On January 1, 1813 the Russian armies opposed in the foreign
campaign Napoleonic army. Military campaign proceeded one and a half
years and came to the end in April with the 1814th capture of Paris and
Napoleon's renunciation. On April 28, 1813 after a long illness the
commander-in-chief of the Russian-Prussian joint army field marshal Mikhail
Illarionovich Kutuzov died. Its place in army command was taken by the general
from a cavalry Peter Khristianovich Vitgenstein who has won military glory by
victories in battles of Patriotic war 1812.
On April 27, 2013 the state enterprise "Marka
Pridnestrovya" celebrated the 200 anniversary of the Foreign campaign of
the Russian army by the issue of series of 5 values and sheetlet of 6 values.
The announcement of the Transnistrian postage issue was published on website
UkraFil in release of March 21. On stamps are submitted the pictures of the following parts of the
Transnistrian military garrison took part in the foreign campaign: - Tarnopolsky and Podolsk infantry regiments - Astrakhan Cuirassier Regiment - Bug Cossack regiment - Eskazhron VP Skarzhinsky And noble coats of arms and profiles Russian generals, MI
Kutuzov and PH Wittgenstein.
The issue is printed in 5 mini
sheets of 10 sets with decorating margins. And also in sheetlet of 6 values. Artist: Vladimir Chernetsov. Edition of stamps - 6000
copies, Edition of collective sheetlet - 1200
copies. Printed by Company "Publishing house
"Belarusian House Printing".