# World Stamp Catalogue/Moldova/2002
## Olympic Winter Games. Salt Lake City 2002.

| February 8. | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 452 | 421 | Skiing. | | |
| 453 | 422 | Biathlon. | | |

## Folk dances..

| March 16. | Perf 14$^1$/$_4$ | Perf 14$^1$/$_4$ | Perf 14$^1$/$_4$ | Perf 14$^1$/$_4$ |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 454 | 423 | Romanian round dance. | | |
| 455 | 424 | Lively Romanian folk dance. | | |

## Art.

| April 20. | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 456 | 425 | Girls from Ceadîr-Lunga (1960). Mihai Grecu. | | |
| 457 | 426 | Native region (1968). Eleonora Romanescu. | | |
| 458 | 427 | The girl at the window (1957). Valentina Rusu-Ciobanu. | | |
| 459 | 428 | “În doi” In two (1968). Igor Vieru. | | |

## Europe 2002. Circus.

| May 9. | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 460 | 429 | Bas-relief on Circus Building in Chişinău. 1988. | | |

## Botanic Garden from Chişinău. Flowers.

| June 14. | | | | |
| Image | Image | Image | Description | Notes |
| 463, 464, 461 462 | 463, 464, 461 462 | 463, 464, 461 462 | Miniature sheets 26 461 - Rose. Rosa. 462 - Peony. Paeonia. 463 - Aster. Aster. 464 - Iris. Iris. Michel Catalogue Number 430-433 | |

## Leonardo da Vinci – 550 years from his birth.

| July 25. | | | | |
| Image | Image | Image | Description | Notes |
| 465, 467, 466 | 465, 467, 466 | 465, 467, 466 | Miniature sheets 27 465 - The painting “The lady and the ermine” (1485-1490). National Museum of Cracovia. 466 - The painting “Saint Anna of Samotrace” (1508-1510). Louver, Paris. 467 - The painting “Mona Lisa” (1503-1506). Known as “La Giaconda”. Louver, Paris. Michel Catalogue Number 434-436 | |

## Famous Personalities.

| August 24. | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$:14 | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$:14 | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$:14 | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$:14 |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 468 | 437 | Grigore Ureche (1590-1647). Leader and chronicler. The first written chronicle “The Chronicle of Moldova” belongs to him. | | |
| 469 | 438 | Nicolae Costin (1660-1712). Chronicler, boyar. Wrote “Letopiseţul Ţarii Moldovei since the foundation of the world until 1691”. | | |
| 470 | 439 | Ion Neculce (1672-1745). Chronicler, hetman and leader. Described the events between 1662 and 1743. | | |
| 471 | 440 | Nicolae Testemiţeanu (1927-1986). Surgeon, Rector of Chişinău Medical University, Health Minister. | | |
| 472 | 441 | Sergiu Rădăuţan (1926-1999), Physicist, academician, the first rector of Moldova Technical University. | | |
| 473 | 442 | Alexandre Dumas-father (1802-1870). French novelist and playwright. | | |

## Horse breed.

| September 20. | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 474 | 443 | The Vladimir Breed, horses used for heavy traction. | | |
| 475 | 444 | The Orlov Trotter breed, horses used for light traction and ridding. | | |
| 476 | 445 | The Arab Breed, horses used in different sport competitions. | | |

## The post expands horizons (the series represents the contest drawings made by children for the World Post Day).

| October 5. | Perf 13$^1$/$_2$ | Perf 13$^1$/$_2$ | Perf 13$^1$/$_2$ | Perf 13$^1$/$_2$ |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 477 | 446 | The Moldavian rural scenery. Alexandru Catranji, 14 years. | | |
| 478 | 447 | Carrier pigeons– the message delivery toward other planets. Natalia Corcodel, 14 years. | | |
| 479 | 448 | A child-mailman delivering letters. Dana Lungu, 10 years. | | |

## The CIS Summit. Chişinău 2002.

| October 6. | Perf 13$^1$/$_2$ | Perf 13$^1$/$_2$ | Perf 13$^1$/$_2$ | Perf 13$^1$/$_2$ |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 480 | 449 | The presidents of the countries – members of CIS. | | |
| 481 | 450 | The Republic of Moldova – member of CIS. | | |

## Wine festival.

| October 11. | Perf 13$^1$/$_4$:13 | Perf 13$^1$/$_4$:13 | Perf 13$^1$/$_4$:13 | Perf 13$^1$/$_4$:13 |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 482 | 451 | The wine factory Cricova-50 years. The entrance to Cricova basements. | | |
| 483 | 452 | The wine factory Cricova-50 years. Codru Street. | | |
| 484 | 453 | The wine factory Cricova-50 years. Degustation hall. | | |
| 485 | 454 | Wine festival. Wine collection. | | |
| 486 | 455 | Wine festival. Composition. | | |