King Michael I, National Youth Education Issue

Romania · 1943 · 16 L

This semi-postal stamp features a portrait of the young King Michael I of Romania. The design is simple yet formal, focusing on the monarch's image to represent national leadership and continuity. The stamp was part of a series issued to raise funds for the national youth education organization, 'Straja Țării'.

Issued during World War II under the pro-Axis regime of Ion Antonescu, this stamp promoted national unity and youth indoctrination, even while using the image of the young king who would later lead the 1944 coup against Antonescu.