№ CFU432 - Creation of Railways of Moldova - 150th Anniversary

Issue: Creation of Railways of Moldova - 150th AnniversaryWikipedia

In 1844, Governor-General of Novorossiya and Bessarabia Count Mikhail Vorontsov has developed a project of a railway, connecting Odessa and Parcani village by the Dniester. Odessa-Kiev railway company proposed to connect Odessa and Kiev with a branch to Parcani via Tiraspol. According to the decree of Nikolay I, the construction was sponsored by the government funds. In 1871 a bridge over the Dniester was constructed. On August 28, 1871, the railway linking Tiraspol with Chișinău was officially opened. This date is recognized as the date of establishment of Moldovan Railways. The line, connecting Bessarabia to the Black Sea and the railway network of Ukraine and Russia became the basis for the future development.  Read more..

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MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. CFU432
Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. SPZP 310
Cancellation Type Cancellation Type First Day Cancellation
Cancellation Date Cancellation Date 28/08/2021
Cancellation Town Cancellation Town Chișinău
Cancellation Postcode Cancellation Postcode MD-2012
Colour Colour Black
Philatelic Status Philatelic Status VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)
Stamp FDCs with this Cancellation Stamp FDCs with this Cancellation Links -
MCs with this Cancellation MCs with this Cancellation Links -
Prepaid Envelopes with this Cancellation Prepaid Envelopes with this Cancellation Links № U432 FDC  
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Catalogue: Special Commemorative Cancellations 2021 Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of the Republic of Moldova
Issue:  Creation of Railways of Moldova - 150th Anniversary
 

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