Stamp 1968 Romania MiNr2706 pm B002, Gheorghe Tattarescu

Stamp of romania; 1968; commemorative stamp of the issue "paintings of the national galleries in bucharest and sibiu"; meant is the town "sibiu" (german: "hermannstadt") in the region "siebenbürgen" (german: "nationalgalerie bukarest" and "brukenthalsche gemäldesammlingen, hermannstadt").;as stamp motive is depicted the painting "the awakening of the romania" by the romanian painter, muralist (german: "wandmaler"), essayist and jounalist georghe tattarescu (1818-1894).;the "awakening scene" is an allusion to the 1848 revolutionary events in romania.;the figure of the "romania" has allegorical character and the depiction characterizes her re-birth (other title: "romania's renaissance").;she is synonymously to the "germania" in germany, to the "helvetia" in switzerland, to the "italia turrita" in italy, to the "britannica" in great britain etc.;the depicted painting was created around of 1850 by georghe tattarescu in the style of the neorenaissance; this painting was sent 1867 (together with other artworks of tattarescu) to paris to the "universal exhibition" (german: "weltausstellung").;stamp postmarked by cto stamp: michel: no. 2706, yvert & tellier: no. 2408; scott: no. 1994 color: multicolored with gold watermark: none nominal value: 10 b (bani) postage validity: from 28 september 1968, other catalogue: from 9 september 1968 stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 22. 5 x 49. 0 mm. Date: 28 September 1968 (first issue date of the stamp).