Postage stamps and postal history of Transnistria

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This is a survey of the

Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
.

Before independence

First Tiraspol Zemstvo stamp, 5 kopecks, 1873

Tiraspol Zemstvo stamps

In the

Uyezd located in the Kherson Governorate. On January 1, 1873, the Tiraspol Zemstvo began running the official local postal service. Two Zemstvo stamps were issued for this purpose, in 1873 and 1879, that were cancelled with a pen. Additionally, free, non-denominated official labels were printed in 1875 but they were not postage stamps.[1]

Romanian occupation

During

semi-postals in 1942.[2]

  • Postage stamps of Romania for Transnistria, 1941, with a Tiraspol postmark.
    Postage stamps of Romania for Transnistria, 1941, with a Tiraspol postmark.
  • A Romanian stamp for Transnistria on piece and postmarked Tiraspol 1941.
    A Romanian stamp for Transnistria on piece and postmarked Tiraspol 1941.
  • A semi-postal of Romania for Transnistria, 1942.
    A semi-postal of Romania for Transnistria, 1942.

Tiraspol provisional stamps

Tiraspol provisional stamps issued in 1992 by overprinting two stamps of the Soviet Union

Transnistria declared its independence from Moldova on September 2, 1990, and in June 1992, the postal authorities in Tiraspol, the capital and administrative centre of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, overprinted sheets of two definitive stamps of the former Soviet Union. The overprints read 'Тирасполь / 30-VI-92' (Tiraspol / 30-June-92) and two new values, '20 коп.' (20 kopecks) and '28 коп.' (28 kopecks). These provisionals were only in use from July 3 to July 21, 1992, and were then confiscated and destroyed by Moldavian authorities in Kishinev (now Chișinău).[3]

First PMR stamps

On November 18, 1993, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (Council) of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic made decision on issuing the first stamps. The first Transnistria stamp was designed by Grigoriy Bronza and appeared on December 31, 1993.[4] Since then it has typically issued between 3 and 5 different series of stamps per year. The region's name is given only in Cyrillic, as 'ПОЧТА ПМР' (POST OF PMR, with PMR standing for Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic).

Validity

The postage stamps of Transnistria are not recognised outside of the country and are valid only for domestic service within Transnistria. International mail and mail to the rest of Moldova requires Moldovan postage stamps.[5]

  • Postage stamps of Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, 2015.
    Postage stamps of Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, 2015.
  • Postage stamps of Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, 2019.
    Postage stamps of Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, 2019.

Bogus PMR stamps

A 1976 stamp of the Soviet Union with a false Transnistrian overprint.

Bogus stamp issues have been a problem in the region for several years, with private persons overprinting stamps of the Soviet Union or printing labels resembling Transnistrian stamps, and selling them to unsuspecting collectors. The bogus stamps usually give the region's name in Cyrillic, as 'ПМР' , although sometimes the Latin letters 'PMR' are seen instead. There is no consistent practice, with some stamps only inscribed in Cyrillic and others only in Latin.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 5-256-00175-2. Archived from the original
    on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
  2. ^ Filateliya (1992). Каталог-справочник отечественных знаков почтовой оплаты [Catalogue and Handbook of Home Postage Items]. Suppl. Collection in 3 Vols (in Russian). Vol. 3. Moscow: Filateliya magazine. pp. 311–312.
  3. ^ Dulsky, L. (May 1994). Локальный выпуск Тирасполя [Local Tiraspol issue]. Filateliya (in Russian) (5). Moscow: 9–10.
  4. ^ Novikov, Sergei (17 May 2002). "Up-stream: local stamps and pictorial cancellations of the Transnistria post". Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  5. ^ Miller, Rick (12 August 2002). "Overprinted Soviet stamps: quest or quagmire?". Refresher Course. Linns.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2010.

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