Romfilatelia supports and promotes the Olympic spirit and the values of the Olympism among the young talents in the school environment by introducing into circulation the Olympic Games in the imagination of children postage stamp issue. The stamps feature the colourful drawings made by children whose works were selected at The National Painting, Graphics and Drawing Competition, entitled “The Olympic Games in the Children’s Imagination”.
In terms of theme, the works of the participants address the Olympic spirit or one of the values of the Olympism – excellence, friendship, fair play, tolerance, joy, balance between body and mind, etc. This special mood was conveyed with the set of four original stamps recently introduced by Romfilatelia.
The first stamp features the work entitled Chromatic Dynamics created by the student Roman Gabriel of the “Ciprian Porumbescu” Arts High School in Suceava. The drawing, belonging to the 15-18 years old category, appreciated by the jury with the First Prize, presents scenes of certain sports such as fencing, gymnastics, weightlifting, swimming, archery etc.
The second stamp display the winning work from the 6-10 years old category. Entitled Tennis this colourful drawing was created by author Fluerasu Sofia from Palatul Copiilor (Children’s Palace) in Craiova. She was awarded with Honourable Mention.
On the third stamp is illustrated the drawing entitled Young hopes, by author Adumitroaie Anna Rocsana from “Stefan Luchian” Arts High School in Botosani. The work was awarded with Honourable Mention, it belongs to the 11-14 year old category and gives impressive images of fencing, gymnastics, canoeing and volleyball.
The fourth stamp features the Grace and Elegance drawing, belonging to the student Aveloiu Diana from the Sports High School in Targu Jiu. The work, participating in the 11-14 years old category, was rewarded by the jury of the competition with Honourable Mention. This illustrates, as its title suggests, the grace of the elements in gymnastics.
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