HAYPOST AND LA POSTE JOINTLY ISSUE STAMPS

Noyan Tapan
May 22 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of events of the
Year of Armenia in France, the companies Haypost (Armenia) and La Poste
(France) jointly issued postage-stamps whose presentation took place
on the same day – May 22 in Yerevan and Paris.

A 15th century manuscript – a fragment from the book "Christmas" is
depicted on the Armenian stamp, while the famous sculpture of the
smiling angel from the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Reims (France),
which is also a 15th century monument, is depicted on the French stamp.

The RA Minister of Transport and Communication Andranik Manukian
said that the nominal price of the Armenian postage stamp will
make 350 drams in Armenia, that of the French stamp – 70 drams,
while their nominal prices in France will make 0.85 and 0.54 euros
respectively. Each country has issued 100 thousand copies of these
stamps.