19 Aug 2008

Endangered Plant Species in Moldova


INTRODUCTION

On 19 August 2008, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Endangered Plant Species in Moldova. The issue comprises three stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Oleg Cojocaru. The printing was performed by Tipografia Centrală, Chişinău.

ISSUE DETAILS


POSTAGE STAMPS


May Lily (Maianthemum Bifolium)
№ 616 | May Lily (Maianthemum Bifolium)

May Lily (Maianthemum Bifolium)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 616
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 1 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 320,000
Maianthemum bifolium (False lily of the valley or May lily) is often a localized common rhizomatous flowering plant, native from western Europe east to Siberia, China and Japan. Read more..
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Anemone Hepatica (Hepatica Nobilis)
№ 617 | Anemone Hepatica (Hepatica Nobilis)

Anemone Hepatica (Hepatica Nobilis)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 617
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 3 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 120,000
Hepatica nobilis is a herbaceous perennial in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). Read more..
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White Waterlily (Nymphaea Alba)
№ 618 | White Waterlily (Nymphaea Alba)

White Waterlily (Nymphaea Alba)

  • Michel Catalogue No: 618
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 3 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 120,000
Nymphaea alba, also known as the European White Waterlily, White Lotus, White Water Rose or Nenuphar, is an aquatic flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae. Read more..
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)


Cachet: Bird in a Lily Pond
№ 616-618 FDC | Bird in a Lily Pond

RELATED ITEMS

The Red List of Moldova - Flora. Shrubs 20042004
The Red List of Moldova - Flora. Shrubs