Ancient Postal Routes on registered FDC from Romania

One of best stamps designs for Europa CEPT 2020 theme Ancient Postal Routes was done by Romanian Post and this is one of best covers i received during dull days of lock-down when international postal traffic was largely stopped.  Thank you, Mihnea!

Europa CEPT 2019 National Birds on registered FDC from Romania

Romanian post issued par of stamps in Europa CEPT 2019 National Birds joint issue of European postal operators. This years theme is one of my favorites, and most of postal operators designed really nice stamps.On first stamp is eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis), a passerine bird in the lark family Alaudidae. It is a wide-spread species found across Europe and Asia with introduced populations in New Zealand, Australia and on the Hawaiian Islands. It is a bird of open farmland and heath, known for the song of the male, which is delivered in hovering flight from heights of 50 to 100 metres. The sexes are alike. It is streaked greyish-brown above and on the breast and has a buff-white belly.

On second stamp is golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the most widely distributed species of eagle. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. These birds are dark brown, with lighter golden-brown plumage on their napes. Immature eagles of this species typically have white on the tail and often have white markings on the wings. Golden eagles use their agility and speed combined with powerful feet and massive, sharp talons to snatch up a variety of prey, mainly hares, rabbits, and marmots and other ground squirrels. Golden eagles maintain home ranges or territories that may be as large as 200 km2.


Thank you, Mihnea!

The 30th Anniversary of the First Romanian Cosmonaut

Romania celebrated The 30th Anniversary of the First Romanian Cosmonaut with this mini sheet issued on 09.05.2011. Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu was selected for spaceflight training in 1978 as a part of the Intercosmos Program. Having obtained the highest marks during three years of preparation, he was then selected for a joint space flight with the Russian cosmonaut Leonid Popov. In May 1981 they completed an eight-day space mission on board Soyuz 40 and the Salyut 6 space laboratory where they completed scientific experiments in the fields of astrophysics, space radiation, space technology, space medicine and biology. Prunariu is the 103rd human being to fly into space.


Thank you Silviu!

Corkscrews on cover from Romania

I received a registered cover from Romania with complete set Corkscrews II.
The stamp with the face value of Lei 1.60 illustrates a French, artistic pocket corkscrew, from the 18th century. The stamp with the face value of Lei 2.70 is a type of corkscrew made in the 18th century by French jewellers. The stamp with the face value of Lei 3.50 illustrates a barrel corkscrew. A British corkscrew with a Thomason mechanism, with the main handle shaped like an oval, and the second one shaped as a snake, it was produced in Birmingham. The stamp with the face value of Lei 4.00 illustrates a French produced single lever corkscrew, patented by Fernand François, in 1902. This decorated version is called “Le Rapide”. The stamp with the face value of Lei 4.50 illustrates a zig-zag corkscrew, a very rare piece, which, unlike the others in its category, had two sets of levers, separated by a wooden handle. The stamp with the face value of Lei 8 illustrates a pistol corkscrew. It is a French piece, of mother-of-pearl plated silver, which represents a firearm whose trigger is the corkscrew itself. The souvenir sheet of the issue, with the face value of Lei 16, represents a corkscrew patented in 1904, in Denmark. This set was issued on 29.03.2017.

There's also two more stamps:
Hurtu 3½ Quadricycle, from set The Tiriac collection, issued on 30.08.2017.
Flint pistol made in Liege, 18th Century, from set Arms - National Military Museum, Bucharest, issued on 08.02.2008.


Thank you Mihnea!

The first Moldova-Romania Postcrossing Meetup

The meetup was held on 29.07.2017. (Constitution Day) in Central Post Office of Moldova in Chişinău, and also is organized a collaborative exhibition of postcards from around the world.

 Moldavian Post designed nice special postmark for this meetup, and it fits quite well with this stamps dedicated to symbols of Moldova and capital city Chișinău. First stamp is Coat of Arms of the Municipality of Chişinău, issued on 07.03.2015, and second is Flag of Moldova, issued on 03.11.2010.

This is picture of Postcrossers from this meetup, and one of them is Mihnea, who sent me this nice postcard. Thank you Mihnea!

Postcrossing cover from Romania

On 24.02.2017 Romanian Post issued Postcrossing stamp, as a 14th postal administration in the world with this favorite stamp theme for us Postcrossers. This cover sent me Mihnea Raducu, whose persistence and commitment to this idea in every step of the way were crucial in bringing this new stamp to life.

Issue Date: 24.02.2017
Designer: Razvan Popescu
Process: Offset
Colours: 4
Stamp size: 48 x 33mm
Value: 4 Lei


Thank you very much Mihnea!

Europa 2017 Castles on parcel from Romania

I ordered postcards from postcardsmarket.com, and they sent them in this parcel with this nice stamps used for postage, not just a R sticker like most of them. First stamp is Javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica), from set Recently Extinct Species, issued on 21.04.2017. Second and third stamps are complete set Europa 2017 Castles, issued on 12.04.2017. First castle is Hunyadi castle, in Hunedoara, and second is Károlyi castle, in Carei.


Thank you Mihnea!

Romania: Merry Cemetery in Săpânța

Very interesting postcard of very unusual cemetery in Romania! The Merry Cemetery is a cemetery in the village of Săpânța, Maramureş county, Romania. It is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the persons who are buried there as well as scenes from their lives. The Merry Cemetery became an open-air museum and a national tourist attraction.

The unusual feature of this cemetery is that it diverges from the prevalent belief, culturally shared within European societies – a belief that views death as something indelibly solemn. Connections with the local Dacian culture have been made, a culture whose philosophical tenets presumably vouched for the immortality of the soul and the belief that death was a moment filled with joy and anticipation for a better life.

Stamp is  Brilliant Romanians: George Enescu, 1881-1955, issued on 18.03.2016.


Thank you Andra!

Romania: Palace of the Parliament

My first postcard from Romania!

This is The Palace of the Parliament in Romainian capital Bucharest.  The Palace is the world's largest civilian building with an administrative function and the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon in the United States.

Size: 270 m by 240 m, 86 m high, 92 m underground, 1,100 rooms, 12 stories tall with four additional underground levels currently available and in use (another four in different stages of completion).

This nice stamp is The European hare, released on 2013-07-09

Thank  You very much Dragos!