№ U432 - Chișinău Station and Locomotive № U432 - Railway Line Between Odessa and Chișinău and View of the Bridge Built Over the Dniester River in Tighina № U432 - Railway Line Between Odessa and Chișinău and View of the Bridge Built Over the Dniester River in Tighina
VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)

Creation of Railways of Moldova - 150th Anniversary Wikipedia

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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Stamp: Chișinău Station and Locomotive
Envelope: Railway Line Between Odessa and Chișinău and View of the Bridge Built Over the Dniester River in Tighina
True Date of Issue: 28/08/2021
Michel Catalogue No. Michel Catalogue No. ?
MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. U432
Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. PMF 314
Posta Moldovei Order No. Posta Moldovei Order No. ?
Posta Moldovei COD No. Posta Moldovei COD No. 07/2021
Includes an Inflation Tariff Stamp Includes an Inflation Tariff Stamp NO
Philatelic Status Philatelic Status VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)
Envelope Size (mm) Envelope Size (mm) 162 x 114
Prepaid Stamp Face Value Prepaid Stamp Face Value 1.75 Lei
Tariff Stamp Face Value Tariff Stamp Face Value 0.00 Lei
Total Face Value Total Face Value 1.75 Lei
Applicable Postal Rate Applicable Postal Rate 1.75 Lei (1.12.2012-31.5.2022) Letters/Domestic/Moldova/Surface Mail/Unregistered
Quantity Printed Quantity Printed 1,000
Rarity Rarity Less Common
Poșta Moldovei Price Poșta Moldovei Price 8.00 MDL
Euro Value (Mint) Euro Value (Mint) 1.40
Euro Value (Used) Euro Value (Used) 1.90
FIP Status FIP Status Compliant
First Day Cover for this Envelope First Day Cover for this Envelope Links № U432 FDC  
  Catalogue: Prepaid Envelopes 2021 Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of the Republic of Moldova
Issue:  Creation of Railways of Moldova - 150th Anniversary

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