2021100th Anniversary of Birth of Stefan Roman - First Day Cover

The journey through life of a 16-year-old boy from a village in Eastern Slovakia to the world of industrial, political, religious and cultural figures became legendary. Štefan Boleslav Roman was born on 17th April 1921 in Veľký Ruskov near Trebišov. In 1937, he left for Canada. He worked on a farm and in a car factory and also joined the Canadian Army. He made good use of his intelligence and tenaciousness in his new country. In 1945, he started to trade in mining securities.
Subsequently, he purchased a licence to mine at Elliot Lake. This step catapulted him to the top tier of the mining industry. Denison Mines Ltd. owned the largest uranium mines in the world. Štefan Boleslav Roman was given the nickname, the Uranium King, and his companies were called the Roman Empire.