Romania

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Romania is a country in southeastern Europe.'''

Its issues were preceded by those of Moldavia-Wallachia. See: Moldavia.

Kingdom
 File:Romania beard.jpg|1865 5 parale value File:Romania 2par.jpg|1866 2p value File:Romania ribbons.jpg|1871 5b value File:Romania 1.5b Paris.jpg|1872 1½b Paris print. File:Romania Bucharest print.jpg|1877 10b Bucharest print. Do not rely on the impression, measure the perfs. File:Romania left profile.jpg|1890 5b value File:Romania engr 25th jub.jpg|1906 10b 25th anniversary of Romania 
 * Romania's first stamps were issued in 1865.
 * In 1866-67, designs with the portrait of (clean shaven) Prince Carol were issued, inscribed POSTA ROMANA. Similar issues followed in 1868-70, 1869 and 1871-72, the latter with Carol with a short beard. Progress.
 * In 1872, a smaller design with the portrait in a circular frame was issued. There was a fine print (Paris) perf 14x 13½, and a rougher print (Bucharest) in various perfs. New colors and values were issued in 1879.
 * Beginning in 1880, new designs followed every year or so. Beginning with the 1890 issue, inscriptions became just ROMANIA.
 * In 1903, commemoratives for the postal service showing a horse-drawn wagon and the Bucharest Post Office were issued. Both have been forged.
 * In 1906, engraved pictorial definitives were issued. Also in 1906, engraved series for the 25th anniversary of the kingdom and the General Exhibition were released.
 * 1906 also saw Romania's first semipostal issues including an Art Nouveau design. These were inscribed ROMANIA POSTA.

Much of Romania was occupied by Austrian and Bulgarian forces by the end of 1917. See: Romania – back of the book issues for those occupation issues.
 * After World War I, a new definitive series was issued, followed by a new design in 1920-26.
 * Beginning in 1922, nearly all issues were printed in photogravure.
 * The first airmail was issued in 1928 with an additional inscription POSTA AERIANA
 * In 1930, the first definitives with Carol II (mustache but no beard) were issued.
 * Beginning in 1940, the first issues with King Michael I were issued.

 File:Romania kings.jpg|1929 1L union with Transylvania File:Romania Carol litho 6L.jpg|1934 6L Carol II File:Romania Romania Bulgaria.jpg|1948 32L Romano-Bulgarian friendship 


 * In 1948, the first issue of the People's Republic were released, inscribed REPUBLICA POPULARA ROMANA.
 * Beginning in mid-1954, inscriptions were changed to REPUBLICA POPULARA ROMINA or R.P. ROMINA. Some have letters accented but most do not.
 * Year dates began to be added to commemoratives beginning in 1960.
 * Beginning in November 1963, inscriptions became POSTA ROMANA.
 * Beginning in 1989, inscriptions then mostly became POSTA ROMÂNÂ.
 * In 1996, inscriptions were gradually changed to just ROMÂNIA.

 File:Romania Iscovescu.jpg|1954 1.75L Iscovescu File:Romania 5b flower .jpg|1966 5b flowers File:Romania 2020 owl.jpg|2020 3.30L owl 

References to use

 * Romanian stamps site
 * Romanian stamps site in Romanian, well-illustrated

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