№ 379 (3.00 Lei) Corkcrake
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Corkcrake

Wikipedia: Corkcrake
The Corn Crake, Corncrake or Landrail (Crex crex) is a bird in the rail family. It breeds in Europe and Asia as far east as western China, and migrates to Africa for the northern hemisphere's winter. It is a medium-sized crake with buff- or grey-streaked brownish-black upperparts, chestnut markings on the wings, and blue-grey underparts with rust-coloured and white bars on the flanks and undertail. The strong bill is flesh-toned, the iris is pale brown, and the legs and feet are pale grey. The juvenile is similar in plumage to the adult, and the downy chicks are black, as with all rails. There are no subspecies, although individuals from the east of the breeding range tend to be slightly paler than their western counterparts. The male's call is a loud krek krek, from which the scientific name is derived. The Corn Crake is larger than its closest relative, the African Crake, which shares its wintering range; that species is also darker-plumaged, and has a plainer face.  Read more..

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Variety:  Standard Series
Michel Catalogue No. Michel Catalogue No. 379
Yvert & Tellier Catalogue No. Yvert & Tellier © Catalogue No. 328
MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. 379
Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. 410
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 Non-Luminescent
Gum Gum Gummed
Colour Colour Multicoloured
Perforation Type Perforation Type Comb
Perforation Size Perforation Size 14
Print Process Print Process Offset Lithography
Size (mm) Size (mm) 43.00 x 25.50
Original Face Value Face Value 3.00 Lei
Applicable Postal Rate Applicable Postal Rate 3.00 Lei (20.7.1999-31.12.2003) Letters/International/Europe/Surface Mail/Unregistered
Quantity Printed Quantity Printed 500,000
Rarity Rarity Common
Euro Value (Mint) Euro Value (Mint) 0.75
Euro Value (Used) Euro Value (Used) 0.75
FIP Status FIP Status Compliant
Se-Tenant Items Containing this Stamp Se-Tenant Items Containing this Stamp Links Se-Tenant Block № 379-382Zd  
Sheets for this Stamp Sheets Links Minisheet № 379-382 Kb
Booklets Containing this Stamp Booklets Containing this Stamp Links -
First Day Covers Bearing this Stamp First Day Covers Bearing this Stamp Links № 379 FDC
Maximum Cards Bearing this Stamp Maximum Cards Bearing this Stamp Links № 379 MC
 

 

Catalogue: Stamp Issues & Related Items 2001 Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of the Republic of Moldova
Issue:  Protected Fauna - Corncrake. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

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