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Uzbekistan 12/10/2009 Uzbekistan Pochtasi issues stamps dedicated to Silk Road
Uzbekistan Pochtasi issues stamps dedicated to Silk Road
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan Pochtasi open joint stock company issued a series of postal stamps “On Great Silk Road. Historic Monuments” were issued into circulation on 9 October 2009.

The postal stamps were issued in line with the order of the Uzbek Agency for Communication and Information (UzACI).

The series of postal stamps were prepared in postal block and two postal stamps, the UzACI said.

The stamps illustrated architectural monuments of the cities, which were part of the Great Silk Road in 11th-19th centuries. The stamp of postal block illustrates Samarkand Gate (11th centure, Bukhara city).

The first stamp displays mausoleum of Shaikh Hovandi Tohur (14th-15th centure, Tashkent) and the second shows general view of Khiva city. Each stamp shows caravan of camels, which serve as emblem of the series.

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