Second Wave of Mass, Forced Deportations from Bessarabia - 65th Anniversary

INTRODUCTION

On 5 July 2014, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a postage stamp with the title Second Wave of Mass, Forced Deportations from Bessarabia - 65th Anniversary. The issue comprises one stamp, with an associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Vitaliu Pogolşa. The printing was performed by Nova Imprim, Chişinău.

ABOUT THE THEME

The Soviet deportations from Bessarabia were part of Joseph Stalin's policy of political repression. The deported were typically moved to so-called 'special settlements' (спецпоселения). Read more..

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ISSUE DETAILS

Original Date of Issue: July 5, 2014 Michel Catalogue Number: 875 Artist/Designer: Vitaliu Pogolşa Printer: Nova Imprim, Chişinău You can see the full details of this series here.

POSTAGE STAMPS
№ 875 | Monument «Train of Pain», Chișinău. Sculptor: Iurie Platon	Monument «Train of Pain», Chișinău. Sculptor: Iurie Platon Michel Catalogue No: 875 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50 Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm Face Value: 1.75 Lei Quantity Printed: 100,000

FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

№ 875 FDC | Deportees at a Railway Station

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	2011 70th Anniversary of the First Wave of Mass, Forced Deportations from Bessarabia

70th Anniversary of the First Wave of Mass, Forced Deportations from Bessarabia

INTRODUCTION

On 12 June 2011, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a postage stamp with the title 70th Anniversary of the First Wave of Mass, Forced Deportations from Bessarabia. The issue comprises one stamp, with an associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Vitaliu Pogolşa. The printing was performed by Tipografia Centrală, Chişinău.

ABOUT THE THEME

On June 12–13, 1941, 29,839 members of families of 'counter-revolutionaries and nationalists' from the Moldavian SSR, and from the Chernivtsi and Izmail oblasts of the Ukrainian SSR were deported to Kazakhstan, the Komi ASSR, the Krasnoyarsk Krai, and the Omsk and Novosibirsk oblasts. Read more..

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Soviet_deportations_from_Bessarabia_and_Northern_Bukovina', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

ISSUE DETAILS

Original Date of Issue: June 12, 2011 Michel Catalogue Number: 755 Artist/Designer: Vitaliu Pogolşa Printer: Tipografia Centrală, Chişinău You can see the full details of this series here.

POSTAGE STAMPS
№ 755 | Railway Tracks and Candles	Railway Tracks and Candles Michel Catalogue No: 755 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14.50:14 Size: 27.50 x 46.00 mm Face Value: 1.2 Lei Quantity Printed: 100,000

FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

№ 755 FDC | Victims of the Holocaust

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	2014 Second Wave of Mass, Forced Deportations from Bessarabia - 65th Anniversary