On April 2, a stamp dedicated to Educational event Total Dictation was put into postal circulation

The Total Dictation is an annual cultural and educational event, which offers an opportunity to those who wish to write a dictation in the Russian language, thereby testing their knowledge in the field of spelling and besides, increasing their literacy through the analysis of the mistakes.

The postal stamp provides an image of the Total dictation logo, a K. Tsiolkovsky's portrait and his quotation.

Design Artist: A. Moskovets
Face value: 26 rubles.
Stamp size: 37×37 mm, sheet size: 152.4×152.4 mm.
Emission form: a sheet with 9 (3×3) stamps.
Quantity: 369 thousand stamps (41 thousand sheets).

Sheet

In addition to the issue of the postal stamp, JSC Marka will produce First Day Covers and special cancels.

Special cancellation marks:

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