Romfilatelia introduces into circulation on Thursday, 24th of February 2022, the issue of postage stamps “Dalmatian-Type Animals”, presented in an original design.
The issue, is composed of four postage stamps, four mini-sheets, a First Day Cover and for fans of maximafilia, 4 maximum books.
The Dalmatian illustrated on the First Day Cover oh the issue, is a breed of dog that stands out with its unique, well-differentiated, black or brown spots on a white background. The origin of the breed is still shrouded in mystery, and the name most likely comes from the name of the Dalmatian region of Croatia, where the breed has been reported since the 18th century.
Appaloosa horse breed (Equus caballus) is a North American horse breed that is very popular in the United States, known mainly for its many extravagant, spotted color varieties covering various regions of the body. It is a strong, agile and versatile breed, which today is mainly used in equestrian competitions, excelling in many British and western riding disciplines.
“English Spot” rabbit breed (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a breed developed in nineteenth-century England using selective breeding techniques. It is a medium-size breed, with adults weighing between 2.2 and 3.6 kg.
Holstein breed cows (Bos taurus) is probably the most recognizable of all domestic cow breeds, due to its specific color, the cattle of this breed being spotted white with black or spotted white with red.
California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae), the spotted “High White” California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae “High White”) is a non-venomous snake in the colubridae family, white in color, with dark spots, especially black.
Romfilatelia thanks the representatives of the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History in Bucharest for the documentary support provided to the development of this postage stamps issue.
The philatelic issue became available starting Thursday, 24th of February, in Romfilatelia’s shops network in Bucharest, Bacau, Brasov, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi and Timisoara and online on http://romfilatelia.ro/store/.
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