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  • Lot# : 1858 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 29/IIa+32
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    New Stones 10 bani ultramarine (Transfer Type 6), fair to large margins in mixed franking with 1872 5 bani red (Transfer Type 6), usual rough perf., tied by thimble "GALATI 27 SEP. 72" cds in black (Kiriac H fig. 500) to entire letter, sent to Brasov Transsylvania with arrival cds on reverse. Cover stained at lower left and filing creases affecting both stamps but a very rare usage which was only possible between August 1872 when the type II provisional printrun was issued and 30 September / 12 October 1872 when the Lithographed issues were replaced by the Paris Typography definitive issue.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF