INTRODUCTION |
| On 16 August 2014, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Breeds of Sheep. The issue comprises two stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Oleg Cojocaru. The printing was performed by Nova Imprim, Chişinău. |
ABOUT THE THEME |
Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name 'sheep' applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female sheep is referred to as a ewe (/juː/), an intact male as a ram or occasionally a tup, a castrated male as a wether, and a younger sheep as a lamb. Read more.. |
| This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Sheep', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. |
ISSUE DETAILS |
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POSTAGE STAMPS | |||
| Karakul Sheep
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Karakul or Qaraqul (named after Qorako‘l, a city in Bukhara Province in Uzbekistan) is a breed of domestic sheep which originated in Central Asia. Some archaeological evidence points to Karakul sheep being raised there continuously since 1400 BC. Read more..This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Karakul_sheep', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||
| Țigaie Sheep
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS) | ||
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