Photo: Ukrposhta
Early in the Ukraine crisis, the nation found solace in the bravery of its soldiers.
In particular, an incident at Snake Islanda military outpost on the Black Seabecame a rallying cry.
To commemorate this act of defiant bravery,Ukrposhtathe Ukrainian Postal Serviceheld a contest for aSnake Island stamp.
Photo: Ukrposhta
Now, Ukrainians are lining up in droves to get their hands on this special stamp.
One million stamps and 20,000 envelopes were issued by the postal service, with no plans to print more.
Smelyansky also noted that 700,000 stamps are being sold in Ukraine, with 200,000 set aside for Russian-occupied territories.
Another 100,000 will be sold online, including overseas, starting Thursday.
They also canceled all early online orders to tamp the flow of users trying to hoard and resell stamps.
At the time of writing, the Ukrposhta website was down, likely due to a flood of requests.
