Romania Stamps
1940
Michel 680
"Death of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu"
Issued 8th Nov 1940. This stamp was printed photogravure on watermarked 7 paper, perf K13½:K13¼.
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu; born Corneliu Zelinski (13th Sep 1899 to 30th Nov 1938), commonly known as Corneliu Codreanu, was a Romanian politician who was the founder and leader of the Iron Guard (also known as the Legionnaire movement), an ultranationalist, antisemitic, antimagyar, and antigypsy organization active throughout most of the interwar period.
The image on the right is likely the photograph used to design the stamp.
Mi 680
7 LEI + 30 LEI
dark blue green
7 LEI + 30 LEI
dark blue green
Valid until: 21st Mar 1941
Quantities: 100,000
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