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View CartOn January 6th, 2016 Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP) is issuing its last series of stamps in 2015 - "The Minerals of Kyrgyzstan".Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country, famous for its vast mineral wealth that includes a great quantity and variety of minerals, including unique types that cannot be found anywhere else. The new series includes four stamps, representing four types of Minerals of Kyrgyzstan.
| Date of issue | 6 January 2016 |
| Paper | coated, gummed, 105 g/m² |
| Printing method | full-color offset lithography, partial gloss finish + pantone silver |
| Designer | Olga Derej |
| Photographer | Alexey Sorokin |
| Printer house | Nova Imprim |
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Stamp. 022M. Aragonite.
The stamp depicts Aragonite - a speleothem (South of Kyrgyzstan), which is formed in karst cavities.
Show detailsSize (mm) 46.00 x 27.50 Face value (KGS) 50 KEP catalogue no. M22 Michel catalogue no. 22 Perforation comb 14:14½ Quantity issued 15 000 Scott catalogue no. 16 Unificato catalogue no. 22 WNS catalogue no. KG001.16 Yvert et Tellier catalogue no. 17 Price Quantity 50.00 KGS
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Stamp. 023M. Realgar.
The stamp depicts Realgar with orpiment. Its deposit is located in Khaidarkan and it can be found together with cinnabar (quicksilver).
Show detailsSize (mm) 46.00 x 27.50 Face value (KGS) 50 KEP catalogue no. M23 Michel catalogue no. 23 Perforation comb 14:14½ Quantity issued 15 000 Scott catalogue no. 17 Unificato catalogue no. 23 WNS catalogue no. KG002.16 Yvert et Tellier catalogue no. 18 Price Quantity 50.00 KGS
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Stamp. 024M. Stibnite.
The stamp depicts Stibnite (antimonite, antimony). Its deposit is located in Kadamjay (an example of antimony ores’ purity, about 99.99%).
Show detailsSize (mm) 46.00 x 27.50 Face value (KGS) 75 KEP catalogue no. M24 Michel catalogue no. 24 Perforation comb 14:14½ Quantity issued 15 000 Scott catalogue no. 18 Unificato catalogue no. 24 WNS catalogue no. KG003.16 Yvert et Tellier catalogue no. 19 Price Quantity 75.00 KGS
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Stamp. 025M. Kyanite.
The stamp depicts Kyanite (disthene). Its deposit is located in Chatkal District. The hardness of this mineral varies within one crystal.
Show detailsSize (mm) 46.00 x 27.50 Face value (KGS) 100 KEP catalogue no. M25 Michel catalogue no. 25 Perforation comb 14:141/2 Quantity issued 15 000 Scott catalogue no. 19 Unificato catalogue no. 25 WNS catalogue no. KG004.16 Yvert et Tellier catalogue no. 20 Price Quantity 100.00 KGS
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Collective Minisheet (block). 022-25N. The Minerals of Kyrgyzstan.
Show detailsSize (mm) 113.00 x 80.00 Quantity issued 6 000 Scott catalogue no. 19a Stanley Gibbons catalogue no. MS21 Unificato catalogue no. BF8 Yvert et Tellier catalogue no. BF4 Price Quantity 275.00 KGS
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Minisheet. 022L. Aragonite.
Show detailsSize (mm) 113.00 x 108.00 Quantity issued 1 500 Price Quantity 300.00 KGS
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Minisheet. 023L. Realgar.
Show detailsSize (mm) 113.00 x 108.00 Quantity issued 1 500 Price Quantity 300.00 KGS
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Minisheet. 024L. Stibnite.
Show detailsSize (mm) 113.00 x 108.00 Quantity issued 1 500 Price Quantity 450.00 KGS
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Minisheet. 025L. Kyanite.
Show detailsSize (mm) 113.00 x 108.00 Quantity issued 1 500 Price Quantity 600.00 KGS
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First day cover. F012. The Minerals of Kyrgyzstan.
For this issue we made a first day cover. The stamps are affixed to a specially designed envelope and are cancelled with a special pictorial first day cancellation.
Show detailsSize (mm) 190.00 x 130.00 KEP catalogue no. FDC - 12 Quantity issued 400 Price Quantity 400.00 KGS
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First day cover. F012-1. The Minerals of Kyrgyzstan.
For this issue we also made a first day cover with collective minisheet. The minisheet is affixed to a blank envelope and is cancelled with a special pictorial first day cancellation.
Show detailsSize (mm) 190.00 x 130.00 Price Quantity 325.00 KGS
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Cancelled set of Stamps. 022-25MC. The Minerals of Kyrgyzstan.
Show detailsSize (mm) 46.00 x 27.50 Price Quantity 275.00 KGS
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Cancelled collective Minisheet. 022-25NC. The Minerals of Kyrgyzstan.
Show detailsSize (mm) 113.00 x 80.00 Price Quantity 275.00 KGS
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