Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, and the spiritual rebirth of Christians around the world, being celebrated every year on December 25th. To properly celebrate the Nativity, Romfilatelia has prepared, as we do every year, the issue “Christmas” consisting of two stamps and a perforated souvenir sheet. One of the stamps […]
The World Bank Group (WBG) is the leading international organization that provides financial and technical assistance to countries around the world. The institutional mission is to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 and boost shared prosperity for the poorest 40 percent of people. The World Bank Group consists of five institutions – International Bank for Reconstruction
Over the years, cars, motorcycles and planes were for King Michael I both a hobby and a way to defend oneself from all pressures and tensions of life, a fact which Romfilatelia brings to the attention of a larger audience through the postage stamp issue “Engines, a Royal Passion”. The first vehicle driven by His
The historical evolution of the corkscrew can be seen in the largest collection in the world, located in Bucharest. The collection was certified by Guinness World Records in 2015 and, meanwhile, it came to surpass 26,000 different pieces. Not only the number is impressive, but also the quality of the pieces. Romfilatelia dedicates to this
Wallachia proper is a historical region of Romania made up of Muntenia (known as Greater Wallachia) and Oltenia (or Lesser Wallachia). Wallachia has as its birth record a decisive battle of the Wallachian Prince Basarab I and the King of Hungary, Charles Robert, a battle in which victory went to the Wallachians in the confrontation
“The best way we can predict the future is to create it.” USA President Abraham Lincoln According to some testimonies of locals and some documents in the state archives, Magurele was Lady Stanca’s dowry estate and Michael the Brave passed the inheritance to a niece of theirs, Ilinca daughter of Nicolae Voivode Patrascu, who
Romanians are a people proud of their past in aeronautics. Ever since the first appearance of airplanes, among the pioneers of the world there were Romanians who have contributed greatly to the development of flight by means heavier than air. Romfilatelia dedicates a new postage stamp issue to the anniversaries of this year, suggestively entitled
The celebration of 100 years since the establishment of the Romanian Artillery and Anti-aircraft Missile branch constitutes an important opportunity to highlight its traditions and also an interesting subject for accomplishing an anniversary postage stamp issue. In actions for the defence and liberation of the national territory, anti-aircraft artillerymen found themselves in legendary feats
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera (its name comes from the Greek words cheir, “hand” and pteron, “wing”) whose hands form wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. Resuming its series of projects dedicated to this theme, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamp issue Bats. Western culture
Consistently promoting philatelic topics about Romania’s natural beauties and riches, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation a postage stamp issue -depicting flora and fauna rarities in an area considered indeed a marvel of nature, the Ceahlau National Park. The park’s uniqueness is given not only by the great diversity of plants and animals, but also by their
