May 18, 2013

The 150th anniversary of the Obuhov Steel works

Russia Post released a stamp on 26th March 2013 to celebrate 150th anniversary of the Obuhov Steel works. The stamp depicts with the S-300 anti-aircraft missile and in the background the Obukhov steel works panorama of 1912.

The Obuhov Steel works was founded in 1863 as a steel mill, his main task was the production of ordnance weapons of military boats and fortresses.
 

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