IMPS | № CS2004/8 | Enthronement of Vasile Lupu as the Princ

Issue: Enthronement of Vasile Lupu as the Prince of Moldavia - 370th Anniversary Vasile Lupu (Vasile Coci) (Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈsile ˈlupu]; 1595–1661) was a Moldavian Voivode (Prince) between 1634 and 1653. Vasile Coci surnamed "the wolf" who ruled as Prince of Moldavia had secured the Moldavian throne in 1634 after a series of complicated intrigues and managed to hold it for twenty years. Vasile was of Albanian origin and Greek education. He was a capable administrator and a brilliant financer and soon was the richest man in the Christian East. Judiciously placed gifts kept him on good terms with the Ottoman authorities. Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Vasile_Lupu", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
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	MoldovaStamps Catalogue No.	CS2004/8
	Posta Moldovei Catalogue No.	SPS2004/8
	Cancellation Type	Special Commemorative Cancellation
	Cancellation Dated From	08/04/2004
	Cancellation Dated To	08/04/2004
	Cancellation Town	Orhei
	Cancellation Postcode	MD-3505
	Colour	Black
	Philatelic Status	VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)
	Euro Value	2.50
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Catalogue: Special Commemorative Cancellations 2004

Issue: Enthronement of Vasile Lupu as the Prince of Moldavia - 370th Anniversary