Local Coats of Arms - Definitive Stamps

INTRODUCTION

On 7 March 2015, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Local Coats of Arms - Definitive Stamps. The issue comprises six stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Nicolae Sîrbu. The printing was performed by Nova Imprim, Chişinău.

ISSUE DETAILS

Original Date of Issue: March 7, 2015 Michel Catalogue Numbers: 898-903 Artist/Designer: Nicolae Sîrbu Printer: Nova Imprim, Chişinău You can see the full details of this series here.

POSTAGE STAMPS
№ 898 | Arms of the City of Căuşeni	Arms of the City of Căuşeni Michel Catalogue No: 898 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.50:14 Size: 27.50 x 23.00 mm Face Value: 0.1 Lei Quantity Printed: 1,000,000
Căușeni (Romanian pronunciation: [kə.uˈʃenʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Căușeni District, Moldova. Its population at the 2004 census was 17,757, of which 14,807 Moldovans/Romanians, 960 Ukrainians, 1,521 Russians, 82 Gagauzians, 273 Bulgarians, 6 Jews, 3 Poles, 8 Gypsies, and 97 other/undeclared. Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'C%C4%83u%C8%99eni', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
№ 899 | Arms of the City of Hînceşti	Arms of the City of Hînceşti Michel Catalogue No: 899 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.50:14 Size: 27.50 x 23.00 mm Face Value: 0.25 Lei Quantity Printed: 500,000
Hîncești (Romanian pronunciation: [hɨnˈt͡ʃeʃtʲ]) is a city in Moldova, also written without diacritics as  Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'H%C3%AEnce%C8%99ti', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
№ 900 | Arms of the City of Ungheni	Arms of the City of Ungheni Michel Catalogue No: 900 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.50:14 Size: 27.50 x 23.00 mm Face Value: 1 Lei Quantity Printed: 500,000
Ungheni (Romanian pronunciation: [uŋˈɡenʲ]), with a population of 35,157, is the seventh largest town in Moldova and the seat of Ungheni District since 2003. There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border town with the same name in Romania (Ungheni, Iași), on the other side of the Prut River. Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Ungheni', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
№ 901 | Arms of the City of Orhei	Arms of the City of Orhei Michel Catalogue No: 901 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.50:14 Size: 27.50 x 23.00 mm Face Value: 1.2 Lei Quantity Printed: 600,000
Orhei (Romanian pronunciation: [orˈhej]), older Orgeev (Russian: Орге́ев) (Yiddish Uriv – אוריװ), is a city and the administrative centre of Orhei District in Moldova with a population of 32,000. Orhei is approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the capital, Chişinău. Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Orhei', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
№ 902 | Arms of the Municipality of Bălţi	Arms of the Municipality of Bălţi Michel Catalogue No: 902 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.50:14 Size: 27.50 x 23.00 mm Face Value: 3 Lei Quantity Printed: 300,000
Bălți (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbəlt͡sʲ]; Polish: Bielce, Russian: Бельцы, Byel’tsy and Бэлць, Bėlts’, Ukrainian: Бєльці, Bel’tsi, Yiddish: בעלץ Belts) is a city in Moldova. It is the second largest in terms of area and economic importance after Chișinău, and the third largest in terms of population after Chișinău and Tiraspol. The city is one of the five Moldovan municipalities. Sometimes also called  Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'B%C4%83l%C8%9Bi', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
№ 903 | Arms of the Municipality of Chişinău	Arms of the Municipality of Chişinău Michel Catalogue No: 903 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.50:14 Size: 27.50 x 23.00 mm Face Value: 5 Lei Quantity Printed: 300,000
Chișinău (/ˌkɪʃɨˈnaʊ/ Romanian pronunciation: [kiʃiˈnəw]) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. It is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc. According to December 2014 preliminary results from the 2014 census, the municipality of Chișinău is home to 492,894 residents of whom 21,026 are currently working abroad. Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Chi%C8%99in%C4%83u', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

№ 898-903 FDC | Arms of Cities of Moldova on a Map of Moldova