On April 30, 2024 the Ministry of Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic puts into circulation a series of 2023 Kyrgyz Express Post postage stamps: "Ishembay Abdraimov Kyrgyz Aviation Institute, 50th Anniversary".
A new issue of KEP stamps is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Ishembay Abdraimov Kyrgyz Aviation Institute (KAI).
The stamp with the face value of 150 som features a portrait of the founder of the higher aviation educational institution of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ishembay Abdraimov, against the backdrop of the central entrance to the institute building. Ishembay Abdraimov (1914 - 2001) was the first Kyrgyz aviator, the initiator and organizer of civil aviation in Kyrgyzstan. In 1966, Ishembay Abdraimov became the first holder of the honorary title "Honoured Pilot of the USSR" with badge No. 000001. In 1973, he assisted in the opening of the Frunze Aviation Technical School of Civil Aviation in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, which later became the Ishembay Abdraimov Kyrgyz Aviation Institute. In 1994, Ishembay Abdraimov was awarded the gold medal of the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO.
The stamp with the face value of 300 som depicts a Boeing 737-484. Aircraft of this class are used by airlines in Kyrgyzstan. The coupons of the collective sheet feature an AN-2 aircraft and a Mi-24 helicopter located on the territory of KAI. The coupons of the minisheet depict a Yak-40 aircraft (KAI training ground) and a BRM Aero Bristell NG 5 aircraft (Bishkek Wings Aviation Training Center).
KEP congratulates the staff of the Ishembay Abdraimov Kyrgyz Aviation Institute on their anniversary and expresses sincere gratitude for their assistance in preparing this stamp issue.
