World Stamp Catalogue/Moldova/2000

1999 ---- Stamp Catalogue of Moldova 2000 ---- 2001

Mihai Eminescu - 150th anniversary.

January 15.
Image			Description	Notes
376-380-377 379-monument-378			Miniature sheets 21 376 - Raluca Eminovici (1816-1876). Mother of the poet. 377 - Gheorghe Eminovici (1812-1884). Father of the poet. 378 - Iosif Vulcan (1841-1907). Editor of the magazine “Family”, that published Eminescu’s first poem. 379 - Veronica Micle (1850-1889). Poetess, “sweet friend” of Eminescu. 380 - Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889). The great national poet, after a photograph of the years 1885-1886. Michel Catalogue Number 345-349

Children’s world. Fairy tales characters.

February 15.	Perf 14
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
381	350	Ileana Cosânzeana. A fairy tale character that embodies female physical and spiritual beauty.
382	351	Fairy tale character Făt-Frumos defeating the dragon.
383	352	Fairy tale character Harap Alb riding the magical horse.

Outstanding personalities.

February 26.	Perf 133/4:14
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
384	353	Toma Ciorbă (1864-1936). Doctor-humanist.
385	354	Henri Coandă (1886-1972). Engineer and scientist, designer of the first jet airplane of the world (1910).
386	355	Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937). Italian physicist and inventor that carried out for the first time cable-free transmission of a telegram (1896) and the first telegraphic radio-transmission (1899). Nobel Prize winner (1909).
387	356	Norbert Wiener (1894-1964). American mathematician, founder of cybernetics (1948).

The XXth century. Remarkable events.

April 12.	Perf 14
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
388	357	Conquer of the space. Years shown: 1961 - the first flight of man to the space; 1969 - the first moon-landing.
389	358	Discovery of nuclear energy. Creation of a very efficient (nevertheless extremely dangerous) source of artificial energy.
390	359	Global computerisation. Map of the world on a computer screen, symbolising the global computerisation of the society.
391	360	Blessed approaching. The meeting of Pope Joan Paul II with P. F. Teoctist, Patriarch of the Romanian orthodox church.

2000 years of birth of Jesus Christ. The Holy Easter.

April 30.	Perf 14:133/4
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
392	361	Icon Resurrection of Jesus Christ (1841). National Fine Arts Museum.
393	362	Icon Resurrection of Jesus Christ (XIXth c.). National Fine Arts Museum.

Europe 2000.

May 9.	Perf 14
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
394	363	50 years of Robert Schuman’s declaration. The declaration laid the foundation of the European Union.

Exhibitions 2000.

May 30.	Perf 14:133/4
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
395	364	Exhibition EXPO-2000. Hanover (1, June - 31, October). Man - Nature - Technology.
396	365	Exhibition WIPA-2000. Vienna (30, May - 4, June). International philatelic exhibition.

Cave monasteries and wood churches.

August 12.	Perf 14
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
397	366	Cave monastery (XVI- XVIIth cc.). Ţipova.
398	367	Wood church St. Nicolae (1791). Heciul Vechi.
399	368	Wood church Cover of the Holy Virgin (XVIII- XIth cc.). Palanca (Edineţ).
400	369	Cave monastery (XV- XVIth c.). Butuceni.

Olympic Summer Games. Sydney - 2000.

September 15.	Perf 14:133/4
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
401	370	Judo.
402	371	Graeco-Roman wrestling.
403	372	Weightlifting.

UNESCO. International day of teacher.

Oktober 5.	Perf 14
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
404	373	A thoughtful child. On the background - a school-class in work.
405	374	Romanian language class. The teacher is explaining the lesson. On the blackboard is written a quatrain from the “Our language” poem by Alexei Mateevici.

2000 years of birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas.

November 11.	Perf 133/4
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
406	375	Icon Prayer of the shepherds (XVI-XVIIth cc.). National Fine Arts Museum.
407	376	Icon Birth of Jesus Christ (XIXth c.). National Fine Arts Museum.
408			Miniature sheets 22 Icon Wonderworking Holy Virgin from Hârbovţ (XIXth c.). National Fine Arts Museum. Michel Catalogue Number 377

1999 ---- Stamp Catalogue of Moldova 2000 ---- 2001