1848) Saimaluu-Tash Petroglyphs, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP) has released a set of three stamps of the values of 50 KGS (Animal Petroglyph), 150 KGS (The Sun-Face Petroglyph) and 175 KGS (Agriculture Petroglyph): Date of Stamp Set issue: 18.05.2021:
On 18.05.2021 the Ministry of Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic has put into circulation a series of Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP) postage stamps titled the - "Saimaluu Tash Petroglyphs".
Exploring the Saimaluu-Tash Petroglyphs:
Saimaluu-Tash is the largest collection of petroglyphs in Central Asia and one of the largest in the world, located on the eastern slope of the Ferghana Range in the Jalal-Abad region. This territory is a National Park.
The complex is located at an altitude of more than 3000 meters.
Translated from Kyrgyz, Saimaluu-Tash means “patterned or embroidered stone”, which characterizes this place as well as possible.
On the territory of the complex, which consists of alpine meadows spread in the depths of the gorge, and mighty basalt boulders, which are original canvases for images, there are more than 90,000 Drawings from different historical eras.
The oldest images on the stones of Saimaluu Tasha date back to the 3rd-1st millennia BC, and the latest are dated to the 1st-8th centuries AD.
Here one can clearly see how from time to time the methods of drawing and the specifics of the images themselves have changed.
The theme of the drawings is very broad and reflects religious beliefs and ideas about the world among ancient people. Here one finds images of wild and domestic animals, birds and people, geometric symbols and signs, images of the faces of deities, as well as, many indescribable drawings.
The complex is accessible to visitors only in the summer since most of the year petroglyphs lie under a layer of snow and are available for viewing only in July and August.
Saimaluu-Tash’s drawings have became one of the most popular symbols of Kyrgyzstan.
The patterns and motifs of petroglyphs are present in the design of the World Nomad Games, as well as are widely used in souvenir products, etc.
The site was proposed for listing under the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites by the Kyrgyz National Commission for UNESCO on 29.01.2001. It is listed under the UNESCO's Tentative List as "Saimaly-Tash Petroglyphs" for inscription under Cultural Category under Criteria: (iii), (iv) and (vi).
The Stamps:
A postage stamp of 50 KGS depicts Animal petroglyph.
A postage stamp of 150 KGS depicts the Sun Face petroglyph.
A postage stamp of 175 KGS depicts an Agriculture petroglyph.
A Collective Mini-Sheet (MS) of the three Stamps and three coupons/labels.
A Collective Cancelled Mini-Sheet (MS) of the three Stamps and three coupons/labels.
A Mini-Sheet (MS) of five stamps and a coupon/label depicting the Animals petroglyph.
A Mini-Sheet (MS) of five stamps and a coupon/label depicting the Sun-face petroglyph.
A Mini-Sheet (MS) of five stamps and a coupon/label depicting the Agriculture petroglyph.
Blocks of the three Variants.
A First Day Cover (FDC) titled "Saimaluu Tash Petroglyphs" shows a petroglyph of a deer at left together with the mountains on which the drawings/paintings are placed.
At top right are affixed the set of stamps issued in the set cancelled with a special Handstamp/Postmark of Kyrgyz Express Post Bishkek Post Office. The Cancellation is dated - "18.05.2021".
A Collective Mini-Sheet (MS) cancelled with the special first day Handstamp/Postmark.
A set of three Maximum Cards or Maxi Cards. A Maxi Card has all three ingredients on the same face - the photograph, the stamp and the special cancellation.
Technical specifications:
Date of issue: 18.05. 2021
Paper: Coated, Gummed, 105 g/m²
Printing method: Full-color offset lithography
Designer: Daria Maier
Photographer: Vladislav Ushakov
Printer house: "Nova Imprim" (Chișinău, Moldova)
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