Russia – Tunisia

The joint issue between Russia – Tunisia, honoring the painter Alexander Rubtzof (1884-1949) was released as expected on September 5, 2024. The French-Russian painter did spend a larger time of his life in Tusisia. Both countries issued the same self-portrait from 1919 and each a different second painting. The second Tunisian stamp represents ‘The gardens of Sidi Bousaïd” (1926), while the second Russian stamp represents a fragment of his painting ‘In the Living Room‘ (beginning of 20th century). Russian stamps are produced in miniature sheets containing 5 se-tenant pairs and two labels [4×3]. Med Achour Ali Ahmed (Algeria), who provided this information, found also out that an older stamp from Tunisia from 1945 was based on a painting of the Sidi Mahrez mosque.

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