Banksy (b 1970 -) Ukrposhta"ПТН ПНХ! (FCK PTN!) Ukrainian Framed Stamp Set - 6X Stamps

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Sold 14 Jan 2024 · Urban Art | Banksy, Connor Brothers & more | Collective auction | Closes for Entries 19/12/23

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BANKSY (b 1970 -) UKRPOSHTA"ПТН ПНХ! (FCK PTN!) Ukrainian Framed Stamp Set - 6X Stamps

(FCK PTN!) At least seven of the Banksys artist pieces have popped up on walls across Ukraine.

Ukraine has issued a stamp based on a mural by the British artist. It depicts a young boy overthrowing a grown man in a swift judo move.

This one, graffiti stencilled on a demolished wall in the town of Borodyanka, northwest of Kiev.

Framed One set of 6 stamps.

Artist : Banksy

Title : "ПТН ПНХ! (FCK PTN!)"

Edition : Print run of the postage stamp: 1,500,000 copies.

Dimensions : Size of each postage stamp: 4 х 3 cm,

Dimensions : Size of the 6 postage stamp sheet: 11х11 cm.

Framed : Yes 22 x 18 cm

Post Cards Size : 15 x 10 cm

Medium : 410 g gummed paper perforated

Condition : MINT, New as issued by UKRPOSHTA with gum and complete perforations

Postage and Packing – Due to geographical location Postage and insurance varies. Can combine items for best value postage. Please contact for details.

Within this Urban Art Auction, items can be combined where possible to provide best value postage.

Note ; The black UKRPOSHTA envelope is not part of the sale (for photo purposes only)

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ABOUT the ART and the ARTIST

This block of six unseparated stamps is of a Banksy graffiti wall art in Keyiv

At least seven of the Banksys artist pieces have popped up on walls across Ukraine.

This one, graffiti stencilled on a demolished wall in the town of Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv, is of a young boy upending a grown man. Both are in judo attire.

The man about to hit the ground with his legs in the air could be interpreted as Russian president and judo fan Vladimir Putin.

The intreptation of Banksys graffiti art – Small Country Boy Combats the Big Russian Bear

"ПТН ПНХ! (FCK PTN!)" is the first postage stamp in the world featuring graffiti by Banksy. The sheet includes 6 postage stamps which metaphorically depict the current situation in Ukraine.

To mark one year since Putin's invasion, Ukrainians are immortalising Banksys Graf art on envelopes and stamps

This pairing is for a set of 6 Banksy stamps

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