On November 12, 2012 throughout the series "Memorable
and Anniversaries" the state enterprise "Kazpochta" issued a postage
stamp dated for the 100 anniversary of the Kazakh poet and translator Zhumagali
Sain (1912-1961). The issue is printed in big sheet of 48 values.
Artist: N. Sokolov. Printing - offset in 4
colors. Perforation frame. Size of stamps 33 х 27.5 mm. Edition: 5
millions copies. Printed by State enterprise "Banknote Plant of the Republic
of Kazakhstan".
Zhumagali Sain - the participant of the Great Patriotic War.
He was at war in guerrilla group in the south of Ukraine. He is author of many
literary works: poems, collections of verses etc. Z. Sain translated into the
Kazakh language "Hero of our time" of M. Lermontov, certain heads of
the Kyrgyz epos "Manas". He was awarded by order the Labour Red
Banner and medals.
