Welcome to Romania! This is a traditional greeting addressed to guests eager to experience the beauty of Romania. Romfilatelia introduced into circulation a set of six stamps with the title of the aforementioned wish. This brilliant issue shows some of the most interesting places that this country has to offer. These are Sturdza Palace, Hunyad Castle, Peles Castle, Barsana Monastery, Rupea Fortress, and Neamt Monastery.
So, the stamp with the face value of Lei 1.60 shows the Sturdza Castle from Miclauseni, also known as the Sturdza Palace. It was built between 1880 and 1904 in the Gothic style by Gh. Sturdza and his wife Maria. The stamp with the face value of Lei 1.80 depicts the Hunyad Castle, one of the most important monuments of Gothic architecture and feudal art in Romania and in Europe.
The item with the face value of Lei 1.90 illustrates the Peles Castle in Sinaia, rightly considered the “Crown Pearl” and one of the most beautiful castles in Romania. The Barsana Monastery is shown on the stamp with the face value of Lei 5. This attraction is located in the historical Maramures region, on the Iza River valley. It was built in 1711 on the site of an old monastery whose history began with the documentary attestation of Barsana village in 1326.
The item with the face value of Lei 8.50 features the Rupea Fortress, a representative historical monument of Brasov County, that has documentary attestation since the year 1324, being the refuge of the Transylvanian Saxons from the armies of King Charles I of Hungary. The stamp with the face value of Lei 12.00 depicts the Neamt Monastery that is one of the most interesting and representative monuments of the 14th-15thcentury architecture, both from plan and the mastery of the decorations point of view.
