Saturday, June 27, 2020

Romania 2020 issue:

Pheasants of Romania:

Here we go with recent issue from Romania. 
Date of issue: May 22, 2020
Set of four values.

Why I think, that this issue can fit to the title of "Stamp Must Have"?
There are nothing special in topic, birds, pheasants.

Even market value for this set is relatively low.
Set of 4, can be obtained for 7-8.00 US$, little bit more if You buy from internet seller, as eBay or other platform. But, hardly someone will sell it under 7.00 US$ per set, even if You find direct seller.

My attention come to design, made really great way, I can say, unique way to show us beauty of this protected bird! On FDC You can see that well! 
O.K. - we have a lot of pheasant issues made by many countries around, isn't? Yeah, but not in this way and this quality of print!
It is just perfect, it is not Photoshop, it is not photo, and it is not some kind of artist expression.
This is just perfectly made by artist, who invest lot of work and love in this design!

So, why to have it, under "must" have?
Because it is in low quantity printed, just around 52000 stamps printed, and in sheet of 5 stamps + label, it is just near 16000 pcs made. 
Than, if You have ability to buy also FDC, that will be great, because just 225 FDC was made.

Here You can see beauty of FDC:


See this Golden Pheasant on the left side of cover. Something beautiful! 
I remember, as young boy, going with hunters to the field, hunting for this birds. So, when they shot any, I was saddened well.
After that, I just enjoy this birds, alive in nature, they have nice "call" in the evening!

Here is this set of four:


Lady Amherst’s Pheasant – Chrysolophus amherstiae
Reeves’s Pheasant – Syrmaticus reeversii 
Green Pheasant, or Japanese Pheasant – Phasianus versicolor Vieillot
Golden Pheasant, or “Chinese Pheasant" – Chrysolophus pictus

Here You can see it in sheet of 5 and label:


Now, what is a chance to have it in really postal used condition?
Chance is minimal, and probably, if You have it in used condition, that will be CTO only.
Imagine, that someone will send mail, with this stamps on it!


So, go after this issue, it is worth to invest now some 70.00-80.00 US$ per all option, keep it for generation to come, they will have nice issue in collection that is worth money invested!








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