20 Jul 2013

Eminent Personalities (I)


INTRODUCTION

On 20 July 2013, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Eminent Personalities (I). The issue comprises two 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


Adrian Păunescu (1943-2010), Poet, Journalist and Politician
№ 842 | Adrian Păunescu (1943-2010), Poet, Journalist and Politician

Adrian Păunescu (1943-2010), Poet, Journalist and Politician

  • Michel Catalogue No: 842
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 1.75 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000
Adrian Păunescu (20 July 1943 – 5 November 2010) was a Romanian poet, journalist, and politician. Though criticised for praising dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu, Păunescu was called 'Romania's most famous poet' in an Associated Press story, quoted by the New York Times. Read more..
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Anton Crihan (1893-1993), Politician
№ 843 | Anton Crihan (1893-1993), Politician

Anton Crihan (1893-1993), Politician

  • Michel Catalogue No: 843
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm
  • Face Value: 1.75 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 50,000
Anton Crihan (July 10, 1893, Sîngerei- January 9, 1993, St. Louis, Mo) was a Bessarabian politician. Anton Crihan served as Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1917-1918), Parliament of Romania, and Government of Romania. After the Soviet takeover, Crihan fled on foot to Yugoslavia and arrived in the United States in 1949. Read more..
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)


Cachet: Adrian Păunescu and His Peers
№ 842 FDC | Adrian Păunescu and His Peers

Cachet: The «Act of Union» Between Bessarabia and Romania
№ 843 FDC | The «Act of Union» Between Bessarabia and Romania

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