Zimbrul si Vulturul
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Zimbrul şi Vulturul was a 19th Century Romania
n 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, was placed for auction December 3, 2006 through the David Feldman S.A.
auction house of Geneva
. Several parties expressed interest in purchasing the copy, including the Romanian Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. 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.
Chahami told a Yediot Aharonot correspondent that this copy of the newspaper bears eight rare Romanian stamps - the famous Cap de bour ("The Head of Aurochs") IASSY MOLDOVA - issued by Moldavia
in that same year (1858) and used as postage for sending the newspaper to a subscriber in the city of 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.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n newspaper, published in the city of Iași (Iassy)
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
, capital of the Principality of Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
, and having readership in other parts of what was to become the Kingdom of Romania
Kingdom of Romania
The Kingdom of Romania was the Romanian state based on a form of parliamentary monarchy between 13 March 1881 and 30 December 1947, specified by the first three Constitutions of Romania...
.
A surviving copy of the paper, dated November 11, 1858, was placed for auction December 3, 2006 through the David Feldman S.A.
David Feldman (philatelist)
David Feldman is a professional philatelist, author and auctioneer, chairman of David Feldman SA, a Geneva based philatelic auction company that has attained record prices for some of the most famous postage stamps of the world...
auction house of Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
. Several parties expressed interest in purchasing the copy, including the Romanian Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. The copy sold for €
Euro
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700,000 (US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
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.
Chahami told a Yediot Aharonot correspondent that this copy of the newspaper bears eight rare Romanian stamps - the famous Cap de bour ("The Head of Aurochs") IASSY MOLDOVA - issued by Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
in that same year (1858) and used as postage for sending the newspaper to a subscriber in the city of Galaţi
Galati
Galați is a city and municipality in Romania, the capital of Galați County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, in the close vicinity of Brăila, Galați is the largest port and sea port on the Danube River and the second largest Romanian port....
. "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.
See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of MoldovaPostage stamps and postal history of MoldovaThis is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Moldova.Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries...
- Postage stamps and postal history of RomaniaPostage stamps and postal history of RomaniaThis is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Romania.-19th century:The principality of Moldavia issued stamps immediately upon gaining autonomy in 1858, with the first cap de bour stamps being issued in July 1858. These were produced by handstamping on laid paper, and are now quite...