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1974.ROU.01Centenary of the UPU
Romania·1974
Centenary of the Universal Postal Union, 1874–1974
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Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1974.ROU.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Romania (ROU)
- Year
- 1974-05-15
- Event
- Centenary of the Universal Postal Union, 1874–1974
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Eugen Palade
- Printer
- Fabrica de Timbre, Bucharest
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 974.35
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- RO 2491
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- RO 3199
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- RO 2843
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- RO 4080
History
Romania issued a 3.60 lei commemorative on 15 May 1974 for the centenary of the Universal Postal Union, lettered U.P.U., 1874-1974 and POȘTA ROMÂNĂ. Eugen Palade designed it — the plate is signed E PALADE — and Fabrica de Timbre in Bucharest printed it by photogravure, comb perforated 13½, without watermark, in a run of 400,000.
The design shows three children in white shirts and red Pioneer neckerchiefs at a table, examining a stamp album with a magnifying glass. The UPU monument appears in outline at the left.
