Zimbrul și Vulturul

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Zimbrul și Vulturul
Zimbrulu si Vulturulu
TypeNewspaper
Founded3 July 1850 (Zimbrul)
1 November 1858 (Zimbrul și Vulturul)
Political alignmentUnionist
LanguageRomanian
Relaunched2 January 1859 (Steaua Dunării, Zimbrul și Vulturul)
CityIași
CountryMoldavia

Zimbrul şi Vulturul ("The Wisent and the Eagle") was a 19th-century Romanian newspaper, published in the city of Iași (Iassy), capital of the Principality of Moldavia, and having readership in other parts of what was to become the Kingdom of Romania.

A surviving copy of the paper, dated November 11, 1858,

Romanian Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[2] The copy sold for €700,000 (US$927,000 in 2006) to London-based Israeli businessman Joseph Hackmey (יוסי חכמי), a collector of Romanian stamps and memorabilia. Including fees and commissions, the total price was €829,500 (US$1.1 million in 2006), the highest ever paid for a copy of a newspaper.[3]

Chahami told a

Galaţi. "The combination of a rare newspaper and rare stamps have made this a unique item, well worth the price I paid for it" said Hackmey.[4]

See also

References

  1. Portable Document Format
    )     (in Romanian). 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  2. ^ a b "Timbre rare romanesti, scoase la licitatie la Geneva si Monte Carlo". Ziarul de Iaşi (in Romanian). SC Grupul de Presa Medianet SA. 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  3. ^ Most expensive newspaper copy-Romanian newspaper sets world record
  4. ^ Yediot Aharonot, July 14, 2008
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