Romaniais one of the few European countries having a very well preserved biological diversity. As an integral part of biodiversity, the terrestrial fauna of our country, which is one of the richest and most various fromEurope, consists of three large fauna complexes: the alpine complex, the forest complex and the steppe complex. They contain old […]
More than one century and a half ago (1861), in Sibiu, the Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and Culture of the Romanians – ASTRA is founded, a cultural organization contemplating, through its Founding Acts, to carry out preservation actions of the Romanian traditional heritage and artistic-cultural manifestations. An open air museum had been envisaged to
ROMANIAN POSTAGE STAMP DAY 300 years ago, the metropolitan bishop Antim Ivireanul laid the foundation of Antim Monastery, dedicated to All Saints, being today one of the oldest and most beautiful monasteries of Bucharest. By its supple, elegant and balanced architectural line and the refinement and depth of the vegetal motifs sculpted in stone and
Motto: Mens sana in corpore sano Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamps issue Live healthy!, thus adding a new set of stamps to the topic initiated in 2012, which suggestively illustrates the natural resources that should lie at the basis of a healthy nutrition, such as: honey, walnuts, peanuts, wild berries (raspberries, blueberries and
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church decided to declare 2013 the Homage Year of Saint Emperors Constantine and Helen, considering the anniversary of 1700 years since the Edict of religious tolerance of Milan. Romfilatelia also joins this initiative by introducing into circulation a postage stamps issue dedicated to this major event of the
Established by PostEurop each year, the topic proposed under the theme Europa, for year 2013,is entitled The Postman Van. On this occasion, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation a new postage stamps issue that has been, for many years, on the list of collection themes and in the top chart of philatelic preferences. If at the beginning
In 2009, The United Nations Organization instituted the date of 22 April as the official holiday of the planet – International Mother Earth Day – a day of involvement of all the people to protect the environment. On this occasion, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation a postage stamps issue dedicated to this event, Earth Day 2013.
For the collectors fond of the themes approaching the field of photographic technique Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamps issue Collection objects – Photo Cameras. The term photography associating two terms coming from the Greek language, fotos and grafein, is simply translated in the current language: writing with light. The alchemists of the Middle
At the beginning of the 19th century, in Radauti area, it was attested the presence of a Jewish community which, in 1830, had inaugurated the cult activity in the first synagogue. In 1880, on the occasion of the visit of Emperor Franz Joseph I in Radauti, a Jewish delegation asked him to help them purchase
Tara Hategului is a region full of beauty, poetry, mystery and history located in the South-Eastern Transylvania. It is considered as one of the densest regions of the country considering the number of historical monuments. The depression lying between Retezat, Poiana Rusca and Sureanu mountains is divided into two territories, Hateg at West and Pui
