Postal Stamps

Postage stamps are among the smallest art objects in everyday life — and among the most widely traveled. For Poșta Moldovei, Yurii Palkov approached stamp design not as illustration, but as condensed visual thinking. Each image had to speak clearly, carry cultural meaning, and remain open to interpretation, all within a limited format measured in centimeters.

The soul of the wings

Catalogue No	CPO09/2025
Type of issue	ordinary postcard
Size	105 x 148
Printing run	100
Price	14,00 lei
Painter	Iurii Palcov
Design	Veronica Coroli
Catalogue, No	CPO09/2025
Price, MDL	14,00 lei
Printing run, ex.	100
Size, mm	105 x 148

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CPO09/2025 ”The soul of the wings” (ordinary postcard, verso)

CPO09/2025 ”The soul of the wings” (ordinary postcard)

Designing postage stamps requires a rare balance between precision and freedom. Within strict technical boundaries, the image must remain expressive, recognizable, and conceptually complete.

In his collaborations with Poșta Moldovei, Yuriy Palkov treated each stamp as a miniature artwork — a visual fragment capable of carrying ideas across borders. The themes ranged from natural motifs and regional heritage to symbolic narratives and social reflection. Horses, trees, flowers, and landscapes coexist with metaphorical images such as wings, wine, time, and fragile human states.

Working at this scale sharpened the artist’s language. Lines became more deliberate, symbols more distilled. The stamp ceased to be a decorative surface and became a space where observation, memory, and meaning intersect. These works exist simultaneously as functional objects and autonomous images — art designed to travel, to be touched, and to be quietly noticed.