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 addition, the issue is completed by a special philatelic product with a medal presenting on the obverse the seal of the Posts Office Directorate in Wallachia. Its reverse features the seal of the Telegraph Office Roman, Moldova, at the beginning of the 19th century.
The postage stamp with the face value of Lei 1.90 graphically depicts the following elements: postal routes from Moldavia, detail from the lithography, Post riders in Moldavia, by Raffet (1839) and the seal of the Telegraph Office Roman, in Moldavia, around 1840.
The postage stamp with the face value of Lei 20.50 illustrates the following elements: a post coach and postal routes within Wallachia, along with a detail from the lithography Post Coach Crossing Over the Buzau River, by Raffet (1839) and the seal of the Posts Office Directorate in Wallachia, around 1840.
The seals illustrated on the stamps are represented on postal documents from the collection of the Museum of Romanian Records.
Photography courtesy of Romfilatelia
