World Stamp Catalogue/Moldova/2003

2002 ---- Stamp Catalogue of Moldova 2003 ---- 2004

Airships.

April 22.	Perf 131/4
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
486	456	The Tissandier brothers’ airship, France, 1883. The first aerostat with an electric engine.
487	457	The “Ucebnîi” airship, Russia, 1908. The first military airship.
488	458	The “Count Zeppelin” airships, Germany, 1928. One of the biggest airships. It crossed the Atlantic Ocean 143 times carrying 13110 passages.

2003. April 30. Butterflies.

April 30.	Perf 131/4:123/4
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
490	459	Scarce Swallowtail. Iphiclides podalirius.
491	460	Butterflies Tiger Moths. Callimorpha quadripunctaria.
492	461	Oak Hawk-moth. Marumba quercus.
493	462	Meleager's blue. Polyommatus daphnis.
490,493 491,492			Miniature sheets 28 Butterflies. Michel Catalogue Number 459-462

Europe 2003. The art of the poster.

June 12.	Perf 131/4
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
494	463	Poster Assembly “Joc”.
495	464	Poster “Mihai Eminescu”.

10 years from the production of the “Europe” stamps in the Republic of Moldova.

June 12.
Image			Description	Notes
496-497			Miniature sheets 29 496 - Chişinău – the capital of the Republic of Moldova. View. 497 - Rustic scenery, Moldova. Michel Catalogue Number 465-466

Red Cross of the Republic of Moldova.

July 4.	Perf 131/4:13
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
498	467	Red Cross Society of the Republic of Moldova – member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCRCS).
499	468	The shot of an exceptional situation and the emblem “Red Cross of the Republic of Moldova”.

European Youth Olympic Festiva, Paris.

July 25.	Perf 131/2
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
500	469	Athletics.
501	470	Cycling.
502	471	Gymnastics.

Terror free world.

October 21.	Perf 133/2
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
503	472	The painting “Candles”, A. Ahlupin.
504	473	The painting “Pax Cultura”, N. Roerich.

Dimitrie Cantemir.

October 24.	Perf 13
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
505	474	“Dimitrie Cantemir”. Engraving XVIII century. Anonymous author.

Presidency of the Republic of Moldova at the Minister Committee, at the European Council.

November 5.	Perf 131/2
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
506	475	The President of the Republic of Moldova – Vladimir Voronin and the logotype of the presidency of the Republic of Moldova at the Minister Committee, at the European Council.

Famous Personalities.

November 14.	Perf 131/2
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
507	476	Nicolae Donici (1874-1956). Astrophysicist, the founder of the Astronomical Observatory from Dubăsari Vechi.
508	477	Nicolae Dimo (1873-1959). Specialist in agriculture, University teacher.
509	478	Nicolai Costenco (1913-1993). Poet and prose writer.
510	479	Milestone Lewis (1895-1980). Movie producer, born in Chişinău, twice Oscar laureate (1927, 1930).
511	480	Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), self-portrait. Dutch painter.

From the Red Book of the Republic of Moldova: Birds.

December 18.	Perf 131/2
Image	Michel Catalogue Number	Description	Reference	Notes
512	481	Mute Swan. Cygnus olor.
513	482	Great White Egret.Egretta alba.
514	483	Steppe Eagle. Aquila rapax.
515	484	The Little Bustard. Tetrax tetrax.
514,513 515,512			Miniature sheets 30 From the Red Book of the Republic of Moldova: Birds. Michel Catalogue Number 481-484

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