Stamp Exhibition "Solidarity with Ukraine" Opens at the Government House
Today, the opening of the international stamp exhibition "Solidarity with Ukraine" was officially opened at the Government House.
Viktor Hamotskyi, a representative of the Embassy of Ukraine in Lithuania, Agnė Vaiciukevičiūtė, Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications, and Lina Banienė, Head of the International Business Development Department at the joint-stock company "Lietuvos paštas", welcomed the guests to the event.
The stamps displaye in the exhibition were issued by postal operators from 15 countries as an expression of solidarity with Ukraine. These countries include Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Spain, other European countries, and even Canada across the Atlantic. The stamps feature a variety of symbols representing support for the war-torn country: yellow and blue colours, doves of peace, clasped hands, supportive embraces, etc. The number of stamps issued by these countries range from 2022 to 3 000 000 pieces, with all or part of procedes from the sale going to support Ukraine.
The "Solidarity with Ukraine" exhibition was first opened back in April 2023 at Kyiv's Central Post Office and is now touring all 15 countries that have issued Solidarity with Ukraine stamps.
The exhibition is organised in cooperation with the joint-stock company "Lietuvos paštas" and will be on display at the Government House (Gedimino Ave. 11, Vilnius) until the end of this year. Visitors wishing to see to the exhibition at the Government House must register in advance by emailing [email protected]..