The heathen goddess Waroubini - the goddess of science and crafts in the Urartian mythology, the Orgov radio-optical telescope Cuneiform inscription, found in Yerevan at the excavation of a Urartian site, the city of Teishebainy ( B.C.VII, the first half B.C.VI, the beginning), and kept in the State History Museum of Armenia. Silver cup. A ritual vessel ( B.C. III millennium), excavated at the site Carashamb. Currently kept in the State History Museum of Armenia. Designer: Haroutiun Samuelian Perf 14 3/4:14 1/2, (25.73/35.96), Offset View: 14-16. Set of 3 14. Goddess Waroubini. VII B.C., Van and the Orgov radio-optical telescope 15. Cuneiform inscription. VII B.C., Karmir-Blour 16. Silver cup. III millennium B.C., Karashamb Cat. No Value (Dram) Mint (USD) Used (USD) h14. 1.00 0.05 0.01 h15. 3.00 0.15 0.04 h16. 20.00 0.85 0.25 Set of 3 1 0.3 Quantity: 4.000.000, 2.000.000, 3.000.000

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1993. From the history of Armenian culture.

Arts and culture always had a definitive role in Armenian history. The first in the world to adopt Christianity as a state religion, the Armenian people created a culture that is permeated with the Christian ideology. Designer: Haroutiun Samuelian Perf 13 3/4:14, (29.00/47.00), Offset View: 17-20. Set of 4 17. Khachkar. X c., Makenis 18. Gospel. 1295 19. Bas-relief. XIII c., Gandzasar 20. Gloriuos Mother of God. XVIII c. h17. 0.40 0.05 0.05 h18. 0.80 0.10 0.1 h19. 3.60 0.40 0.25 h20. 5.00 0.55 0.35 Set of 4 1.15 0.75 First Day Cover 2.15 N/A First Day Cover: Bas-relief. XIII c., Gandzasar Designer: Haroutiun Samuelian Miniature Sheet 2 "David of Sassoun", author Hakob Kojoian (created in 1922, kept in the National Galery of Armenia). The picture depicts 36 episodes from the epic "David of Sassoun", where in the image of David of Sassoun all the best qualities of the epic heroes of the Armenian people are concentrated. Designer: Haroutiun Samuelian Perf 14:13 3/4, (93/74). Offset View: 21. "David of Sassoun". 1922, Hakob Kojoian h21. 12.00 3.75 2.5 N/A M/S2 3.75 2.5 First Day Cover 4.75 N/A First Day Cover: Bas-relief. XIII c., Gandzasar Designer: Haroutiun Samuelian Quantity: 4x100.000, 20.000

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1993. Armenian Landscape.

Armenia is a rocky land with his extraordinary landscape. hare we can find lowlands and canyons, fields and unreaching top of rock. The most of typical and beautiful corners of Armenia are depicted in these five stamps.

Designer: Haroutiun Samuelian Perf 14, h22-h24 (31.75/63.50), h25-h26 (63.50/31.75), Offset View: 22-26. Set of 5 22. The Garni canyon 23. Zangezur. Shaki waterfall 24. Vike. The Arpa river canyon 25. Lake Sevan 26. The Aragats mountain h22. 0.40 0.05 0.01 h23. 0.80 0.05 0.04 h24. 3.60 0.2 0.1 h25. 5.00 0.25 0.15 h26. 12.00 0.65 0.35 Set of 5 1.2 0.65 First Day Cover 2.15 N/A

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First Day Cover:

The Garni canyon Designer: Haroutiun Samuelian

Quantity: 5x100.000

1993. 175th Anniversary of Hovhannes Aivazovsky (1817-1900).

Hovhannes Aivazovsky (1817-1900) is a world famous sea-scape artist. A member of St.Petersburg, Rome, Florence, Stuttgart, Amsterdam Academies of Arts. His works are kept in the famous museums of the world. "Noah descending Ararat", 1889. Depicts a biblical episode cherished by the Armenian people. The painting kept in the National Galery of Armenia.

Miniature Sheet 3.
Designer: Haroutiun Samuelian
Perf 14 ¹/₂, (96/64), Offset

View: 27. "Noah descending Ararat". 1889, Hovhannes Aivazovsky

h27.	7.00	0.85	0.5	N/A
	M/S 3	0.85	0.5

1993. "YEREVAN`93" International Philatelic Exhibition.

The temple Garni is founded in second part of I century on the territory of Garny fortress and devoted to the god of Sun-Mihr. Has well decorated facade by the motives of prochristianity mythology.

Designer: Haroutiun Samuelian
Perf 14 ¹/₂, (27.94/44.45), Offset

View: 28. Heathen temple of Garni, Ic.

h28.	10.00	0.25	0.2
Imperforate		20.00	20.00
Sheetlet with 6 stamps, type 28 and 2 labels (134/112)
h28 SL	60.00	1.4	1.2
First Day Cover			1.25	N/A

1993. First Definitive Issue (III Series).

The pictures of Urartian polytheistic gods, excavated at the Karmir Blour - the city Carashamb, located in the territory of Yerevan. Currently kept in the State History Museum of Armenia. The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia Designer: Haroutiun Samuelian Perf 14 3/4:14 1/2, (25.73/35.96), Offset View: 29-32. Set of 4 29. Shivini. God of the Sun. VII B.C. 30. Tayshaba. God of the Elements. VII B.C. 31. Khaldi. Supreme God. VII B.C. 32. The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia Cat. No Value (Dram) Mint (USD) Used (USD) h29. 0.10 0.05 0.05 h30. 0.50 0.05 0.05 h31. 10.00 0.20 0.05 h32. 25.00 1.10 0.5 Set of 4 1.45 0.65

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Quantity: 1.000.000, 1.000.000, 1.500.000, 500.000