Romania’s Historic Railway Stations set pairs architecture with steam trains and tickets
Philately NewsRomfilatelia and Poșta Română introduced Historic Romanian Railway Stations on 25 September 2026. The issue comprises three stamps and a first-day cover, combining station architecture with steam locomotives and historic railway tickets.
The 5.50-lei stamp depicts the Royal Railway Station at Curtea de Argeș. Inaugurated on 27 November 1898, the station was designed by Italian architect Giulio Magni with the appearance of an Italian villa and served royal journeys. Engineer Elie Radu coordinated work associated with the 38.4-kilometre Pitești–Curtea de Argeș line.
Iași station appears on the 6.50-lei stamp. Its central building, designed by Austrian architect Johan De Wachter and partly inaugurated on 1 June 1870, draws on the Doge’s Palace in Venice. Its upper loggia and carved stone columns contribute to its Venetian-Gothic character. Symmetrical side wings were added in 1928–1930.
The 21-lei stamp features Arad station. The original station opened on 25 October 1858 with the Lokoshaza–Curtici–Arad railway. The present early-twentieth-century building was designed by Ferenc Pfaff in the Secession style and subsequently underwent restoration and modernisation.
Bucharest’s Gara de Nord is illustrated on the first-day cover. Work began with the foundation ceremony in 1868; the station opened in 1872 under the name Gara Târgoviștei. It received the Orient Express in June 1883 and adopted the Gara de Nord name in 1888.
The specialist account credits George Ursachi with the issue’s artistic design. The issuer announced availability through its shops in Bucharest, Brașov, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Timișoara and through its online store.
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