Moldova issues limited prepaid postcard for artist Alexei Grabco’s centenary

Poșta Moldovei issued a prepaid postcard on 18 August 2026 marking 90 years since the birth of Moldovan graphic artist and caricaturist Alexei Grabco, who lived from 1936 to 2016. The postal stationery item has been assigned catalogue number CPMF0190 and was designed by Veronica Coroli.

The card measures 148 by 105 millimetres and carries a selling price of 10 Moldovan lei. Only 200 examples are listed in the official production quantity, making it a notably small modern postal-stationery release. The official entry identifies it specifically as a prepaid postcard, meaning the imprinted postal indicium forms part of the item and should not be confused with an ordinary commemorative picture postcard requiring an added stamp.

Grabco was associated with Moldovan illustration, satirical graphics and caricature. Studies of his work describe drawings addressing social behaviour, morals and everyday relationships through humorous visual narratives. He also worked with illustrated stories and material for younger readers. The commemoration therefore belongs to both the personalities and visual-arts fields, while the postal format gives it a separate place in Moldovan stationery catalogues.

For collectors, the limited quantity, official catalogue number and distinction between prepaid and ordinary postcard formats are the key identifying facts. Condition will depend on preserving the card’s corners, printed surface and postal indicium, while genuinely used examples may eventually provide evidence of how widely the small printing circulated.

The official listing confirms the date, format, dimensions, quantity, price and designer but does not provide printing method, paper specification, indicium denomination or first-day cancellation details. Those characteristics can only be established from additional postal documentation or examination of the issued card.