Bull's Head stamp (108 parale, Moldavia, 1858), Moldavian Post - Stamp Workshop in Iași, 1858
Also known as: Timbru cap de bour (108 parale, Moldova, 1858), Poșta Moldovei - Atelia Timbrului din Iași, 1858
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1858
Bull's Head stamp (108 parale, Moldavia, 1858), Moldavian Post - Stamp Workshop in Iași, 1858 is an object recorded by Private collection - Bucharest, dated 1858.
Museum description: Bull's Head stamp valued at 108 parale issued in Moldavia, year 1858. The image reproduces the heraldic coat of arms of Moldavia, the bull's head inscribed in a circle, followed by a post horn at the base, a five-pointed star, and the legend "porto scrisori" [letter postage], written in Cyrillic letters. It is part of the first issue of Romanian stamps. The museum record gives measurements 2.2 x 2.2 cm; maker recorded: Poșta Moldovei - Atelia Timbrului din Iași.
These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 2,2 x 2,2 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Poșta Moldovei - Atelia Timbrului din Iași
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_ed468bfa2d5449278f7a9061ae719704
- Museum attribution
- Poșta Moldovei - Atelia Timbrului din Iași
- Museum object name
- Timbru cap de bour (108 parale, Moldova, 1858)
- Holding institution
- Colecție particulară - București
Catalogue references
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