№ 715 (5.40 Lei) The «Câlușarii» Dance
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The «Câlușarii» Dance

Wikipedia: The «Câlușarii» Dance
The Căluşari (Romanian pronunciation: [kəluˈʃarʲ]) were the members of a Romanian fraternal secret society who practiced a ritual acrobatic dance known as the căluş. According to the Romanian historian Mircea Eliade, the Căluşari were known for "their ability to create the impression of flying in the air" which he believed represented both the galloping of a horse and the dancing of the fairies (zine). Indeed, the group’s patron was the "Queen of the Fairies" (Doamna Zinelor), who was also known as Irodiada and Arada, and who Eliade connected with the folkloric figure Diana.  Read more..

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Variety:  Standard Series
Michel Catalogue No. Michel Catalogue No. 715
Yvert & Tellier Catalogue No. Yvert & Tellier © Catalogue No. 627
MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. 715
Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. 742
UPU WNS Number UPU WNS Number Links MD032.10
Stamp Type Stamp Type Commemorative
Philatelic Status Philatelic Status VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)
Paper Type Paper Type Coated (Glossy)
UV Luminescence UV Luminescence Luminescent: Both Sides - Intense
Gum Gum Gummed
Colour Colour Multicoloured
Perforation Type Perforation Type Comb
Perforation Size Perforation Size 14½:14
Print Process Print Process Offset Lithography
Size (mm) Size (mm) 27.50 x 46.00
Original Face Value Face Value 5.40 Lei
Applicable Postal Rate Applicable Postal Rate 5.40 Lei (1.9.2009-22.3.2015) Letters/International/Europe and CIS Countries/Airmail/Unregistered
Quantity Printed Quantity Printed 50,000
Rarity Rarity Common
Euro Value (Mint) Euro Value (Mint) 1.35
Euro Value (Used) Euro Value (Used) 1.35
FIP Status FIP Status Compliant
Se-Tenant Items Containing this Stamp Se-Tenant Items Containing this Stamp Links -
Sheets for this Stamp Sheets Links Minisheet № 715 Kb
Booklets Containing this Stamp Booklets Containing this Stamp Links -
First Day Covers Bearing this Stamp First Day Covers Bearing this Stamp Links № 714-715 FDC
Maximum Cards Bearing this Stamp Maximum Cards Bearing this Stamp Links -
 

 

Catalogue: Stamp Issues & Related Items 2010 Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of the Republic of Moldova
Issue:  Folk Dances (II)

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