1967 Expo Montreal Ukraine Cultural Archive Signed Veryovka Choir Program 10pc For Sale

# EXPO 67 MONTREAL — UKRAINIAN CULTURAL & PERFORMER HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
## Premium 10-Piece Collection Featuring Signed Folk Choir Postcards & Souvenir MediaThis sale features a premier, highly specialized vintage estate collection tracking the celebrated cultural showcases, traditional arts, and live musical highlights of the Ukraine delegation during the historic 1967 Montreal World's Fair (Expo 67). This archive is an absolute treasure for historians, focusing heavily on the premier performance ensembles flown in for the exhibition. It brings together personalized performer autographs, official concert program rosters, localized festival ads, and rare large-format native-language media—beautifully capturing the artistic side of the exhibition spaces.### THE 10-PIECE SPECIALIZED INVENTORY INCLUDES:1. TWO (2) AUTOGRAPHED CHOIR POSTCARDS (THE CROWN JEWELS): Original souvenir postcards featuring live performance scenes of the legendary Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir ("Zaporozhtsi" scene). The reverse sides feature authentic hand-signed dedications in Cyrillic script from members of the ensemble, with one card explicitly hand-dated "20.VIII 67" (August 20, 1967).2. OFFICIAL FESTIVAL PROGRAM BOOKLET: The complete official event program guide for "The Festival of Music and Dance of the USSR" held at the Maurice Richard Arena (August 18–20, 1967). It contains full English/French artist rosters and detailed song setlists explicitly mapping out the Veryovka Choir numbers (including "River Dnieper" and "Gopak"), plus a rare full-page ad for the Soviet cruise ship M.S. Alexandr Pushkin sailing out of Montreal.3. "ТВОЇ РОВЕСНИКИ" (YOUR CONTEMPORARIES) PAVILION MAGAZINE: An exceptional, large-format softcover showcase booklet written entirely in the native Ukrainian language. Published explicitly for the exhibition, it features vibrant mid-century photography documenting regional youth culture, traditional costumes, athletics, and music ensembles.4. "STARS OF THE UKRAINE" & FESTIVAL MEDIA ADS (4 Pieces):
* 1x Large "Russian Music and Dance Festival" full-page style newspaper advertisement billing the choir.
* 1x Companion "Russian Music and Dance Festival" secondary print ad page.
* 1x Rare "The U.S.S.R. At the World Festival Concert: Stars of the Ukraine" newspaper clipping advertisement listing tenor Anatoli Solovianenko and trio bandura players.
* 1x Long vertical "Veriovka" column clipping advertisement for the arena performance.5. THREE (3) COMPANION CULTURAL REGIONAL BOOKLETS:
* 1x "Радянська Україна" (Soviet Ukraine) — Scarce softcover guide printed entirely in the native Ukrainian language.
* 2x "Soviet Ukraine" — Clean English-language promotional editions distributed directly inside the pavilion.### CONDITION REPORT:
All elements are authentic, original 1967 vintage pieces. The autographed postcards feature crisp, bold ink signatures with no bleeding or heavy smudging. The large-format magazine and festival program display bright interior pages, solid bindings, and sharp graphics. Typical light age-toning and gentle handling edges are present on the newspaper clippers consistent with careful decades-long storage, but everything remains entirely clean, solid, and display-ready. Please examine the high-resolution listing photos to verify the physical condition details, text clarity, and publishing marks.### SAFE SHIPPING PROTECTION:
This important cultural archive will be shipped completely flat, securely layered between heavy sheets of rigid, acid-free cardboard and enclosed inside a thick, moisture-resistant mailer with full tracking to protect the delicate paper components.