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Catalogue: Stamp Issues & Related Items 2003

Airships (Dirigibles)

Wikipedia: Airships (Dirigibles)
An airship or dirigible is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air using rudders and propellers or other thrust mechanisms. Unlike aircraft that use aerodynamics, such as fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters that produce lift by moving an airfoil through the air, aerostatic aircraft stay aloft by having a large 'envelope' filled with a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air. In early dirigibles, the lifting gas used was hydrogen, despite widespread concern due to its flammability.  Read more..

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Original Date of Issue Original Date of Issue: April 22, 2003 Theme Theme: Aircraft and Airships
Michel Catalogue Nos. Michel Catalogue Nos.: 456-458 Designer Designer: Vitalie Pogolșa
MoldovaStamps Catalogue Nos. MoldovaStamps Catalogue Nos.: 456-458 Printer Printer: Cartor Security Printing, France
Posta Moldovei Catalogue Nos. Posta Moldovei Catalogue Nos.: 487-489 Category Category: Stamps & Related Materials
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Stamps for this Issue
Variety: Standard Series

The Tissandier Airship, France, 1883
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0.40 Lei
The Tissandier Airship, France, 1883
№ 456

The Airship «Uchebniy», Russia, 1908
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2.00 Lei
The Airship «Uchebniy», Russia, 1908
№ 457

The Airship «Graf Zeppelin», Germany, 1928
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5.00 Lei
The Airship «Graf Zeppelin», Germany, 1928
№ 458

Set Price (3v): MINT: €2.50 | USED: €2.50

Se-Tenant Items for this Issue
There were no Se-Tenant Items for this Issue

Sheets for this Issue
Variety: Standard Series
№ 456 Kb - Airships (Dirigibles) 2003

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Minisheet: The Tissandier Airship, France, 1883
Michel Catalogue No. 456 Kb Euro Value (Mint) 2.00
MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. 456 Kb Euro Value (Used) 2.00
Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. CM 487    
Philatelic Status VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)
№ 457 Kb - Airships (Dirigibles) 2003

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Minisheet: The Airship «Uchebniy», Russia, 1908
Michel Catalogue No. 457 Kb Euro Value (Mint) 9.00
MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. 457 Kb Euro Value (Used) 9.00
Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. CM 488    
Philatelic Status VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)
№ 458 Kb - Airships (Dirigibles) 2003

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Minisheet: The Airship «Graf Zeppelin», Germany, 1928
Michel Catalogue No. 458 Kb Euro Value (Mint) 16.00
MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. 458 Kb Euro Value (Used) 16.00
Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. CM 489    
Philatelic Status VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)

Booklets for this Issue
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First Day Covers (FDCs) for this Issue
№ 456-458 FDC - Airships (Dirigibles) 2003

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First Day Cover Cachet: The Airship «Norge», Norway, 1926 VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)
Michel Catalogue No. 456-458 FDC Euro Value (Unaddressed) 5.00
MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. 456-458 FDC Euro Value (Addressed) 4.50
Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. PPZ 140    
Philatelic Status VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)

Maximum Cards (MCs) for this Issue
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First Day Cancellations (Postmarks) for this Issue
№ CF144 - Airships (Dirigibles) 2003

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Michel Catalogue No. ?    
MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. CF144    
Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. SPZ 144    
Philatelic Status VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)

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