Special-Issue Government Postal Cover Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Ostankino TV Tower, Moscow, 1977.
The size is 6 ½" x 4 ½", with a pre-printed special-issue commemorative postal stamp. Postally unused, published by the Ministry of Communications of the USSR, circulation unknown. The artwork in the left pane on the obverse shows the interior of one of the top floors of the 1,772-foot tall Ostankino TV tower in Moscow. As of 2022, it was still the tallest free-standing structure in Europe and 15th tallest in the world. One of the main tourist attractions of the tower is its restaurant Sedmoye Nebo ("The Seventh Heaven", Russian expression equivalent to "the ninth cloud"). Its sl
The size is 6 ½" x 4 ½", with a pre-printed special-issue commemorative postal stamp. Postally unused, published by the Ministry of Communications of the USSR, circulation unknown. The artwork in the left pane on the obverse shows the interior of one of the top floors of the 1,772-foot tall Ostankino TV tower in Moscow. As of 2022, it was still the tallest free-standing structure in Europe and 15th tallest in the world. One of the main tourist attractions of the tower is its restaurant Sedmoye Nebo ("The Seventh Heaven", Russian expression equivalent to "the ninth cloud"). Its slow rotation provides the diners with a panoramic view of Moscow from the height of 1,096 feet above the ground.
In excellent condition.
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