2007Support for the Blind - First Day Cover

Occasioned by the International Day of Blind Children’s Education, Romfilatelia, the company specialized in editing and trading Romanian postage stamps introduces into circulation the philatelic issue Support for the blind. This day marks Valentin Hany’s birthday, the one who, in 1784, set up in Paris the first school in the world for visually impaired people.

The Romanian Association of the Blind is a non-governmental organization, its members being visually impaired people. It carries on the activities held by the "Blind Society" set up on August 1, 1906 by Queen Elisabeth of Romania. Presently, the Association of the Blind in Romania counts over 80,000 members with a first degree sight disability - severe disability (complete blindness or non-functional, very weak sight) and second degree disability - severe disability (ambliopy, partial sight).