Moldova 2010 "Extinct Animals from Moldova"
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| Issue Date | 30.11.2010 |
| ID | Michel: 719-726; Scott: 689-692; Stanley Gibbons: 714-717; Yvert et Tellier: 631-634; Category: pF |
| Design | Vladimir Melnik |
| Stamps in set | 8 |
| Value |
85 B. - Wolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) 1,00 L. - Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus) 1,20 L. - Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea) 4,20 L. - Bison Mini-Sheet: 1,20 L. - Antelope (Pontoceros) 1,50 L. - Mastodon (Anancus) 5,40 L. - Rhinoceros (Stephanorhinus) 8,50 L. - Sable-toothed cat (Homotherium) |
| Emission/Type | commemorative |
| Issue place | Chisinau |
| Size (width x height) | stamps: 46 mm x 27.50 Mini-Sheet: 114 mm x 108 mm |
| Layout | 4 Mini-Sheets 10 stamps each, Mini-Sheet with 4 stamps |
| Products | FDCx2, MS x4, MC x8 |
| Paper | Coated |
| Perforation | 14 x 14.25 |
| Print Technique | Offset |
| Printed by | Enterprise d'Etat editorial-polygraphique Tipografia Centrala Chisinau Moldova |
| Quantity | 200.000,
150.000,
100.000,
50.000. Mini-Sheet: 20,000 |
| Issuing Authority | Ministere du developpement de l'information, Republique de Moldova |
On November 30th, 2010, the Moldovan Post issued a set of four single stamps and a Mini-Sheet with another four stamps. These stamps were designed by Vladimir Melnic, devoted to animal species now extinct in Moldova.
The four stamps of the sheet evoke four extinct genera of animals that lived, among others, in this region of Moldova during Prehistory era:
- Wolly Mammoth - Mammuthus primigenius
- Cave Bear - Ursus spelaeus
- Cave Lion - Panthera spelaea
- Bison
Another four animals depicting on stamps of the Block:
- Antelope - Pontoceros
- Mastodon - Anancus
- Rhinoceros - Stephanorhinus
- Sable-toothed cat - Homotherium
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Acknowledgements:
- Many thanks to Dr. Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, for reviewing the draft page and his valuable comments.
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