Personalized Stamp Issue: 75 Years of Ukrainian Television

Television broadcasting in Ukraine began 75 years ago: on May 7, 1951, an amateur television studio in Kharkiv, headed by V. Vovchanka, carried out the first electronic television transmission. On November 5–7 of the same year, the first professional television programmes were broadcast from the Kyiv Television Centre at 26 Khreshchatyk Street.

At the time, the Kyiv Television Centre stood out for its state-of-the-art technical equipment. The first television broadcasts were in black and white, and programmes were initially broadcast mainly live or shown from film reels.

As technology developed, television broadcasting gradually expanded its capabilities. The introduction of color television began in the late 1960s.

Over several decades, television evolved from a technological novelty into one of the most important means of mass communication, shaping the country’s shared information space.

Special cancellation “75 Years of Ukrainian Television” — November 06, 2026, in the city of Kyiv at post office 01001.

Available from November 06, 2026, at Ukrposhta Postmark, at the Personalized Stamp section, as well as in Kyiv philatelic shops at 22 Khreshchatyk Street and 16/4 A. Sheptytskoho Street:

- a sheet of 8 stamps “75 Years of Ukrainian Television” under the “Personalized stamp” project (unnumbered, unlimited print run) - 700.00 UAH;

- a DL-size art envelope with special cancellation “75 Years of Ukrainian Television” under the “Personalized stamp” project (unnumbered, unlimited print run) - 80.00 UAH;

Artists — Lapushen K.