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PHIALTELIC SALOON BUCHAREST - 2002
125 de ani de la Proclamarea Independentei de Stat a Romaniei
(1877-2002)

             Organized with the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Romanian State Independence Proclamation, "The Philatelic Saloon Bucharest - 2002" opened its gates on the 9th of May 2002 in the central lobby of the Romanian History National Museum. Here has gathered some of the most famous philatelic collections from all over the country and were on display until the 19th of May 2002. Also, at the Romanian Post stand, were available the new issues of postal wholes, the postage sheet issued for this occasion and advertising stamps "Documents of Independence". The exposition was organized within the "Philatelic Saloon Bucharest 2002" manifestations, being hosted inside the Bucharest City History Museum. In the exposition's opening program on the 17th of May 2002, the prize-giving ceremony of the Saloon presented exponents took place.

JURY REPORT

The jury of the "Philatelic Saloon Bucharest 2002" made up of Razvan Popescu - president, Gheorghe Cotolan, Mircea Doman, Mircea Gheorghe, Emanoil Savoiu and Ioan Stanescu Stanescu - members as well as Emil Stanciu - secretary, observe with satisfaction the quality level of the exponents presented, the smallest distinction awarded being the diploma with the rank of silver medal. Of the 43 exponents registered in the exposition catalogue, the exponents not on display were those belonging to Mihai Ceuca (Bacau), Dragos Costache (Bucharest), Corneliu Milica-Rafalet (Bucharest) and Oana Opriceanu (Craiova). Analyzing the exponents, the jury decided: Withdrawal from the contest of three exhibits belonging to members of the jury or their relatives: "Protect the forest from fire" - Mircea Gheorghe, "United and dignified in the motherland" - Maria Cotolan, "Types and Bucharest faces" - Serban Dragusanu; Moving to the open category of the exhibit "Awake Romanian" (Dan Petre); Moving to the card-collecting class of the exhibit "The Nile, pyramids and Egyptians" (Cornel Lazar); In the literature class was presented and registered the "Philately" magazine, not included in the catalogue.

Prizes and diplomas granted
A. Diploma with the rank of gold medal:
- Dumitru Dumitru (Bucharest) for the exhibit "Armbands, postal stamps and newspaper stamps",
- Adriana Luminita Predescu (Ploiesti) for the exhibit "Romania 1872 - 1910",
- Constantin Milu (Ploiesti) for the exhibit "1869 - 1936 Olympic Games",
- Traian Seredan (Brasov) for the exhibit "Romanians in prison camps and prison camps in Romania".
B. Diploma with the rank of great vermilion medal:
- Dan Anghelescu (Bucharest) for the exhibit "We in the world",
- Elena Catana (Bacau) for the exhibit "Internal postal tariffs 1876 - 1930",
- Ioan Catana (Bacau) for the exhibit "Jassy, Iassi, Iasi 1852 - 1918",
- Ioan Danieliuc (Bucharest) for the exhibit "Incursion in Greek antiquity",
- Dan Dobrescu (Bucharest) for the exhibit "All about the computer",
- Mihail Semenov (Bacau) for the exhibit "Romanian literature from Varlaam to George Calinescu".
C. Diploma with the rank of medal of times:
- Dan Dobre (Bucharest) with the exhibit "Bucharest...",
- "Philately" magazine.
 
D. Diploma with the rank of great silver medal:
- Andrei Badoiu (Bucharest) for the exhibit "Looking for birds",
- Monica Vasile (Resita) for the exhibit "Sport in Romanian Macro-filly",
- Dan Anghelescu (Bucharest) for the work :"The atom in Romanian philately",
- Ioan Catana (Bacau) for the work: "Bacau, postal and philatelic history pages",
- Gheorghe Vasiliu (Barlad) for the work: "Barlad of long-ago".
E. Diploma with the rank of silver medal:
- Constantin Daniliuc (Barlad) for the exponent: "Pages of Romanian history",
- Angelo Alexandrescu (Bucharest) for the exponent: "Pages from the country's history",
- Alexandru Antonache (Bucharest) for the exponent: "Bucharest in philately",
- Mircea Ursac (Canada) for the exponent: "Postal circulation in Romania 1870 - 1944",
- Coriolan Chirichesi (Botosani) for the exponent: "Christian religion in art".

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