The Literary Society Romanian Athenaeum was established in1865 as a promoter of the spreading of cultural and scientific knowledge. The most famous of its members included Constantin Esarcu, V.A. Urechia and Dr. N. Kretulescu. Their wish to build the headquarters for the Society had to overcome a real obstacle: the lack of funds. Fighting restlessly […]
Have you ever taken into consideration that flowers do not all blossom at the same time? That there is a specific hour when each one reveals itself to the light, nature and peoples? With an interesting thematic approach, this year, Romfilatelia is offering a two-part postage stamps issue, Flowers’ Clock. This issue, achieved in an
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” – Edgar Degas This year, on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of Nicolae Grigorescu’s birth and the 145th anniversary of Stefan Luchian’s birth, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamps issue entitled Art – Anniversaries, Commemorations as an homage paid to these
“Patria a priori” The 8th decade of the XXth century produced a tragic inheritance for what terrorism was to become in the world over time …In the name of “a cause to defend”, vigilantes with or without a country hijacked planes, took hostages and detonated bombs… The massacre during the Munich Olympic Games in
Around 1050 in Jerusalem, a hospital was established for the pilgrims coming to the Holy Land. This hospital was administered by the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (currently, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta). As a religious order, the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta
People share a common feeling of affection for cubs. Their kindness touches the sensitive parts of the human soul and the cubs raise a vivid curiosity for a little known and untamed universe. Continuing the much appreciated theme on fauna, Romfilatelia is introducing into circulation a new postage stamps issue – “Wild cubs”. On the
Written in the Orthodox calendar, The Birth of our Lord, a celebration of light, joy and happiness, may be found each year among the themes of postage stamps issues that Romfilatelia introduces into circulation… Seven centuries before the birth of Jesus Christ, the visionary prophet of messianic hope, Isaiah, wrote: “For unto us a child
In history, although located at the extremities of the European continent,RomaniaandSpainhave shared common interesting aspects. Emperor Trajan, a personality of the Latin history, was born inAndalusia. Ambassadors from the Court of Castile were sent to Stefan the Great inMoldavia. The beginning of the Hispano-Romanian diplomatic relations dates back to the 15th century, when Iancu de
The appearance of the pressing irons is the result of researches of clothes manufacturers in order to harmonize the consumers’ pretentions with the evolution of fashion. The manufacturing technology used solutions that had to correlate the shape and weight of pressing irons to the manner in which the heat sources was ensured. The first models
500 years ago, not far from the current Suceava town, on top of Bulai Hill, near a black wooden chapel, two Armenian brothers halted one night on their way toBudapestwhere they were going to sell their cattle. The Holy Virgin appeared in the dream of the two brothers telling them: “I bless you, may your
