Kiev, Mariupol, Lviv and Odessa: four stamps dedicated to refugees from
Ukraine
Poste Italiane for the protection of rights and freedoms
In continuity with 2022, with the aim of providing support to the population affected by the humanitarian crisis linked to the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, Poste Italiane undertook actions to support the Ukrainian people, including symbolic initiatives with high institutional value. In 2023, four ordinary stamps belonging to the “Civic Sense” thematic series were issued by the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy, dedicated to the Safeguarding of Rights and Freedoms: the Churches of Kiev, the Theatre of Mariupol, the Square of Lviv, the Port of Odessa. The issues included a surcharge of €1.30 per stamp, with a print run of 400,005 copies per stamp. In addition, in November, Poste Italiane announced the issue, by the Ministry of Economic Development, of an ordinary stamp belonging to the same thematic series, with a value of €1.25 and a print run of 300,015 copies in sheets of 45 copies.