Saturday, November 7, 2026

USSR 20th Anniversary of the Battle of Kursk

USSR issued two stamps in 1963 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk (1943–1963) during the Great Patriotic War.

4 Kopek stamp (left) features a tactical map of the Soviet my counteroffensive during the Battle of Kursk (highlighting locations like Kursk, Oryol, Belgorod, and Kharkov) alongside advancing T-34 tanks and a Soviet red flag.

6 Kopek stamp (right) depicts a triumphant Soviet soldier emerging from a tank hatch holding a flag next to a T-34 tank and the Soviet hammer and sickle.

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