, it made itsmaiden flight on 24 June1977, and was retired on30 January 2009.

Zenit­2

The Zenit­2 is a Ukrainian,previously Soviet,expendable carrier rocket.First flown in 1985, it hasbeen launched 37 times,with six failures.

Kosmos 1

Kosmos 1 was atechnology demonstrationand ionospheric researchsatellite launched by theSoviet Union in 1962

Dnepr­1

Dnepr­1 is a convertedICBM used to launchsattelites into orbit. As of2005, it has had 5successful launches.

Space Nation

U K R A I N E2005

Commemorative Stamps

End of World War II

To celebrate the 60thAnniversary of the end ofWorld War II, Ukraineissued both a stamp andsouvenir sheet. Thestamp shows allied forcescrossing the Dnipro River.The souvenir sheet showsa soldier returning fromwar with his girlfriendleaning against him.

9th National Stamp Exhibition

The 9th Nation Stamp Exhibition took place inthe Ukrainian Capital of Kiev.

Eurovision 2005

The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, whichwas held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The contest took place on 1May19th for the semifinals, and May 21 for the final. Ukraine issued two differentstamps to commemorate the event: one for Ukrainian singer Ruslana, and theother, a stamp to commemorate the event.

Gastronomy

The 2005 Europa stamp theme was gastronomy. Ukraine issued a se­tenantpair featuring a bowl of borsch, a serving pot with lid, and various vegetables.

Slavic Writing andCulture

This stamp commemoratesSlavic writing and culture. Itshows the letter A along withsome Slavic symbolism andreligious icons.

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Gastronomy Booklet

As is tradition with the Ukrainian Europa issue, Ukraine issued the Gastronomy stamp as a booklet also.

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Commemorative Stamps

Paintings of Kiev

The 2005 Painting of Kievseries feature: 45 K. "NewStreet" Sergei Shishko(1966), 75 K. "Winter Park"Sergei Shishko (1960), 80K. "Inviolable Sofia" YuryKhimich (1965), and 1.00Hr. "Khreschatik" YuryKhimich (1967).

Sevastopol

Sevastopol is located on the Black Sea coast ofthe Crimean peninsula. Sevastopol is thesecond largest port in Ukraine, after the Port ofOdessa. It is home to both the Ukrainian Navyand the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Volodymyr Vynnychenko

Volodymyr Vynnychenko was a Ukrain­ian writer, playwright, artist, politicalactivist and revolutionary, politician,and statesman. Vynnychenko is recog­nized in Ukrainian literature as a lead­ing modernist writer in prerevolutionaryUkraine.

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Commemorative Stamps

Ivano­Frankivsk Oblast

Ivano­Frankivsk is an oblast in western Ukraine.It is also known to Ukrainians by a deep­rootedalternative name: Prykarpattia. This oblast,together with Lviv and Ternopil regions, was themain body of the historic region of easternHalychyna.

World Summit ­ Tunis

The World Summit on the InformationSociety (WSIS) was a pair of UnitedNations­sponsored conferences aboutinformation, communication and, inbroad terms, the information societythat took place in 2003 in Geneva andin 2005 in Tunis.

Karadag NatureReserve

The Karadag Nature Re­serve is located on theCrimean Peninsula,between the CrimeanMountains and the BlackSea. The souvenir sheetshows various animal lifeat the reserve: the GrayFalcon, the Butterfly­lion,the Black Sea BottlenoseDolphin, and the BeechMarten.

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Commemorative Stamps

Sumy

Sumy was founded in 1652 at the bank of thePsel River as a Cossack fortress. After theterritory was incorporated into the RussianEmpire, Sumy evolved into an importanteconomical centre.

Zhytomyr Oblast

Zhytomyr Oblast is an oblast of northernUkraine. The northern part of the province ishighly affected by the Chernobyl disaster: someof the towns are devastated and are included inthe Chernobyl zone.

Steam Locomotives

4 different steam locomotives are pictured on these stamps. Series O (upper left), Series C (upperright), Series Shch (lower left), and Series Ye (lower right)

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Military Hisory ofUkraine

The 2005 Militrary Historyof Ukraine series showsthe following scenes:upper left ­ Warlord DmitryVolynets at the Battle ofKulikovo in 1380, upperright ­ cannon and riflemen from the 14th and15th century, lower left ­Knight Ivanko Sushyk atthe Battle of Grunwald,and lower right ­ HetmanKonstanty Ostrogski at theBattle of Orsha in 1512.

Protect TheChildren

3 stamps showing how toprotect children. The firststamp says "Say NO! toDrugs." The middlestamp shows an adultcrossing a child at acrosswalk and says"Green Light to Safety."The right stamp says"Give a child a helpinghand. No children arestrangers!" and depicts alost child.

Horses of Ukraine

4 different horses nativeto Ukraine are pictured:Novoaleksadrovsky Cart­horse (upper left),Orlovsky trotter (upperright), Ukrainian saddle­horse (lower left), and theThoroughbred saddle­horse (lower right).

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Commemorative Stamps

Dmytro Yavornytsky

Dmytro Yavornytsky was a notedUkrainian historian, archeologist,ethnographer, folklorist, andlexicographer. He was one of the mostprominent researchers of the UkrainianCossacks, especially the ZaporozhianCossacks.

Christmas

The 2005 Christmas stampshows an angel carrying a star.

New Year

The 2005 New Year stampshows a snowy globe with asmall Ukrainian village.

Church of St. Barbara

St. Barbara's Church in Vienna is the oldestUkrainian Catholic church outside of Ukraine.It was established in 1783 by Austrian EmporerJosef II.

Lviv National Museum

The Lviv National Museum is one of Ukraine's largest museums,dedicated to Ukrainian culture in all its manifestations. It was establishedby Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky in 1905. The left stamp shows an iconof the archangel Michael. The right stamps shows the painting Dalmatinkaby Teofil Kopistinsky.

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Traditional Costumes

These stamps depict the native costumes worn by individuals in diffrent regions during specific folk cultural orreligious celebrations.

The first area represented is Zhytomyrshchyna Region. The first stamp depicts a festive scene from New Year'sCelebrations. The second stamp depicts a Summer Celebrations scene.

The second area represented is the RivenshchynaI Region. The first stamp shows a festive scene from St.George's Celebrations. The second stamp shows a festive scene from St. Peter and St.Paul Celebrations.

The third area represented is the Volyn Region. The first stamp shows a festive scene from AnnunciationCelebrations. The second stamp shows a scene from St.Nicholas Celebrations.

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Traditional Costumes

The Traditional Costumes stamps were also available as a souvenir sheet.

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Definitive Stamps

Trolley­Bus

4th Definitive Series

This is the same trolley­busstamp that was issued in1995 Transportation Series.It has a micro­printed"2005" underneath thecountry name "Ukraina"

Guelder­RoseWheat Trident

Most of these stamps are the same as the 2001 Definitives, with the addition of the Land N stamps. All the stamps are micro­printed with the date 2005.

5th Definitive Series

Guelder­RoseSweetbrier

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Definitive Stamps

Periwinkle Hollyhocks Marigolds Blue CornflowerNasturium

Sweat Peas Water Lily Poppy

6th Definitive Series

Most of these stamps are the same as the 2002 Definitives. The 25 k. Nasturium, 70 k. Water Lily, and tthe 1 hr. Poppy were added this year.All the stamps are micro­printed with the date 2005.

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Commemorative Stamps

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Definitive Stamps