“The Royal Crown is not a symbol of the past, but a unique representation of our independence, sovereignty and unity. The Crown is a reflection of the State and the Nation. The Crown has consolidated Romania through loyalty, courage, respect, generosity and modesty.” King Michael I On 25th October 2014, the longest living statesman in […]
Romfilatelia dedicates a special postage stamp issue to fruits and fauna from the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, illustrating the ancestral relation between the animal and vegetal kingdoms; the four pairs of elements selected for the topic of the issue harmoniously link wild fruits and animals. At the intersection of five biogeographically regions,Romaniaranks as one of
By Decree No. 765 of July 4th/16th, 1864, ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza enacted the founding act of theUniversityofBucharest. At the time, Mihail Kogalniceanu was Prime Minister, and the poet Dimitrie Bolintineanu was the Minister in charge of Public Instruction. It should be noted that according to the Public Instruction Act, primary education was becoming general,
On the 24th of January 1859, the history pages of the Romanian Principalities witness an important event under the name of the “Union of the Principalities”. Two historical regions of the ancient land of Dacia were united to become a single country, known starting with 1962, under the name of Romania. After accomplishing the Union,
“The artist, like the literate, must belong to his time; Only under this condition, his works will be transmitted to posterity. He must belong to his country, the only way for him to be amazing. He must express its opinions, if he wants to be true and admired by thinkers. He must truly show himself
On the occasion of this year’s organisation in Bucharest, between May 14th- 17th, of the World Conference of Masonic Regular Grand Lodges, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamps issue dedicated to this event. Of particular importance, the organisation of the World Conference of Masonic Regular Grand Lodges inRomaniais perceived as a unique event in
The Romanian Parliament decided, by Law no. 28/2011 of March 11th, that the Remembrance Day of the Roma Slavery Abolition should take place every year, on February 20th. In this context, Romfilatelia dedicates to the Roma minority a postage stamps issue entitled Roma people in Romanian painting. The minority is represented nationally by the
The Judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ or the World Court, as it is also known) of The Hague, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, in the case “Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea” (Romania v. Ukraine) was publicly delivered on 3 February 2009. In 2014 there are 5 years since
Flora, theme deeply cherished by philately lovers, is approached again this year by Romfilatelia in the postage stamps issue Desert Flowers, released in a distinct illustrative manner. When you think about desert, what is the first thing coming to your mind? Maybe sand and heat? Or perhaps vegetation? Or rather its absence? Although the desert
Belonging to the UNESCO heritage, Sucevita Monastery and the Church of the Saviour at Berestovo represent the theme of the joint stamp issue Romania – Ukraine, introduced into circulation by Romfilatelia. The link between the two churches, subject of the postage stamps issue, is the great personality of Petru Movila (1596-1646), nephew of Ieremia Movila.
