28 Aug 2013

Alexie Mateevici - 125th Birth Anniversary


INTRODUCTION

On 28 August 2013, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a postage stamp with the title Alexie Mateevici - 125th Birth Anniversary. The issue comprises one stamp, on a souvenir sheet, with an associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Elena Karacenţev. The printing was performed by Nova Imprim, Chişinău.

ABOUT THE THEME

Alexe (or Alexei) Mateevici (March 27, 1888-August 24, 1917) was one of the most prominent Romanian poets in Bessarabia. Read more..
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ISSUE DETAILS


POSTAGE STAMPS


Alexie Mateevici (1888-1917),  Priest and Poet
№ 848 | Alexie Mateevici (1888-1917), Priest and Poet

Alexie Mateevici (1888-1917), Priest and Poet

  • Michel Catalogue No: 848
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.50:14
  • Size: 27.50 x 46.00 mm
  • Face Value: 5.75 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000

FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)


Cachet: Mateevici Family in 1902
№ Block 64 (848) FDC | Mateevici Family in 1902

2 Aug 2013

Eminent Personalities (II)


INTRODUCTION

On 2 August 2013, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Eminent Personalities (II). The issue comprises four stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Elena Karacenţev. The printing was performed by Nova Imprim, Chişinău.

ISSUE DETAILS


POSTAGE STAMPS


Ion Bass (1933-2005), Folk Singer
№ 844 | Ion Bass (1933-2005), Folk Singer

Ion Bass (1933-2005), Folk Singer

  • Michel Catalogue No: 844
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 1.75 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000

Angela Păduraru (1938-1995), Folk Singer
№ 845 | Angela Păduraru (1938-1995), Folk Singer

Angela Păduraru (1938-1995), Folk Singer

  • Michel Catalogue No: 845
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 1.75 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Composer
№ 846 | Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Composer

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Composer

  • Michel Catalogue No: 846
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 4.5 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (Italian: [d͡ʒuˈzɛppe ˈverdi]; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian Romantic composer primarily known for his operas. Verdi and Richard Wagner are considered the two preeminent opera composers of the nineteenth century. Verdi dominated the Italian opera scene after the eras of Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini. His works are frequently performed in opera houses throughout the world and, transcending the boundaries of the genre, some of his themes have long since taken root in popular culture, as 'La donna è mobile' from Rigoletto, 'Libiamo ne' lieti calici' (The Drinking Song) from La traviata, 'Va, pensiero' (The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from Nabucco, the 'Coro di zingari' (Anvil Chorus) from Il trovatore and the 'Grand March' from Aida. Read more..
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Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Composer
№ 847 | Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Composer

Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Composer

  • Michel Catalogue No: 847
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 5.4 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (/ˈvɑːɡnər/; German: [ˈʁiçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ]; 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is primarily known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, 'music dramas'). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Weber and Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ('total work of art'), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama, and which was announced in a series of essays between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). Read more..
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)


Cachet: Musical Notation
№ 844-845 FDC | Musical Notation

Cachet: Musical Scores by Wagner and Verdi
№ 846-847 FDC | Musical Scores by Wagner and Verdi

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