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7 Mar 2015

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

POSTAGE STAMPS

Arms of the City of Căuşeni
№ 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..
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Arms of the City of Hînceşti
№ 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..
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Arms of the City of Ungheni
№ 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..
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Arms of the City of Orhei
№ 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..
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Arms of the Municipality of Bălţi
№ 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..
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Arms of the Municipality of Chişinău
№ 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..
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

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

3 Nov 2010

20th Anniversary of the Adoption of the State Flag and Arms of the Republic of Moldova


INTRODUCTION

On 3 November 2010, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title 20th Anniversary of the Adoption of the State Flag and Arms of the Republic of Moldova. The issue comprises four stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Vitaliu Pogolşa. The printing was performed by Tipografia Centrală, Chişinău.

ISSUE DETAILS


POSTAGE STAMPS


State Arms of Moldova
№ 717Sw | State Arms of Moldova

State Arms of Moldova

  • Michel Catalogue No: 717Sw
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb Syncopated 13
  • Size: 34.00 x 34.00 mm
  • Face Value: 1.2 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 150,000
The coat of arms of Moldova consists of a stylized eagle holding a cross in its beak and a sceptre and an olive branch in its claws. According to the author[who?] of the coat of arms, the eagle symbolizes the Latin origin of the people. The chest of the eagle is protected by a shield that bears the traditional insigns of Moldavia: an aurochs head with the sun between its horns. It also contains two lozenges (the ears), a five-petal flower and a moon in a crescent phase. Everything on the shield has one of the three traditional colours: red, yellow, blue. The coat of arms appears in the centre of the flag of Moldova. Read more..
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State Flag of Moldova
№ 718Sw | State Flag of Moldova

State Flag of Moldova

  • Michel Catalogue No: 718Sw
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb Syncopated 13
  • Size: 34.00 x 34.00 mm
  • Face Value: 4.5 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 100,000
The state flag of Moldova is a vertical tricolor of blue, yellow, and red, charged with the coat of arms of Moldova (an eagle holding a shield charged with an aurochs) on the center bar. The obverse is mirrored. The flag ratio is 1:2. Until further provisions, the State Flag of Moldova is used as the national flag and ensign as well, that is, civil, state and war flag and ensign. Read more..
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FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)


Cachet: State Arms of Moldova
№ 717Sw-718Sw FDC | State Arms of Moldova

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