Maximaphily: 550 years since the first document mentioning Bucharest (București), capital of Romania

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I received today a letter with these VERY nice maximum cards, created by my philatelic partner and friend, Colonel (r) Dr. Ioan N. Daniliuc, First Vice-President of the Romanian Society for Thematic Philately and Maximaphily.

Thank you very much for these world-class maximum cards/ cartes maximum/ maximumkarten/ ilustrate maxime/ tarjetas maximas. :)

He took those pictures himself, had them printed as postcards, then processed them as maximum cards with the First day of Issue pictorial postmark. Beautiful!

As it happens frequently in Romania, the ink is of superior quality and it doesn't get smeared on the glossy surface of the postcard!

I wish I could say the same thing about the ink used at the post offices in USA, but...it's tough! :)

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"Bucharest (Romanian: București pronounced [bukuˈreʃtʲ] ( listen)) is the capital city, industrial and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E



, and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River.

Bucharest was first mentioned in documents as early as 1459. Since then it has gone through a variety of changes, becoming the state capital of Romania in 1862 and steadily consolidating its position as the centre of the Romanian mass media, culture and arts. Its eclectic architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and Art Deco), Communist-era and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of the "Little Paris of the East" (Micul Paris).^[4] Although many buildings and districts in the historic centre were damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes and Nicolae Ceaușescu's program of systematization, many survived. In recent years, the city has been experiencing an economic and cultural boom.^[5]

According to January 1, 2009 official estimates, Bucharest proper has a population of 1,944,367.^[1] The urban area extends beyond the limits of Bucharest proper and has a population of 2 million people.^[2][6] Adding the satellite towns around the urban area, the metropolitan area of Bucharest has a population of 2.15 million people.^[3] Bucharest is the 6th largest city in the European Union by population within city limits.^[7]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucuresti