“Childhood never disappears from us; it becomes a continuous spring from which all of life’s turns comeforth.” – George Calinescu Some of the most beloved literary genres are fairytales and stories. These, along with nursery rhymes, accompany children from their first days of life and create the first contact with imaginary worlds. Fairytales and stories […]
Respecting tradition, the city of New York also hosts this year a world-class event in the domain of philately. Between May 28 to June 4, 2016 the World Stamp Show opens its doors, organized by the American Philatelic Society (APS), which brings together, under the motto “Take a walk around the world”, more than 50
On the lakeside of Herastrau, in the middle of the Romanian capital, visitors from everywhere have the joy of meeting a genuine village, with monuments and artifacts from the 17th century, until the early 20th century, where representative constructions from important ethnographic regions gained a new life in the “Dimitrie Gusti” National Village Museum. The
2016 represents an anniversary year for the Romanian Royal Dynasty, not only due to the 150th anniversary of its foundation, but also due to the anniversary of other events which have changed the course of Romania’s royal history, specifically one century since Romania’s entry into World War One, 95 years from the birth of His
Among the international events of 2016 is the 60th anniversary since the first EUROPA stamp issues. On this occasion, the PostEurop body organized an international design competition on the theme Think Green!, this being the topic of the Europa 2016 issue. Thus, countries reproduce the winning design, belonging to an artist from Cyprus, and optionally
950 YEARS SINCE THE PASSING OF HALLEY’S COMET OBSERVED IN 1066 The history of astronomy is the history of the science that studies celestial bodies, from simple observation to theories about the universe. Astronomy includes the study of planets and their satellites, comets, meteors, stars, black holes, galaxies and solar systems. This postage stamp issue
In the political and social context of the late 19th century, the need to create a forum of national parliaments, which would advocate for world peace, was identified. Thus, two parliamentarians, William Randal Cremer (United Kingdom) and Frédéric Passy (France), supporters of peace, took the initiative of creating a worldwide inter-parliamentary forum. At the meeting
How many of us often admired the unusual game of butterflies in a field of flowers? Beautifully colored, with wings “flickering”, seeking scent, butterflies have always been one of the species that have caught the imagination of people, inspiring them in their artistic endeavors. Romfilatelia dedicates the stamp issue Flowers’ Wings to these symbols of
Once development and empowerment started to cover all areas of the country, after the 1859 Union, there appeared the need of creating a central institution for the promotion of literary and scientific creation. Thus, in April of 1866, the Romanian Literary Society was founded, and from the following year it would be named the Romanian
Easter, the Christian holiday that calls on people to take the Holy Light, brings the unique joy of the Resurrection, but also rituals and religious traditions, among which that of the salute known by even the youngest ones: Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! To illustrate the stamp issue Holly Easter, from the Putna
