14 Dec 2001

10th Anniversary of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

INTRODUCTION

On 14 December 2001, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a postage stamp with the title 10th Anniversary of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The issue comprises one stamp, with an associated cancellation (postmark). No official first day cover (FDC) was issued. The designer was Iurie Derenji. The printing was performed by Bundesdruckerei, Germany.

ABOUT THE THEME

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS; Russian: Содружество Независимых Государств, СНГ, tr. Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv, SNG) (also called the Russian Commonwealth) is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union. The CIS is a loose association of states. Although the CIS has few supranational powers, it is aimed at being more than a purely symbolic organization, nominally possessing coordinating powers in the realm of trade, finance, lawmaking, and security. It has also promoted cooperation on cross-border crime prevention. Some of the members of the CIS have established the Eurasian Economic Community with the aim of creating a fully fledged common market. Read more..
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ISSUE DETAILS

POSTAGE STAMPS

Emblem of the CIS
№ 420 | Emblem of the CIS

Emblem of the CIS

  • Michel Catalogue No: 420
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 1.5 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 100,000
  

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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Summit. Chişinău 2002 20022002
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Summit. Chişinău 2002

10 Nov 2001

Christmas 2001

INTRODUCTION

On 10 November 2001, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Christmas 2001. The issue comprises four stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Lică Sainciuc. The printing was performed by Bundesdruckerei, Germany.

ABOUT THE THEME

Christmas (Old English: Crīstesmæsse, meaning 'Christ's Mass') is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide, which ends after the twelfth night. Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians, and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season. Read more..
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ISSUE DETAILS

POSTAGE STAMPS

Holy Trinity Church, 1821. Saharna Monastery
№ 416 | Holy Trinity Church, 1821. Saharna Monastery

Holy Trinity Church, 1821. Saharna Monastery

  • Michel Catalogue No: 416
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.32 mm
  • Face Value: 0.4 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
The Saharna Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Saharna) is a monastery in Moldova. Read more..
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Church of the Assumption, 1841. Hâncu Monastery
№ 417 | Church of the Assumption, 1841. Hâncu Monastery

Church of the Assumption, 1841. Hâncu Monastery

  • Michel Catalogue No: 417
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.32 mm
  • Face Value: 1 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
The Hâncu monastery (mănăstirea Hâncu in Romanian) is a monastery in Moldova. The monastery was founded in 1678. Read more..
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Church of St Dumitru. 1636. Orhei
№ 418 | Church of St Dumitru. 1636. Orhei

Church of St Dumitru. 1636. Orhei

  • Michel Catalogue No: 418
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.32 mm
  • Face Value: 3 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
The St. Dumitru Church (Romanian: Biserica Sf. Dumitru) is a church in Orhei, Moldova. Read more..
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Nativity Cathedral, 1836. Chişinău
№ 419 | Nativity Cathedral, 1836. Chişinău

Nativity Cathedral, 1836. Chişinău

  • Michel Catalogue No: 419
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.32 mm
  • Face Value: 3.9 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 100,000
The Cathedral of Christ's Nativity (Romanian: Catedrala Mitropolitană Nașterea Domnului) is the main cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in Central Chișinău, Moldova. It was commissioned by the governor of New Russia, Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, and Metropolitan Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni in 1830. The cathedral was built in the 1830s to a Neoclassical design by Abram Melnikov (who had designed a similar church in Bolhrad). The cathedral was bombed during the World War II, and its bell tower was destroyed by the local Communists in 1962. The new bell tower was constructed in 1997. The restoration of the interiors is apparently still under way. Read more..
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

Cachet: Holy Trinity Church, 1821. Saharna Monastery
№ 416-419 FDC | Holy Trinity Church, 1821. Saharna Monastery
 

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27 Oct 2001

Princes of Moldavia (V)

INTRODUCTION

On 27 October 2001, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Princes of Moldavia (V). The issue comprises seven stamps, one on a souvenir sheet, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day covers (FDC). The designer was Simion Zamşa. The printing was performed by Bundesdruckerei, Germany.

ABOUT THE THEME

This is a List of rulers of Moldavia, from the first mention of the medieval polity east of the Carpathians and until its disestablishment in 1862, when it united with Wallachia, the other Danubian Principality. Read more..
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ISSUE DETAILS

POSTAGE STAMPS

Grigore Callimachi (1761-1764, 1767-1769)
№ 412 | Grigore Callimachi (1761-1764, 1767-1769)

Grigore Callimachi (1761-1764, 1767-1769)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 412
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 0.4 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000
  
Nicolae Mavrocordat (1709-1710, 1711-1715)
№ 410 | Nicolae Mavrocordat (1709-1710, 1711-1715)

Nicolae Mavrocordat (1709-1710, 1711-1715)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 410
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 0.4 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
Nicholas Mavrocordatos (Greek: Νικόλαος Μαυροκορδάτος, Romanian: Nicolae Mavrocordat; Istambul, May 3, 1670 – September 3, 1730) was a Greek member of the Mavrocordatos family, Grand Dragoman to the Divan (1697), and consequently the first Phanariote Hospodar of the Danubian Principalities - Prince of Moldavia, and Prince of Wallachia (both on two separate occasions). He was succeeded as Grand Dragoman (1709) by his son John Mavrocordato (Ioan), who was for a short while hospodar in both Wallachia and Moldavia. Read more..
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Mihai Racoviţă (1703-1705, 1707-1709, 1716-1726)
№ 409 | Mihai Racoviţă (1703-1705, 1707-1709, 1716-1726)

Mihai Racoviţă (1703-1705, 1707-1709, 1716-1726)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 409
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 0.4 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
Mihai or Mihail Racoviţă (died July 1744) was a Prince of Moldavia on three separate occasions (September 1703 – February 23, 1705; July 31, 1707 – October 28, 1709; January 5, 1716 – October 1726) and Prince of Wallachia on two occasions (between October 1730 and October 2, 1731, and from September 1741 until his death). His rules overlapped with the accession of Phanariotes in the Danubian Principalities – he is considered himself a Phanariote for the duration of his last rule in Moldavia and his rules over Wallachia. Read more..
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Constantin Mavrocordat (1733-1735, 1741-1743, 1748-1749, 1769)
№ 411 | Constantin Mavrocordat (1733-1735, 1741-1743, 1748-1749, 1769)

Constantin Mavrocordat (1733-1735, 1741-1743, 1748-1749, 1769)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 411
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 0.4 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
Constantine Mavrocordatos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Μαυροκορδάτος, Romanian: Constantin Mavrocordat; February 27, 1711 – November 23, 1769) was a Greek noble who served as Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia at several intervals. As a ruler he issued reforms in the laws of each of the two Danubian Principalities, ensuring a more adequate taxation and a series of measures amounting to the emancipation of serfs. Read more..
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Grigore Alexandru Ghica (1764-1767, 1774-1777)
№ 413 | Grigore Alexandru Ghica (1764-1767, 1774-1777)

Grigore Alexandru Ghica (1764-1767, 1774-1777)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 413
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 1 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000
Grigore III Ghica was twice the Prince of Moldavia between 29 March 1764 – 3 February 1767 and September 1774 – 10 October 1777 and of Wallachia: 28 October 1768 – November 1769. Read more..
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Antioh Cantemir (1695-1700, 1705-1707)
№ 414 | Antioh Cantemir (1695-1700, 1705-1707)

Antioh Cantemir (1695-1700, 1705-1707)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 414
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 3 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000
Antioh Cantemir (d. 1726, Golia Monastery), son of Constantin Cantemir and older brother of Dimitrie Cantemir (not to be confused with Antiokh Dmitrievich Kantemir, Dimitrie's son), was a Moldavian Voivode (Prince) between December 18, 1695 and September 12, 1700, and again from February 23, 1705 to July 31, 1707. Read more..
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Dimitrie Cantemir (1710-1711)
№ 415 | Dimitrie Cantemir (1710-1711)

Dimitrie Cantemir (1710-1711)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 415
  • Perforation Type/Size: Frame 14.25
  • Size: 43.00 x 25.50 mm
  • Face Value: 5 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000
Dimitrie Cantemir (Romanian: [diˈmitri.e kanteˈmir]; 1673–1723) was twice Prince of Moldavia (in March–April 1693 and in 1710–1711). He was also a prolific man of letters – philosopher, historian, composer, musicologist, linguist, ethnographer, and geographer. His name is Дми́трий Константи́нович Кантеми́р (Dmitriy Konstantinovich Kantemir) in Russian, Dimitri Kantemiroğlu in Turkish, Dymitr Kantemir in Polish, and Δημήτριος Καντιμήρης (Dimitrios Kantimiris) in Greek. Read more..
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

Cachet: Moldavian Royal Coat of Arms
№ 409-414 FDC | Moldavian Royal Coat of Arms
Cachet: Moldavian Royal Coat of Arms
№ Block 25 (415) FDC | Moldavian Royal Coat of Arms
 

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9 Oct 2001

United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations

INTRODUCTION

On 9 October 2001, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations. The issue comprises two stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Ivan Picev. The printing was performed by Bundesdruckerei, Germany.

ABOUT THE THEME

Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami introduced the idea of Dialogue Among Civilizations as a response to Samuel P. Huntington’s theory of a Clash of Civilizations. The term was initially used by Austrian philosopher Hans Köchler who in 1972, in a letter to UNESCO, had suggested the idea of an international conference on the 'dialogue between different civilizations' (dialogue entre les différentes civilisations) and had organized, in 1974, a first international conference on the role of intercultural dialogue ('The Cultural Self-comprehension of Nations') with the support and under the auspices of Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor. Read more..
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POSTAGE STAMPS

Prize of the National Contest «Dialogue Among Civilizations»
№ 407 | Prize of the National Contest «Dialogue Among Civilizations»

Prize of the National Contest «Dialogue Among Civilizations»

  • Michel Catalogue No: 407
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 43.00 x 25.50 mm
  • Face Value: 0.4 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
  
Drawing: Winner of the International Competition «Dialogue Among Civilizations» by Ivan Pîcev
№ 408 | Drawing: Winner of the International Competition «Dialogue Among Civilizations» by Ivan Pîcev

Drawing: Winner of the International Competition «Dialogue Among Civilizations» by Ivan Pîcev

  • Michel Catalogue No: 408
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 3.6 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 100,000
  

FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

Cachet: Stylized Globe
№ 407-408 FDC | Stylized Globe
 

6 Oct 2001

National Musical Instruments

INTRODUCTION

On 6 October 2001, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title National Musical Instruments. The issue comprises four stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Ivan Picev. The printing was performed by Bundesdruckerei, Germany.

ISSUE DETAILS

POSTAGE STAMPS

Cimpoi (Bagpipes)
№ 403 | Cimpoi (Bagpipes)

Cimpoi (Bagpipes)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 403
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 0.4 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
Cimpoi, the Romanian bagpipe, has a single drone and straight bore chanter and is less strident than its Balkan relatives. Read more..
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Pipe
№ 404 | Pipe

Pipe

  • Michel Catalogue No: 404
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 1 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 100,000
Pipe describes a number of musical instruments, historically referring to perforated wind instruments. The word is an onomatopoeia, and comes from the tone which can resemble that of a bird chirping. Read more..
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Pan Flute
№ 405 | Pan Flute

Pan Flute

  • Michel Catalogue No: 405
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 1.8 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 100,000
The pan flute or pan pipe is an ancient musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting usually of five or more pipes of gradually increasing length (and, at times, girth). The pan flute has long been popular as a folk instrument, and is considered the first mouth organ, ancestor of both the pipe organ and the harmonica. The pan flute is named for its association with the Greek god Pan. The pipes of the pan flute are typically made from bamboo or giant cane; other materials used include wood, plastic, metal and ivory. Read more..
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Tárogató
№ 406 | Tárogató

Tárogató

  • Michel Catalogue No: 406
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.25
  • Size: 25.50 x 43.00 mm
  • Face Value: 3 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 100,000
The tárogató (töröksíp, Turkish pipe; plural tárogatók or, anglicized, tárogatós; Romanian: taragot or torogoata) refers to two different woodwind instruments commonly used in both Hungarian and Romanian folk music. The modern tárogató was intended to be a recreation of the original tárogató, but the two instruments are thought to have little in common. Read more..
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

Cachet: National Musical Instruments
№ 403-406 FDC | National Musical Instruments
 

27 Aug 2001

10th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova

INTRODUCTION

On 27 August 2001, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a postage stamp with the title 10th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova. The issue comprises one stamp, with an associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Vitalie Roşca. The printing was performed by Bundesdruckerei, Germany.

ABOUT THE THEME

The Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Declaraţia de independenţă a Republicii Moldova) was a document adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova following the failure of the August coup attempt. The document claims 'millennial history' and 'uninterrupted statehood' within historic and ethnic borders and refers to the official language as 'Romanian.'. This founding act of the Republic of Moldova from 1991 is celebrated on August 27, the National Day or Independence Day. The Republic of Moldova gained official recognition of statehood on 2 March 1992, by becoming a member of the United Nations. Read more..
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POSTAGE STAMPS

State Flag of the Republic and the City of Chişinău
№ 402 | State Flag of the Republic and the City of Chişinău

State Flag of the Republic and the City of Chişinău

  • Michel Catalogue No: 402
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.32 mm
  • Face Value: 1 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
The state flag of Moldova is a vertical tricolor of blue, yellow, and red, charged with the coat of arms of Moldova (an eagle holding a shield charged with an aurochs) on the center bar. The obverse is mirrored. The flag ratio is 1:2. Until further provisions, the State Flag of Moldova is used as the national flag and ensign as well, that is, civil, state and war flag and ensign. Read more..
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

Cachet: The Triumphal Arch in Chişinău and Symbols of the State
№ 402 FDC | The Triumphal Arch in Chişinău and Symbols of the State
 

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14 Jul 2001

Chişinău Zoological Gardens

INTRODUCTION

On 14 July 2001, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Chişinău Zoological Gardens. The issue comprises five stamps, one on a souvenir sheet, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day covers (FDC). The designer was Oleg Cojocaru. The printing was performed by Bundesdruckerei, Germany.

ISSUE DETAILS

POSTAGE STAMPS

Bengal Tiger
№ 397 | Bengal Tiger

Bengal Tiger

  • Michel Catalogue No: 397
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 13.75
  • Size: 35.00 x 35.00 mm
  • Face Value: 0.4 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is the most numerous tiger subspecies. Its populations have been estimated at 1,706–1,909 in India, 440 in Bangladesh, 163–253 in Nepal and 67–81 in Bhutan. Since 2010, it has been classified as an endangered species by the IUCN. The total population is estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals with a decreasing trend, and none of the Tiger Conservation Landscapes within the Bengal tiger's range is large enough to support an effective population size of 250 adult individuals. Read more..
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Chapmans Zebra
№ 398 | Chapmans Zebra

Chapmans Zebra

  • Michel Catalogue No: 398
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 13.75
  • Size: 35.00 x 35.00 mm
  • Face Value: 1 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
Chapman's zebra (Equus quagga chapmani) is a subspecies of the plains zebra. They, like their relatives, are native to the savannah of north-east South Africa, north to Zimbabwe, west into Botswana, the Caprivi Strip in Namibia, and southern Angola. The Chapman's zebra eats mainly grass and occasionally shrubs. They are currently at low risk status on the endangered species list, but like all other animals are at risk because of habitat destruction and illegal poaching. Read more..
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Brown Bear
№ 399 | Brown Bear

Brown Bear

  • Michel Catalogue No: 399
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 13.75
  • Size: 35.00 x 35.00 mm
  • Face Value: 1.5 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. Adult bears generally weigh between 100 and 635 kg (220 and 1,400 lb). Its largest subspecies, the Kodiak bear, rivals the polar bear as the largest member of the bear family and as the largest land-based predator. There are several recognized subspecies within the brown bear species. In North America, two types of the subspecies Ursus arctos horribilis are generally recognized—the coastal brown bear and the inland grizzly bear; these two types broadly define the range of sizes of all brown bear subspecies. An adult grizzly living inland in Yukon may weigh as little as 80 kg (180 lb), while an adult coastal brown bear in nearby coastal Alaska living on a steady, nutritious diet of spawning salmon may weigh as much as 680 kg (1,500 lb). The exact number of overall brown subspecies remains in debate. Read more..
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Nilgai (Antelope)
№ 400 | Nilgai (Antelope)

Nilgai (Antelope)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 400
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 13.75
  • Size: 35.00 x 35.00 mm
  • Face Value: 3.3 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 100,000
The nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), sometimes called nilgau, is the largest Asian antelope. It is one of the most commonly seen wild animals of central and northern India, often seen in farmland or scrub forest. The mature male appears ox-like and is also known as the blue bull. A blue bull is called a nil gai or nilgai in India, from nil meaning blue and gai meaning a bovine animal (literally 'cow'). It is also present in parts of southern Nepal and eastern Pakistan. The species has become extinct in Bangladesh. It was known as the nilghor (nil = blue, ghor = horse) during the rule of Aurangzeb in the Mughal era.[2] It is the only member of genus Boselaphus. Read more..
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Lion
№ 401 | Lion

Lion

  • Michel Catalogue No: 401
  • Perforation Type/Size: Frame 13.75
  • Size: 35.00 x 35.00 mm
  • Face Value: 5 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000
The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia (where an endangered remnant population resides in Gir Forest National Park in India) while other types of lions have disappeared from North Africa and Southwest Asia in historic times. Until the late Pleistocene, about 10,000 years ago, the lion was the most widespread large land mammal after humans. They were found in most of Africa, across Eurasia from western Europe to India, and in the Americas from the Yukon to Peru. The lion is a vulnerable species, having seen a major population decline in its African range of 30–50% per two decades during the second half of the 20th century. Lion populations are untenable outside designated reserves and national parks. Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are currently the greatest causes of concern. Within Africa, the West African lion population is particularly endangered. Read more..
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