The First World War (Transylvania, Banat & Bucovina; The Romanian Kingdom).

The Prisoners of War - during and after WWI

The War & Occupation in Hungary.

The Afterwar in the Romanian Territories (1918-1921)

The Second World War (The Military & Fieldpost Mail, The Censorship, Northern Transylvania during Hungarian Occupation).

The Prisoniers of War - during and after WWII.

The Afterwar Period in Romania (The Communist Regime).

Miscellaneous.

• The Austro-Hungarian Fieldpost Offices from Transylvania, Banat & Bucovina, 1914-1918 (in Romanian): with a table of the Fieldpost numbers assigned to the Austro-Hungarian units, their periods of use & locations.
• The Austro-Hungarian Army of Bucovina, 1914-1918 (in Romanian): a historical of the Austro-Hungarian Army presence in Bucovina, a list of the respective Great Units (Army, Army Corps, Division, Independent Brigdes), a list of their reporting units, a list of the pieces of mail found so far, originating of these units, etc.
• Austro-Hungarian Sanitary Units from Transylvania, Banat and the Bucovina, 1914-1918 (in Romanian): a list of the military cachets used by these sanitary units (mostly hospitals).
• Bucovina : stampilele de cenzură ale politiei din Rădăuti (1914 - 1915) (in Romanian): the censor postmarks of a newly discovered Austro-Hungarian office: Radautz.
• Aspecte ale vietii preotilor militari români din Armata Austro-Ungara (1914-1918) (in Romanian): The Romanian Priests of the Austro-Hungarian Army, 1941-1918

• The First Day of the Romanian Censorship in 1916 (in Romanian): a postcard sent on the very day of the Romanian censorship establishement.
• Romanian Censorship in Old Romania (in English): a synthese article on the Romanian censorhip in Moldavia, Dobroudja & Wallachia, 1916-1919, with all the postmark types described.
• The German Military Administration in Romania (in Romanian): with a table of the German Staging Fieldpost Offices ("Feldpoststationen") from Romania & Transylvania, 1916-1918.

• The POW Camp Sopronnyek (Hungary) - 1917-1918 (in Romanian): many details on this Hungarian POW camp (which had between 1916-1918 a section for the Romanian officers), extracted from a memory book.
• The Dannish Hospital-Camp for POWs in Hald, 1917-1918 (in Romanian);
• The Dannish Hospital-Camp for POWs in Horserod, 1917-1918 (in Romanian): two Hospital-Camps from a neutral country, for sick or wounded POWs from both sides: Russians & Romanians ( in Horserod), Austro-Hungarian & Germans (in Hald).
• The Romanians and Denmark during WWI (in English): an updated synthesis of the above two articles, completed with some informations on the help the Dannish Red Cross provided to Romanian POWs.
• The Romanian Legion in Italy (in English): "Romanian National Units" formed in 1918 by former Transylvanian Romanian POWs from Italy;
• Transylvanian Volunteers in Moldavia, 1917-1918 (in Romanian): many of the Transylvanian Romanian POWs from Russia returned in Moldavia in 1917-1918 as volunteers for the Romanian Army; here is their history.
• Internment Camps in Transylvania 1919-1920 (in Romanian): camps established by the Romanians in Arad, Brasov and Făgăras, for military & civilian Hungarian internees (most of them formerly members of the Bela Kun's Bolshevik Army)

Războiul din 1919 şi Ocupaţia Ungariei / The War & Occupation in Hungary.

• The Romanian Military Occupation of Hungary, April 1919 - March 1920. (in English): the history and the Romanian military units involved in the Romanian-Hungarian War and the occupation which followed, the postmarks used by these and many relevant illustrations.

• Multiple and Mixed Censoring in the Banat and Transylvania (in Romanian) (in English): a fascinating collecting field of items circulated in Banat & Transylvania between Romanian, Serbian and French occupation zones and censored here - once, twice or even three times...
• Hungarian Postal Material Used by the Romanian Administration in Banat and Transylvania after 1919 (in Romanian) (in English): the Hungarian stamps, postcards, postmarks and other postal forms where used in Banat & Transylvania even after their Union with Romania and the establishement of the Romanian Postal Administration; they have to be seen as 'provisional' Romanian postal material.

Al Doilea Război Mondial / The Second World War (WWII).

• Free Military Postal Stationery 1941-1945 (in English): a cataloguing of the free postal stationery (fieldpostcards & lettercards) used by the Romanian Army.
• A New Italian Military Mail from Romania, 1941 (in Romanian): a cover sent from a C.S.I.R. unit (the Italian Expeditionary Corps) from Bessarabia.
• The German "Luftwaffe" Units in Romania and Their Fieldpost Numbers, 1940-1944 (in English): with the list of the "Luftwaffe" units with the period when in Romania & locations and the table of their Fieldpost Numbers.
• The Mail of "Gheorghe Matei" Armoured Detachement (in English): one of the Romanian units which was integrated in the Soviet Army in September 1944.
• The Romanian Military Post Offices (OPM) 1940-1945 (in English): a comprehensive updated table of the Romanian OPMs with their assignement, period of use & locations.
• The Use of German Airmail Fieldpost Stamps on Romanian Military Mail in WWII (in English): the Romanian soldiers sent their mail from the encirclements of Stalingrad (dec.1942-Jan.1943) and Kuban's bridgehead (Feb-March 1943) through the German Airmail Fieldpost, using the German "Luftfeldpostmarke".
• Towards Stalingrad (August-September 1942) (in English): the mail and OPMs of the Romanian units transported to Stalingrad on Lemberg-Tarnopol-Stalino route.
• Romanian Military Units and Their Fieldpost Offices from Transnistria 1941-1944 (in Romanian): the mail and the OPMs of the Romanian units from Transnistria.
• Puitorul de mine N.M.S. 'Amiral Murgescu' în cel de-al doilea razboi mondial (in Romanian): The Mine-Layer N.M.S. 'Amiral Murgescu' During WWII.
• Spitale de Zona Interioara în jud. Hunedoara, 1941-1944 (in Romanian): Rear Front (Z.I.) Hospitals in Hunedoara County, 1941-1944
• Înrolarea etnicilor germani în unitati SS, 1939-1943 (in Romanian): Romanian Volksdeutsche's Enlisting to the SS, 1939/1943
• Detaşamentul Român de Skiori 'Colonel Rotta' (1942). (in Romanian): The Romanian Ski Unit on the Russian Front, 1942.

• Postal Censorship in Romania 1941-1946 (in English): a survey of the Romanian censorship in WWII, based on archival documents.
• A Special Censor Postmark, 1942 (in Romanian);
• Soviet Censorhip in Romania, 1944-1946 (in English): the Soviet censorship in Northern Transylvania (Nov.1944-March 1945), the Soviet external censor office from Bucharest and the Soviet censoring of the telegrams.
• Documente privind activitatea birourilor de cenzura hunedorene (27.6.1941-15.12.1942) (in Romanian): The Functioning of the Censoring Offices in Hunedoara County between 27.6.1941/15.12.1942

• Northern Transylvania During the Hungarian Occupation, 1940-1944 (in Romanian) (in English): a synthesis of the postal aspects of the Hungarian administration in Northern Transylvania.
• Romanians in the Hungarian Working Companies from Occupied Transylvania, 1940-1944 (in Romanian): the majority of the Romanians from Northern Transylvania (occupied by the Hungarians), as well as the Jews, Ruthenians, etc, were enlisted only in military working units; here is the story and some postal aspects of their mail.
• Date istorice despre situaţia Ardealului de Nord (Sep.1944 - 1945) (in Romanian): Historical data about the Northern Transylvanian situation between Sept.1944 - June 1945, most of the time being under Soviet Military Administration
• Din activitatea Biroului de Cenzura Turda, 1941-1944 (in Romanian): The Activity of Turda Censoring Office, 1941/1944
• Birouri de cenzură în Ardealul de Nord (Oct.1944-Apr.1945) (in Romanian): Censoring Offices in Northern Transylvania, Oct.1944-Apr.1945; Part I: Cluj Censoring Office
• Local Post Censorship in Northern Transylvania (November 1944 - May 1945 (in English).

• The Mail of the Romanian POWs in US Custody (in Romanian): the Germans and Romanians captured by the Americans had to fill a "Capture Card"; afterthat many of them were enlisted in LSU (Labor Service Units), into the US Army. These two aspects are detailed here.
• Romanian POWs Held by the Western Allies in WWII (in English): the story and postal aspects regarding the Romanian & Romanian 'Volksdeutsche' POWs held by the Americans, English and French Allies.
• An Item from a Romanian POW in England (in Romanian): the item is described (in English) in the above article.
• The Division of Roumanian Prisoniers in the USSR (in English);
• New Data About the Mail of the "Tudor Vladimirescu" Division (in English): two articles about the divisions raised by the Soviets from the Romanian POWs in USSR; one of these, the "Tudor Vladimirescu" Division, was integrated into the Soviet Army and fought in Romania, Hungary an Czechoslovakia against the German Army.
• The Transit Camp for Returning POWs in Maramarossziget, 1948 (in English): one of the transit camps for repatriating Hungarian & Romanian POWs from the USSR.
• Lagare pentru prizonieri sovietici în judetul Hunedoara (1941-1944). (in Romanian): POW Camps for Russian POWs established in the District of Hunedoara during WW2.
• Centre de evacuare pentru evrei în judetul Hunedoara, 1941-1944 (in Romanian): Evacuation centers for Jews, established in Hunedoara county between 1941-1944
• Detasamentele exterioare de munca pentru evrei din judetul Hunedoara (1941-1943). (in Romanian): Railway Work Detachments for Jews, established in Hunedoara county between 1941-1944

• Lagăre de internare în judeţul Hunedoara (1944-1945) (in Romanian): Internment Camps in Hunedoara County, established after 23.8.1944 and until May 1946.

Perioada Postbelică în România 1948-1964 / The Afterwar Period in Romania (The Communist Regime).

• The Pitesti Penitenciary Censoring Postmark (in Romanian).
• The "Sovrom" Soviet-Romanian 'Joint Ventures' (in Romanian).
• Lagare de munca în Dobrogea (1): Delta Dunarii (in Romanian): Communist Work Camps in Dobroudja, Part 1: Danube's Delta
• Lagare de munca (2): Balta Brailei (in Romanian): The Communist Labor Camps of Braila 'Island'
• Detasamente de munca obligatorie pentru germani, în judetul Hunedoara, 1945-1948 (in Romanian): Compulsory Work Detachment for Germans in Hunedoara County, 1945-1948
• Lagare de munca din Dobrogea (III): Canalul Dunare - Marea Neagra. (in Romanian): The Communist Work Camps Along the Danube - Black Sea Channel

Diverse / Miscellaneous.

• Some Completions to the Pre-Philatelic Catalogues (in English): the linear pre-philatelic postmark of Alios from 1839-1850.
• Again on am Unrecorded Postal Stationery from 1917/1922. (in Romanian): the double 10 Bani red postcard of the "Iasi" Moldavian issue, probably printed in 1917, but postally used only in 1922.
• Again on the Diplomatic Mail (in Romanian): a cover sent by diplomatic bag from Bucharest to Washington in 1939.
• The Police Suporting the Postal Service (in English): a curious solution for delivering the mail with an "insufficient address", Arad, 1910.
• The Austro-Hungarian Army in the Ukraine: March-November 1918 (in English): the history and the comprehensive list of the Austro-Hungarian units (together with the respective Fieldpost Offices numbers) which participated to the occupation of Ucraine in 1918.
• Dracula: Between Fiction and History (in English): Dinu Matei discusses the stamps and the historical truth behind Dracula and Vlad the Impaler.
• Jetoanele "Domeniului Zam" (in Romanian): a study of the rare coins used in the 19th century by the estate of Zam (this is my home village, the old mansion is now the psychiatric hospital were I work !), their history and sequences of the history of the men and places in Zam.
• Oficii postale comunale (ne)înfiintate în plasa Deva - 1943 (in Romanian): Rural Postoffices /Not/Established in Hunedoara County, 1943
• GRANITA MILITARA ÎN ARDEAL; Indexul companiilor si comunelor graniceresti. (in Romanian): the Military Border in Transylvania - list of the military companies and villages.

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