Special edition cover commemorating the VII Baltic Young Philatelist Exhibition, canceled with 1st Day stamp, artist identified on verso, 1980.
The size is 6 ¼" x 4 ½", postally unused, published by the Ministry of Communications of the USSR, circulation unknown. The postal stamp, one of the most frequently encountered Soviet stamps, is canceled with the First Day Cancel issued by the Vilnius Post Office, showing the dates of the exhibition, 19 - 31 May 1980. The artist's name, V. Konovalov, is printed on the bottom flap on the verso. The artwork on the left side of the obverse shows famous landmarks of the two cities where the exhibition took place: Vilnius, the capital of the Lithuanian SSR, and Tartu, the second largest city
The size is 6 ¼" x 4 ½", postally unused, published by the Ministry of Communications of the USSR, circulation unknown. The postal stamp, one of the most frequently encountered Soviet stamps, is canceled with the First Day Cancel issued by the Vilnius Post Office, showing the dates of the exhibition, 19 - 31 May 1980. The artist's name, V. Konovalov, is printed on the bottom flap on the verso. The artwork on the left side of the obverse shows famous landmarks of the two cities where the exhibition took place: Vilnius, the capital of the Lithuanian SSR, and Tartu, the second largest city of Estonian SSR. Lenin's profile in the middle is rather incongruent, probably meant as a sort of center of political cohesion around which the young Baltic philatelists are supposed to focus their interest in philately.
In excellent condition. The top flap of the verso is partially glued closed, most likely due to exposure to moisture in storage, but that is not very significant and can be easily and quickly steamed open, if desired.
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