Austrian postal issue honors heroic fire brigade (05/05/96)

Austrian postal issue honors heroic fire brigade

The Austrian-Ukrainian Association based in Vienna arranged for the issuance of the first day cover above to mark the 10th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster and to honor the members of the Ukrainian fire brigade who were the first to risk their lives in attempting to protect the public from the effects of this horrific accident. As noted on the trilingual envelope released on the occasion, on April 12 the Austrian-Ukrainian Association, Austrian postal authorities and the Vienna Fire Brigade organized a special postal transport using a fire brigade car to honor the heroic Chornobyl firemen. Proceeds from the sale of the first day cover will be used to aid Ukrainian children of Chornobyl. The special postmark and the illustration on the cover were designed by artist Ivan Turetsky of Lviv.

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