Moldova: Postcrossing Meet-up

On Tuesday I got two postcards: one from Moldova and one from Germany.

The card from Moldova shows various things the country is famous for.

The card was signed during the first joint Postcrossing Meet-up of Moldovan and Romanian postcrossers.
Stamp:
Traditional Blouse (from set of two) (issued 24-06-2015)
with a special Postcrossing postmark

Thank You very much Hanko!

Moldova: National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History

On Thursday I got two postcards: one from Moldova and one from the United Kingdom.

The card from Moldova shows the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History in Chișinău. The National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History was established in 1889 as one of the first museums in modern day Moldova. Its collection is centred on the nature and cultures of Bessarabia. Today it is an important cultural and scientific institution.

With nice stamps:
Coat of Arms (from set of six) (issued 07-03-2015)
International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (issued 10-03-2017)
The Red List of Moldova (from set of eight) (issued 29-07-2011)
with a special postmark about the 25th anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Germany

Thank You very much Nadya!

Moldova: Gates of Chișinău

This is the 2000th post on my blog! Thank You all of you for sending me all this nice postcards and covers with so many nice stamps!

On Monday I got my first postcard from Moldova.

The Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordering on Romania and Ukraine. It declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1992 and is today a member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. In 2013 Moldova signed an association agreement with the European Union. Transnistria, the territory on the east bank of the river Dniester, is under the control of a separatist government.

The card shows the Gates of Chișinău. Chișinău is the capital of Moldova and also the country's largest and most prosperous city. Chișinău's cityscape is shaped by Soviet-style buildings. 

The card was sent from the Postcrossing Meet-up in Chișinău.
Stamps:
Traditional Headdress (from set of four) (issued 07-04-2012)
Christmas (from set of two) (issued 02-12-2016)
Natural Monuments of Moldova (from set of three) (issued 21-12-2012)
Medieval Moldova (from set of four) (issued 31-05-2012)

Thank You very much Nadya!