Austrian philatelists celebrate new issue

On the occasion of the first day of issue of the Austrian stamp "Christmas 1997," an exhibit of icons from St. Barbara's Church was held in Vienna City Hall. The official first day cover and special postmark of November 28, 1997, released through the efforts of the Ukrainian Stamp Collectors Club of Austria, show the icon "Nativity of Christ" by Moses Subotic (1775) in front of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church of St. Barbara in Vienna. The design is by Lviv artist Ivan Turetskyi.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 18, 1998, No. 3, Vol. LXVI

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