Turkmenistan issued jubilee stamps in honor of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Makhtumkuli

Turkmenistan has issued commemorative anniversary postage stamps in honor of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Turkmen poet and philosopher Makhtumkuli Fraghi. It is reported on website of Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry.

Samples of commemorative stamps were handed over to Masahiko Metoki, Director General of the Universal Postal Union. The Universal Postal Union leadership decided to place the donated commemorative stamp samples in the collection of the Universal Postal Union Museum in Bern, Switzerland.

In addition, representatives of the Universal Postal Union sent samples of stamps with the image of Turkmen poet and thinker Makhtumkuli Fraghi to 192 countries of the world that are members of the Universal Postal Union.