One century ago, the initiative of a group of young economists strongly sustained by the Minister of Industry and Commerce, A.D. Xenopol, came true when, on 6 April 1913, by a Royal Decree, they set up the first economic higher education institution of Romania: the Academy of High Commercial and Industrial Studies. Confronted with serious […]
On the occasion of the Easter feast, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation a postage stamps issue dedicated to this event: Holy Easter 2013. A fundamental Christian feast, the Easter was celebrated first by the Jews that were under the Egyptian reign in the time of Moses. Before the Angel sent by God should kill the Egyptian
Surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, Transylvania- Terra Ultrasilvana or “the land beyond the forests” – is the territory where the Dacian state, ruled by King Burebista, experienced the most prosperous period in the history of the Geto-Dacians and, at the same time, by its organisation and expansion, it laid the foundation of the future Romanian
As a consistent promoter of the national cultural and historical values, through the themes of its postage stamps, Romfilatelia is aiming to convert the message on the postage stamps into an effective and successful concern for the preservation of the most important values that integrate the spiritual, cultural and historical treasure of Romania. According to
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
