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The image displays a grid of red postage stamps, each with a denomination of 3 kopecks. The stamps feature an oval portrait of a historical figure, framed within ornate borders. Each stamp has black postal cancellation marks, indicating prior use. The cancellations include various dates and locations in Cyrillic script. The layout suggests they were once attached to a sheet or parcel. The repetition of the design and the overlay of the cancellation marks create a visually interesting pattern.
Vera Khlebnikova, Handprint Workshop, 20 of 2,000 Stamps, 1999, screenprint in red and black on Rives wove paper, Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Board of Directors of the Hand Print Workshop International), 2015.19.3132

20 of 2,000 Stamps

Vera Khlebnikova, Handprint Workshop · 1999 · screenprint in red and black on Rives wove paper ·  Accession ID  2015.19.3132