On December 5, 2012 the state enterprise of post service "Haypost"
issued one more postage stamp devoted to the prominent Soviet scientist, academician, public
figure, the Petersburg Hermitage director Joseph Orbeli (1887-1961).
The issue is printed in mini sheet of 10 values with decorating margins. Artist:David Davlatyan. Printing:
offset. Size of stamps: 24 х 40
mm. Edition: 40 000 copies Printed in printing house "Cartor"
France.
Joseph Orbeli participated in archaeological expeditions on
studying of historical monuments of the Ancient East, his main researches are
devoted to the Caucasus studies, history of medieval culture of the Middle
East. In the Great Patriotic War days, remaining in blockade Leningrad, J. Orbeli
conducted a lot of work on preservation of museum values. He created a school of
the Soviet caucasus scientists which feature is the work combination in the
field of material culture and philology.
