I recently received a very cool 19th-century book of flags from Romania. The weirdest thing, though, was the postage; it prominently featured Christopher Columbus, of all people. Why would an Italian who sailed to the Americas for Spain be a figure of cultural significance in Romania?

by shotpun

I apologize if this question breaks the twenty-year rule, but I am safely assuming that any cultural connection between Romania and Columbus goes back at least twenty years.

Beautiful_Romania

Greetings! I would like a bit of clarification on the stamp, is there anything written on the side of the small picture, a year of emission or just if there is other data in general other than the picture of Christopher Columbus. I do not know the year of emission but it can be a commemorative edition as Romania doesn't really have any cultural ties with Christopher Columbus or the discovery of America as a whole. Thank you!