Romfilatelia launched a show dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Romanian Red Crosstranslated

On Friday, Romfilatelia launched an anniversary show dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Romanian Red Cross, made in collaboration with the Romanian Post.

The philatelic issue includes a postage stamp, a lace envelope and a "first day" envelope, dedicated to the anniversary of one of the most important humanitarian organizations in the country.

The elements of the philatelic issue evoke both the past and the current activity of the institution. The lace bag, with a nominal value of 32 lei, depicts images from the humanitarian campaigns carried out by the Romanian Red Cross.

The postage stamp with the face value of 6 lei and the "prima zi" envelope depicts Queen Maria in the field hospitals during the First World War, paying tribute to her contribution to the development and support of the organization's work.

Romanian Red Cross The Romanian National Red Cross Society was founded on July 4, 1876 and has been operating without interruption until now, having the status of auxiliary of the public authorities in the humanitarian field. In the same year it was recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross, and since 1919 it has been part of the International Federation of...