Chess stamps on cover from Armenia

This is cover from Armenia with stamps dedicated to Armenian victory in 40th Chess Olympiad, held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 27 August to 10 September 2012. More than 1,700 players and team captains participated, including 157 teams in the open and 127 teams in the women's section. Armenia, led by world number 2 Levon Aronian, won their third title after previously winning the event in 2006 and 2008. Stamps are issued on 6.11.2013.


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Armenia: Haghpat monastery

Haghpat Monastery is a medieval monastery complex in Haghpat, Armenia. The monastery was founded by Queen Khosrovanuysh, wife of the Bagratid king Ashot III, probably in 976. The largest church in the complex, the Cathedral of Surb Nishan, probably begun in 976, was completed in 991 by king Smbat. A fresco in the apse depicts Christ Pantocrator. Its donor, the Armenian Prince Khutulukhaga, is depicted in the south transept. The sons of the church's founder, Princes Smbat and Kurike, are shown with Queen Khosravanuysh in a bas-relief on the east gable. Apart from one or two minor restorations carried out in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the church has retained its original character. The monastery at Haghpat is chosen as UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Stamps used for this postcards are from set Armenian alphabet, issued on 22.4.2014.


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