World Famous Armenians - 100th Anniversary of Sergei Parajanov

On June 20th, 2024, two postage stamps dedicated to the theme “World famous Armenians. 100th Anniversary of Sergei Parajanov” have been put into circulation.

The postage stamp with the nominal value of 320 AMD depicts the renowned Armenian film director, screenwriter, master of collage, People’s Artist of the Armenian and Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republics Sergei Parajanov (1924-1990) and the postage stamp with the nominal value of 380 AMD depicts his collage “Variation on themes by Pinturicchio and Raphael” (1989). The postage stamps also depict the inscriptions “SERGEI PARAJANOV” and “ARMENIAN FILM DIRECTOR” in Armenian and English languages.

The postage stamps also depict the logo of UNESCO as the 100th Anniversary of Sergei Parajanov is included in the UNESCO 2024-2025 calendar of anniversaries of eminent personalities and important events.