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Curierul Filatelic, Anul II, Nr philatelica.roAnul V. nr. 6 (29) - noiembrie-decembrie 2013 editor-fondator: DAN N. DOBRESCU redactor-şef: LÁSZLÓ KÁLLAI Premiul „Eudoxiu Hurmuzaki” al Academiei Române pentru o lucrare de istoria filateliei Șerban Zainea coperta 4 ü and his stamps 100 de ani de la al doilea război balcanic pagina 10-15 ü pagina 4 ü Parfum Carte poștală ilustrată editată în Bulgaria, obliterată cu ștam- de trandafir (VIII) pila Serviciului Telegrafo-Poștal pagina 16-17ü Militar (OTPM) al Diviziei I Cavalerie, Mărci poștale dată timpurie 19 iulie 1913 personalizate (VI) Picture postal card printing pagina 28-31ü in Bulgaria, cancelled with OTPM postmark, Sticla, între mărgică early date July 13th, 1913 și fibra optică (X) pagina 32-35ü Întreguri poștale nesemnalate pagina 36-38ü Galeria celebrităților botoșănene (XX) pagina 44-47ü inEDITORIAL Top descoperiri românești (XIV) Ștefania Mărăcineanu - ploaia artificială Tezaurul filatelic Col (r) ing. Dănuț Puiu ȘERBAN aproape salvat Născută la data de 18 iunie 1882 în suburbia Sf. Ioan Moşi din Bucureşti, László KÁLLAI actuala zonă Bucur Obor, ca fiică na- Tezaurul filatelic din România a fost turală a Sevastiei, Ştefania Mărăci- salvat. După mai bine de cinci ani de neanu (a se vedea imaginea ală- „luptă” filatelică, Guvernul a decis turată) a avut o copilărie nefericită. scoaterea colecției filatelice naționale În foaia matricolă de absolvire a cla- din patrimoniul Companiei Naționale sei a IV-a primare (1892-1893) de la „Poșta Ro mâ nă” SA, societate ce ur- Azilul Elena Doamna, Ştefania apare mează să fie privatizată. Decizia poli- înregistrată ca orfană, fapt ce îşi pune tică m-a bucurat, mai ales că, într-o amprenta pe toată evoluţia sa. oarecare măsură, am contribuit și eu Ulterior va urma Şcoala Centrală de la campania ce a vizat salvarea tezau- fete, pentru ca în 1910 să termine Facul- rului filatelic românesc (am fost jurna- tatea de Ştiinţe a Universităţii din Bu- listul care a publicat pentru prima cureşti, secţia fizico-chimice. Biblioteca Naţională a României, continuare la pag. 1 continuare la pag. 2 Colecţii speciale, Arhiva istorică ^ ^ ilustrata maxima de pe coperta Pagină realizată de dr. Ioan DANILIUC Mănăstirea Antim din București și Antim Ivireanul. George Enescu. Realizare: Realizare: Grupa de maximafilie a AFB. Grupa de maximafilie a AFB. C.p.i. - Editura AXA Botoşani (foto I. Daniliuc). C.p.i. - Editura AXA Botoşani. Obliterare: ștampila ocazională comemorativă Obliterare: ștampila ocazională 300 de ani Mănăstirea Antim, Ziua internațională a muzicii, 27.09.2013, 033250 BUCUREȘTI 64 01.10.2013, 014700 BUCUREȘTI 1 Machetă ștampilă: dr. Ioan Daniliuc Machetă ștampilă: dr. Ioan Daniliuc Banca Națională a României. Realizare: Grupa de maximafilie a AFB. C.p.i. - FULL COLOR, București, Obliterare: ștampila ocazională Salonul carto-filatelic BUCUREȘTI 2013, 25.10.2013, 014950 BUCUREȘTI 13. Fotografii și ștampilă: dr. Ioan Daniliuc. philatelica.ro editorial În acest număr al revistei pre- Rezolvați! zentăm noi dovezi, aflate în arhiva Dan N. DOBRESCU, AIJP istorică a Bibliotecii Naționale a Ro- Revista philatelica.ro a semna- mâniei și nu pe site-uri, care atestă lat în urmă cu șase luni o eroare eroarea de machetare comisă. majoră de machetare la valoarea Nedreptățită în timpul vieții de 1 L din emisiunea Ziua mondială prin neatribuirea Premiului Nobel a proprietății intelectuale - Femeile pentru radioactivitate, Ștefania și inventica, prilej cu care ne-am Mărăcineanu continuă să fie ne- adresat, cu scrisoarea nr. 124/10.06.2013, Ministerului dreptățită și după moarte de Romfilatelia care îi înlo- Comu nicațiilor și Societății Informaționale - dlui Dan cuiește chipul său cu al Mariei Curie. Nica, ministru. Totuși frații noștri de peste Prut au reparat Nu am primit nici un răspuns, deși noi nu am solici- această nedreptate editând o marcă poștală perso- tat pedepsirea vinovațiilor, ci soluționarea problemei, nalizată care ne-o prezintă pe adevărata Ștefania adică emiterea unei emisiuni în care să fie redată ade- Mărăcineanu, așa cum se poate vedea în paginile vărata imagine a Ștefaniei Mărăcineanu. prezentei reviste. Astfel de situații s-au întâmplat și la case mai mari, Ce părere aveți dle Ministru? Se poate și la noi sau dar care acolo s-au soluționat fără justificări și referințe nu se poate căci Romfilatelia este stat în stat. la site-ul antena3 sau la site-uri inexistente. Până atunci să auzim numai de bine. Muzeul Național Filatelic se reorganizează Legea 298/14 noiembrie 2013 tural național mobil, aflată în ad- privind protejarea patrimoniului ministrarea Muzeului Național de Muzeului Național Filatelic a fost Istorie a României se predă în cus- promulgată și publicată în Monito- todie la Banca Națională a Româ- rul Oficial, partea I, nr. 710 din 19 niei. Colecția filatelică a României noiembrie 2013. este compusă din mărci poștale și Prin această lege Muzeul Na - fiscale românești și străine, între- țional Filatelic se reorganizează ca guri poștale, proiecte și machete specimene, modelare și orice alte secție a Muzeului Național de Isto- de mărci poștale și de întreguri obiecte și înscrisuri având legătură rie a României. Colecția filatelică a poștale, matrițe pentru imprima- cu aceasta ce au fost deținute în României, proprietate publică a rea mărcilor poștale, plăci litogra- administrare de Compania Națio- statului, parte a patrimoniului cul- fice, eseuri, probe de tipar, nală „Poșta Română” - S.A. Tezaurul filatelic aproape salvat Opoziția lor are și o altă fațetă. În lipsa unui inventar amănunțit, urmare de pe coperta 1 măscăricilor politici continuă tot ce se află în afara actelor conta - chiar și după publicarea în Moni- bilicești trebuie salvat, susțin surse dată rezultatul controlului Curții torul Oficial a actului ce are meni- de Conturi la CNPR, raport ce îmi rea de a opri devalizarea tezau - din instituția de pe Calea Victoriei. citează o serie de dezvăluiri jurna- rului filatelic (Legea nr. 298/2013 Nu înțeleg de ce și de cine trebuie listice despre afacerea tezaurul fi- privind stabilirea unor măsuri salvate piese filatelice care prin în- latelic). Pe de altă parte am rămas pentru protejarea patrimoniului călcarea cu bună știință a legilor nu și cu un gust amar, având în ve- Muzeului Național Filatelic). Di - au fost luate în inventar. Nu vreau dere distrugerea parțială a tezau- rec torași pentru care mărcile poș- să mă gândesc la ceva rău, deși cele rului. Nu vreau să revin asupra tale sunt doar timbre, și au avut întâmplate până acum la MNF mă acestui aspect pentru că s-a vorbit de a face cu un timbru doar dacă fac să cred că se pregătește un în cercurile filatelice despre acest au cumpărat vreunul de la un ofi- aspect timp de mai bine de un de- ultim tun și anume subtilizarea a ciu poștal, au decis să obstruc - tot ce nu a fost trecut în inventar ceniu. Ce s-a pierdut din tezaur nu ționeze aplicarea legii. Ei vor să se va mai recupera niciodată. atace legea în instanță. Firește, îi timp de mai bine de două decenii. Traseiștii politici - politrucii înțeleg, ei nu au nici un interes ca Totuși, cel mai mult, mă irită spă l ă ței și afaceriști obscuri - care Muzeul să încapă pe mâini de faptul că nici o instituție a statului au ajuns în fruntea Muzeului Na - specialiști. Dacă pierd un post căl - român nu a considerat că devali- țional Filatelic au distrus o colec - duț cum vor mai obține contracte zarea tezaurului filatelic național ție ce în urmă cu trei decenii bănoase - plătite de falimentata înseamnă o faptă penală și ar tre- concura cu mari colecții la nivel Poșta Română - pentru editura bui căutați și trași la răspundere mondial. Distrugerea și piedicile controlată de ei. făptașii. pagina 1 ü ^ philatelica.ro filatelie tematica Top descoperiri românești (XIV) Ștefania Mărăcineanu - ploaia artificială urmare de pe coperta 1 În același an îşi va începe cariera didactică, fiind pro- fesoară suplinitoare la diferite şcoli din Bucureşti sau din provincie. Abia la începutul anului 1919 va susţine examenul de capacitate şi, ulterior, va obţine defitiva- tul, devenind titulară la catedra de ştiinţe fizico-chimice a Şcolii Centrale de fete. Imediat după terminarea Primului Război Mondial, România întregită intra într-o epocă nouă din punct de vedere al relaţiilor sale internaţionale, cu deosebire cele cu Franţa, şi acorda un interes crescut dezvoltării sale social-economice cu sprijinul statelor aliate. În aceste condiţii Ştefania va primi un concediu de studii şi va pleca la Paris unde îşi va susţine doctoratul în faţa unei comisii conduse de Marie Curie şi unde va începe, la Observatorul Astronomic, o perioadă de cercetare ştiinţifică în domeniul radioactivităţii. Profesorul Des- landres, directorul Observatorului, îi va pune la dispo- ziţie laboratorul de radioactivitate unde aceasta va studia fenomenul pus în evidenţă pe parcursul tezei de doctorat, cel de variaţie a timpului de înjumătăţire a ra- diaţiei poloniului şi ipoteza că plumbul utilizat în timpul experimentelor devine radioactiv. Fig. 2 Perioada 1925-1929, în care studiul radioactivităţii a presupus cercetarea efectelor datorate interacţiunii atmosferei, folosind nişte ionizatoare gigantice. cu mediul înconjurător (atmosfera terestră, radiaţia so- Faptul că Ştefania înţelegea foarte bine fenomenul lară, radiaţia cosmică etc) este cea în care Ştefania ob- este reliefat şi de descrierea pe care o făcea în cartea servă un fenomen ciudat: expunerea la soare a sa „Radioactivitatea”, publicată în 1936, metodei de in- substanţelor radioactive conduce la apariţia de preci- vestigare a fenomenului de emisie radioactivă cu aju- pitaţii sau cel puţin a condiţiilor specifice apariţiei lor. torul camerei Wilson: „Această metodă permite a se Fină observatoare a fenomenului fizic, ea nu este însă materializa particolele α prin dâra de apă, ce lasă pe luată în serios de îndrumătorul său. tot parcursul lor, din cauza ionilor la care dau naştere Imediat după revenirea în ţară Ştefania va înregistra aceste particole şi care ioni devin centre de condensare.
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