12 Dec 2006

Christmas 2006 (Winter Holidays)

INTRODUCTION

On 12 December 2006, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Christmas 2006 (Winter Holidays). The issue comprises three stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Vitaliu Pogolşa. The printing was performed by Tipografia Centrală, Chişinău.

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

«Rolling the Burning Wheel on Christmas Eve» by Valerii Metleaev (1988)
№ 570 | «Rolling the Burning Wheel on Christmas Eve» by Valerii Metleaev (1988)

«Rolling the Burning Wheel on Christmas Eve» by Valerii Metleaev (1988)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 570
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 0.4 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 121,000
  
«Malanca» by Mihail Statnîi (1986)
№ 571 | «Malanca» by Mihail Statnîi (1986)

«Malanca» by Mihail Statnîi (1986)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 571
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.50:14
  • Size: 27.50 x 46.00 mm
  • Face Value: 3 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 121,000
  
«Malanca» by Elena Bontea (1973)
№ 572 | «Malanca» by Elena Bontea (1973)

«Malanca» by Elena Bontea (1973)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 572
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.50:14
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 3 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 21,000
  

FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

Cachet: Festival Decorations
№ 570-572 FDC | Festival Decorations
 

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