Winter Olympic Games, Turin 2006

INTRODUCTION

On 10 February 2006, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Winter Olympic Games, Turin 2006. The issue comprises two 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

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was held in Turin, Italy from February 10 to 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. Italy also hosted the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960. Turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 games in 1999. Read more..

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ISSUE DETAILS

Original Date of Issue: February 10, 2006 Michel Catalogue Numbers: 536-537 Artist/Designer: Vitaliu Pogolşa Printer: Tipografia Centrală, Chişinău You can see the full details of this series here.

POSTAGE STAMPS
№ 536 | Luge	Luge Michel Catalogue No: 536 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50 Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm Face Value: 0.6 Lei Quantity Printed: 100,000
The Luge competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy. Three events were staged, taking place from February 11 to February 15. These were the first games where a qualifying system was used to determine the enterants into the games. Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Luge_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
№ 537 | Slalom	Slalom Michel Catalogue No: 537 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50 Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm Face Value: 6.2 Lei Quantity Printed: 50,000
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held from February 12–25, 2006. Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Alpine_skiing_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

№ 536-437 FDC | Speed Skating

RELATED ITEMS
	1994 Winter Olympic Games, Lillehammer 1994
	1994 Centenary of the International Olympic Committee
	1998 Winter Olympic Games, Nagano, 1998
	2002 Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City 2002
	2010 Winter Olympic Games, Vancouver 2010
	2014 Winter Olympic Games, Sochi 2014