Sunday, August 9, 2009

Romania 1931

50 years of Romanian Kingdom. The last stamp from the set of five. Mi N. 401. The stamp depicts King Ferdinand(1865-1927). He was crowned king in 1914 . Even though he was German(like the rest of the Romanian royal family) he entered the W.W.I. against Germany respecting his oath: "I will reign as a good Romanian."





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