22 Nov 2014

Bessarabian Soldiers of the First World War

INTRODUCTION

On 22 November 2014, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Bessarabian Soldiers of the First World War. The issue comprises three stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Alevtina Cojocari. The printing was performed by Nova Imprim, Chişinău.

ISSUE DETAILS

POSTAGE STAMPS

Dimitrie Bogos (1889-1946)
№ 889 | Dimitrie Bogos (1889-1946)

Dimitrie Bogos (1889-1946)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 889
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 1.75 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 100,000
Dimitrie Bogos (born 14 June 1889, Grozești - d. 14 May 1946, Bucharest) was a Romanian politician. Read more..
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General Constantin Brăescu (1873-1928)
№ 890 | General Constantin Brăescu (1873-1928)

General Constantin Brăescu (1873-1928)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 890
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 4 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 100,000
  
Marshal Alexandru Averescu (1859-1938)
№ 891 | Marshal Alexandru Averescu (1859-1938)

Marshal Alexandru Averescu (1859-1938)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 891
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 5.75 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000
Alexandru Averescu (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru aveˈresku]; 1859–1938) was a Romanian marshal and populist politician. A Romanian Armed Forces Commander during World War I, he served as Prime Minister of three separate cabinets (as well as being interim Foreign Minister in January–March 1918 and Minister without portfolio in 1938). He first rose to prominence during the peasant's revolt of 1907, which he helped repress in violence. Credited with engineering the defense of Moldavia in the 1916–1917 Campaign, he built on his popularity to found and lead the successful People's Party, which he brought to power in 1920–1921, with backing from King Ferdinand I and the National Liberal Party (PNL), and with the notable participation of Constantin Argetoianu and Take Ionescu. Read more..
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

Cachet: Marshal Alexandru Averescu, on Horseback
№ 889-891 FDC | Marshal Alexandru Averescu, on Horseback
 

7 Nov 2014

Fauna of Moldova

INTRODUCTION

On 7 November 2014, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Fauna of Moldova. The issue comprises six stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Vladimir Melnic. The printing was performed by Nova Imprim, Chişinău.

ISSUE DETAILS

POSTAGE STAMPS

Burgundy Snail (Helix pomatia)
№ 883 | Burgundy Snail (Helix pomatia)

Burgundy Snail (Helix pomatia)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 883
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 23.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 1.2 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 120,000
Helix pomatia, common names the Burgundy snail, Roman snail, edible snail or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae. It is a European species. It is called by the French name escargot when used in cooking. Although this species is highly prized as a food it is difficult to cultivate and rarely farmed commercially. Read more..
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White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
№ 884 | White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 884
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 1.5 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 170,000
The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average 100–115 cm (39–45 in) from beak tip to end of tail, with a 155–215 cm (61–85 in) wingspan. The two subspecies, which differ slightly in size, breed in Europe (north to Finland), northwestern Africa, southwestern Asia (east to southern Kazakhstan) and southern Africa. The white stork is a long-distance migrant, wintering in Africa from tropical Sub-Saharan Africa to as far south as South Africa, or on the Indian subcontinent. When migrating between Europe and Africa, it avoids crossing the Mediterranean Sea and detours via the Levant in the east or the Strait of Gibraltar in the west, because the air thermals on which it depends do not form over water. Read more..
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Zander (Stizostedion lucioperca)
№ 885 | Zander (Stizostedion lucioperca)

Zander (Stizostedion lucioperca)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 885
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 1.75 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 120,000
Zander (Sander lucioperca, syn. Stizostedion lucioperca) is a species of fish from freshwater and brackish habitats in western Eurasia. It is closely related to perch. Zander are often called pike-perch as they resemble the pike with their elongated body and head, and the perch with their spiny dorsal fin. Zander are not, as is commonly believed, a pike and perch hybrid. In Europe, a second species (Sander volgensis) is limited to rivers in southern Russia and the basin of the Danube. These two species are suspected to hybridize occasionally where they are sympatric, as they produce fertile hybrids in captivity; no natural hybrids are known yet however, and while they are apparently hard to detect, it is suspected that the species are separated by strong prezygotic isolation. It strongly resembles, both in looks and in taste, the closely related American walleye (Sander vitreus). Read more..
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Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
№ 886 | Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 886
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 2 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 170,000
The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. The wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction, but the species has also been domesticated and introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered a very destructive invasive species, being included in the List of the world's 100 worst invasive species. It gives its name to the carp family: Cyprinidae. Read more..
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River Snail (Viviparus viviparus)
№ 887 | River Snail (Viviparus viviparus)

River Snail (Viviparus viviparus)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 887
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 23.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 3 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 120,000
Viviparus viviparus is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails. Read more..
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Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
№ 888 | Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 888
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 8.5 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 120,000
The western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. This species breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia. It is resident in the milder parts of its range, such as western Europe, but northern and eastern populations migrate to Africa and south Asia. Read more..
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

Cachet: Burgundy Snail (Helix pomatia)
№ 883-887 FDC | Burgundy Snail (Helix pomatia)
Cachet: Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
№ 884-888 FDC | Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Cachet: Zander (Stizostedion lucioperca)
№ 885-886 FDC | Zander (Stizostedion lucioperca)
 

RELATED ITEMS

The Red List of Moldova - Fauna 19991999
The Red List of Moldova - Fauna
Protected Fauna - Corncrake. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 20012001
Protected Fauna - Corncrake. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
The Red List of Moldova - Fauna. Reptiles and Amphibians 20052005
The Red List of Moldova - Fauna. Reptiles and Amphibians
The Red List of Moldova - Fauna - Mammals 20062006
The Red List of Moldova - Fauna - Mammals
The Red List of Moldova - Fauna 20112011
The Red List of Moldova - Fauna