Romfilatelia

Romfilatelia issues postal tribute to Synaxis of the Holy Romanian Women

Romfilatelia has issued a commemorative postal stationery item dedicated to the Synaxis of the Holy Romanian Women, marking the inclusion in the Church calendar of the 16 women saints canonised by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church and proclaimed in 2026. The philatelic piece reproduces the icon of the Synaxis, highlighting the portraits…

Apr 29, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

World’s longest postage stamp released in Romania for National Cathedral Consecration

Romfilatelia and the Romanian Post have released the world’s longest postage stamp, measuring 252 millimetres, to mark the Consecration of Romania’s National Cathedral. The philatelic issue, unveiled on Friday, celebrates the landmark event with a special miniature sheet, featuring mosaic icons and panoramic imagery of the Cathedral. The issue includes a postage stamp, a perforated…

Oct 24, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

2024 Romfilatelia Easter stamps showcase Stavropoleos monastery icons of Christ’s Passion and Resurrection

This year, Romfilatelia has released Easter-themed postage stamps featuring images that recount the narrative of Christ’s Resurrection and Passion. Romfilatelia selected Stavropoleos monastery for its Easter stamp issue because this year marks the 300th anniversary of the monastery’s consecration. On April 5, 2024, Romfilatelia distributed the stamps to post offices nationwide. The 2024 Holy Easter…

Apr 19, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Romfilatelia: Postage stamp issue dedicated to Avram Iancu, 150 years since his death

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the passing to the eternity of the most beloved son of Transylvania, “The Prince of the Mountains” (in Romanian, “Crăişorul munţilor”), Avram Iancu, Romfilatelia introduced into circulation on Tuesday, September 6th, a commemorative issue with the generic title „Avram Iancu, 150 years since his death”, consisting of a postage stamp…

Sep 7, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

Romfilatelia: Postage stamp issue dedicated to Metropolitan-Primate Calinic Miclescu, 200 years since his birth

Romfilatelia adds to the theme of spirituality and history of the Romanian Orthodox Church with an anniversary issue dedicated to a leading hierarch: “Metropolitan-Primate Calinic Miclescu, 200 years since his birth”. The issue, with a postage stamp having the face value of Lei 10.00, was introduced into circulation on Tuesday, April 5th. The images reproduced on the…

Apr 5, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

2021 Romfilatelia Christmas stamps show Bucur Ciobanul Church icons of Theotokos

Special stamps have been issued by Romfilatelia for Christmas this year, with the design telling the story of the Nativity of the Lord painted at the beginning of the eighteenth century by the iconographer Ioan. The stamps see Virgin Mary cradling the newborn Jesus in the iconostasis of Bucur Ciobanul Church in Bucharest that dates…

Nov 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romfilatelia: Bicentenary of Tudor Vladimirescu’s Revolution

Romfilatelia introduces into circulation, on Tuesday, June 22nd this year, the postage stamps issue entitled “Tudor Vladimirescu’s Revolution, 200 Years”, dedicated to a historical moment and an exceptional personality: the Revolution of 1821 and its leader, Tudor Vladimirescu. The postage stamps issue Tudor Vladimirescu’s Revolution, 200 Years, consisting of a stamp, a perforated souvenir sheet, a special anniversary block…

Jun 19, 2021Iulian Dumitraşcu

Romfilatelia: Europa 2020 ancient postal routes

For this year, under the title Europa 2020, PostEurop, the body of the Universal Postal Union, a United Nations specialized agency, has chosen the topic „Ancient postal routes”, a theme appreciated by collectors. The issue consisting of two postage stamps, presented in an elaborate graphical manner was introduced into circulation on Thursday, April 9th, Romfilatelia reports. In…

Apr 14, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Romfilatelia: Postage stamp issue dedicated to Holy Easter 2020

Romfilatelia has launched its 2020 Holy Easter stamp collection. The perforated souvenir sheet with the face value of Lei 29 illustrates the Palm Sunday scene, Romfilatelia reports. The two postage stamps of the issue (with a face value of Lei 1.90 each) reproduce the images of the “The Last Supper” and “The Holy Myrrhbearing Women at the Holy Grave” icons, which are…

Mar 5, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Popăuți Monastery founded by St. Stephen the Great featured on new commemorative stamp

A new stamp was introduced into circulation yesterday, January 21, featuring the St. Nicholas Church of Popăuți Monastery, built by St. Stephen the Great in 1496. The stamp is part of a series dedicated to various Romanian cities, with the latest stamps honoring the northern city of Botosani. The stamp was issued by Romfilatelia, which, “For…

Jan 23, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Romfilatelia unveils 2019 Christmas stamps

Romfilatelia has launched its 2019 Christmas stamp collection which this year features brightly coloured traditional Nativity scenes. The Christmas set includes two denominated stamps indicating 1,70 lei reproducing images from the manuscript ‘Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God’ kept at the Romanian Academy Library. The scenes shown on the stamps are summarized by Romfilatelia…

Nov 19, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu