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Lot# : 1835 Romania
Entire letter to Trieste, franked with 5 bani red (Transfer type 1) and two singles of 10 bani yellow-orange (Transfer types 3 + 6), fine and fresh examples with ample to large margins, tied by crisp "BRAILA 10 NOE. 71" cds's in black (Kiriac D fig. 518) with framed "P.D." alongside, reverse with Vienna transit and Triest arrival cds's (17/11 71). 5 bani shaved at left top, but a very attractive item and rare usage showing the 25 bani rate to Austria, signed Bolaffi, cert. Heimbüchler (2014).Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 1836 Romania
Lot# : 1837 Romania
Lot# : 1838 Romania
10 bani yellow-orange, a horizontal block of eight (Transfer Types 3-4-3-4/5-6-5-6) with good margins all round, cancelled by thimble "BRAILA 5 APR 72" cds's. Horizontal creases through the upper strip of four and between both rows, tear in the upper right stamp, a large thin on reverse affecting the front of one stamps but a very large and scarce used multiple of this stamp.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 1839 Romania
10 bani in yellow orange and ochre shades, three entire letters with single frankings, fresh colour and ample to large margins, cancelled by Bucuresci and Calafat cds's in black and blue. A fine section of inland letter rate covers, one signed Bolaffi.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 1840 Romania
10 bani orange, right half of a vertically bisected stamp, vivid colour with ample to large margins with partial upper sheet margin, tied by neat "BOLGRAD 13/9" cds to 'Recipisa de priimire' to Cahu. During shortage of 5 bani stamps in Bolgrad such bisected 10 bani stamps of the 1869 and 1871 issue can be found, twelve with the yellow-orange stamp are listed in Heimbüchler II, p. 298, this being from the last date known. A desirable fine and fresh item, cert. Heimbüchler (2014).Starting bid : 7,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1841 Romania
10 bani yellow orange on horizontally laid paper, a superb mint multiple of 10 stamps and two blank fields from the right side of the sheet (Transfer types 4-3-4-10/6-5-6-x/8-7-8-x) showing three columns from the regular transfer blocks and the irregular fourth column with the blank fields, an unused multiple with full og., hinge remnants on four stamps. Slightly grubby and few wrinkles but a great item for plate reconstruction, in addition on the rare and scarce laid paper, described in detail in Cohen 1950, pp. 31-32.
Provenance: Collection Rothschild, handwritten note of E. Cohen.Starting bid : 700 CHFHammer price : 1,900 CHFLot# : 1842 Romania
25 bani brown, two mint compl. Transfer Blocks of ten stamps with imperf. adhesive (Mi 28) re-constructed from ten singles and perf. stamp (Mi 34) in a horizontal block of ten. A nice matching pair mounted together with the Birnbach sketches on an exhibition sheet.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 190 CHFLot# : 1843 Romania
Lot# : 1844 Romania
Two covers from Bucharest to Pest, Hungary, franked with single 25 bani brown or two singles 25 bani brown, both with framed "P.D.", one with framed "DUPA PLECARE", interesting cover pair showing the single and double weight rate to Austro-Hungary.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 1845 Romania
Envelope to Martigny/Valais (Switzerland), franked with 25 bani brown and 10 bani blue type II, fresh colours and large margins all round, cancelled by thimble "BUCURESCI 15/1/72" cds with framed "DUPA PLECARE" (late delivery) and "P.D." alongside, reverse with arrival cds (22 I 72). Slight edge wear but an extremely rare usage and rate of 35 bani to Switzerland, no similar covers seen in the 'Cornelia' and 'Moldau' collections, cert. Heimbüchler (2014).Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHFLot# : 1846 Romania
Lot# : 1847 Romania
10 bani blue type I, a mint block of six (Transfer types 8-7-8/10-9-10), fresh colour with ample to large margins and full og. Larger multiples are extremely rare, a block of six is the largest surving multiple according to Heimbüchler II, p. 268.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 1848 Romania
Lot# : 1849 Romania
Lot# : 1850 Romania
Lot# : 1851 Romania
15 bani red, a mint vertical block of six (Transfer types 3-4/7-8/7-8) showing the regular Transfer types in the first two rows and the mixed Transfer types in the last row, the lowermost three rows from columns 3 and 4. Insignificant crease between row 2 and 3, the largest multiple of this stamp known, magnificent fine and fresh, compare Heimbüchler II, p. 269.
Provenance: Collection Rothschild, handwritten note by E. Cohen.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 1852 Romania
Lot# : 1853 Romania
15 bani red (Transfer type 1), fresh colour and ample to large margins, neatly tied by "FOCSANI 26 FEB 72" cds in blue (Kiriac D fig. 540) to entire letter, sent to Itzcani-Suczava Transsylvania with framed "P.D." in blue alongside, reverse with Itzcani and Itzkany Bahnhof arrival cds's (27/2 72). A fresh and fine cover showing the 1869 local cross-border rate to Austro-Hungary.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 1854 Romania
Lot# : 1855 Romania
New Stones 10 bani ultramarine, a fine and fresh block of 17 mint stamps and one blank field from the lower right corner of the sheet with large sheet margins, regular Transfer Blocks in the two uppermost rows and irregular Transfer Types in the lowermost row (Transfer Types 7-3-4-5-6-7) and below the blank field (Transfer types 4/7), showing the prominent plate flaw: White spot above the 'A' of 'BANI' on the 99th stamp on the sheet. A scarce multiple similar to that shown in Heimbüchler II, p. 303 to describe the plate configuration of this stamp.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 1856 Romania
Lot# : 1857 Romania
New Stones 10 bani ultramarine, a fine and fresh used stamp with large margins all round (Transfer Type 4) tied by "BRAILA 10 SEP. 72" cds in black (Kiriac D fig. 518) to Printed Matter circolare, sent to Genova Italy with framed "P.D." alongside. An exceedingly rare usage of the 10 bani on a Printed matter going abroad, an appealing and scarce entire, cert. Heimbüchler (2014).Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,800 CHFLot# : 1858 Romania
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 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 1859 Romania
New Stones 10 bani Prussian blue, a fine and fresh mint block of four (Transfer Types 6-7/6-7) regular large margins all round with full og., a superb and desirable multiple. A block of four ist the largest known multiple of this rare stamp if one does not count a complete sheet in the Postal Museum in Bucharest which was used for perforation test, compare Heimbüchler II, p. 302.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 1860 Romania
New Stones 50 bani blue & red, two fine and fresh mint adhesives from the left sheet margin (Transfer Type 1) and with a blank field at right (Transfer Type 7), both showing blue and red pin marks. Vertical crease in the blank field but a very rare and attractive pair, only one pin mark on the left and right side of each sheet are existing, compare Heimbüchler II, p. 307.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 1861 Romania
Lot# : 1862 Romania
New Stones 50 bani blue & red, fresh colour and ample to large margins on three sides, shaved at left, tied by "BUCURESCI 12 SEP. 72" cds with month slug inverted on large part of an envelope to Mirecourt with French postal treaty handstamp "A." (Autriche) alongside, reverse with French TPO and arrival cds's (20 SEPT ..). This part cover does not show the complete franking, as the rate to France was 75 bani but an attractive item.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 1863 Romania
Lot# : 1864 Romania
Lot# : 1865 Romania
5 bani red in a block of four (Transfer Types 7-8/9-10), fresh colour and usual rough perf., central cancellation by thimble "BUCURESCI 2 JUN 72" cds in black (Kiriac D fig. 522). A superb and attractive multiple, used blocks of four are the largest ones known to have survived according to Heimbüchler II, p. 272.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 480 CHFLot# : 1866 Romania
5 bani, two singles (Transfer Types 7 + 6), fresh colour and usual rough perf., tied by thimble "FOCSANI 27 JUL. 72" cds in black (Kiriac D fig. 540) to entire letter with framed "P.D." alongside, sent to Falticeni. Slight toning, but an appealing cover.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 1867 Romania
10 bani blue, a mint selection of 14 singles, a pair, a strip of three and one of four as well as a vertical block of six, showing use of yellowish paper, plate flaws, missing horizontal perf. in the block of six, as well as the "additional" perf. at the right side of a blank field. An interesting group.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 1868 Romania
10 bani blue (shades), five singles with fresh colour and usual rough perf., tied by crisp thimble "GALATI 16 JUL. 72" cds's in black (Kiriac H fig. 500) to part of an envelope, reverse with Vienna and Genova cds's. Some staining and filing crease between two stamps but an appealing item, presumably showing the 50 bani first weight Italy rate.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 1869 Romania
Ship Mail: Entire letter to Braila, franked by 10 bani blue on yellowish paper (Transfer type 2), fresh colour and usual perf., tied by "CALAFAT SERA 9/4" cds in blue (not catalogued in Kiriac) with framed "P.D." in blue alongside, endorsed "Cu Vaporu" (by ship) and thus travelled down the Danube by DDSG vessel, reverse with Braila arrival cds. Filing folds away from the stamp, an appealing and rare cover from the Faranga correspondence.Starting bid : 700 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 1870 Romania
Lot# : 1871 Romania
Local registered entire within Giurgiu, franked with 10 bani blue and 25 bani brown, fresh colour and usual rough perf., tied by "GIURGIU 5/7" cds with framed "RECOMANDAT" alongside. A most unusual usage and rate on a locally sent cover to the court: postage 5 bani + registration 30 bani.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 1872 Romania
25 bani brown, a large mint horizontal block of 30 stamps and two blank fields in four rows from the right side of the printing sheet with regular Transfer Types 7 to 10 and the blank fields in the top two rows and irregular Transfer Types in the two bottom rows. Mounted on cardboard, an important multiple to plate this stamp of which eight different plate configurations are known, compare Heimbüchler II, pp. 275-276.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 480 CHFLot# : 1873 Romania
25 bani brown, a mint part sheet of 98 adhesives with seven rows and 14 columns, just the rightmost column with two stamps and five blank fields missing, sheet margins cut away. The plate of the 25 bani brown consisted of seven Transfer Type blocks of ten stamps each in rows 1 to 5 and and irregular Transfer Types in the two bottom rows. Insignificant faults but ideally suited to plate this stamp of which eight different plate configurations are known, compare Heimbüchler II, pp. 275-276.Starting bid : 850 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1874 Romania
Lot# : 1875 Romania
25 bani brown, two entire letters with single franking from Galati to Trieste, a very late use in October 1872 with rare straight line "FRANCO" as well as two adhesives on registered cover of the second weight rate from Campulung to Bucharest, postage 20 bani + registration 30 bani. A nice pair showing the use within Romania and abroad.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 1876 Romania
25 bani brown, three adhesives, fresh colour and usual rough perf., tied by "BUCURESTI 7 OCT .." (1872) cds's to small envelope with framed "P.D.", French postal treaty handstamp "A." (Autriche) and entry cds in blue alongside, sent to Paris, reverse with Vienna transit cds. A rare cover from the last week of the use the typographed definitives, a scarce 75 bani rate to France for a cover up to 10 grams.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 1877 Romania
1815 (Aug. 6): Entire letter in French from the Russian Post Office in Bucharest to Jassy, struck on reverse with fine strike of first type straight line Cyrillic BUCHAREST handstamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 29, Dobin fig. 63.1.01) with complete red wax Official seal alongside. A very rare and extremely fine entire.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHFLot# : 1878 Romania
1824: Archive dated cover from Bucharest to Hermannstadt (Sibiu) struck on despatch at the Austrian Post Office with very rare oval framed BUKUREST / IN DER WALLACHEY in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 706). Rated '7' in manuscript ink and '2' in red crayon, reverse with circular SANITATIS SIGILLUM handstamp of disinfection in black displaying well on flap, alongside Reseal 'Sigillum Sanitatis' red wax seal. A fine cover.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 1879 Romania
1831: Money Letter envelope addressed to the Russian Imperial Consulate of Moldavia and Vallachia in Bucharest, rated at 3 r. 15 k. on front, mailed at the Russian Post Office in Jassy with superb strike of two line dated JASSY datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 36, Dobin fig. 63.1.06). Exceptional and rare cover.
Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1880 Romania
1837: Second sheet of entire letter to Votnissensky addressed to Prince Ghika, rated at lower left in manuscript '1-30' (piastres?), disinfected with rastel punches and struck on reverse with Cyrillic two line dated BUCHAREST / 26 AUGUST 1837 despatch datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 31) in black. Displays well, a fine and extremely rare cover.
Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1881 Romania
1838: Entire letter initially sent within Jassy, then forwarded on from the Russian Post Office to Bucharest with straight line JASSY handstamp, heavily impressed but lightly inked (Tchilinghirian fig. 35, Dobin fig. 63.1.02) in black on flap alongside manuscript '5 k.' charge with further manuscrript endorsements on lower flap. Entire opens well for Exhibit display. A rarity.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1882 Romania
1846: Entire letter from Russian Post Office in Jassy to Skulany (Moldova), Bessarabia struck on reverse with extremely scarce circular JASSY datestamp (Oct. 3) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 41, Dobin fig. 63.1.07, the example used as illustration in the handbook). Fine strike alongside of equally scarce two line dated SKULANY datestamp (as Tchilinghirian fig. 50, Dobin fig. 21.1.04) in black of arrival. A fine and rare entire.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHFLot# : 1883 Romania
1848: Entire letter from Galatz to Bucharest mailed at the Russian Post Office and struck on reverse with superb part framed V. GALATZ / 1848 God. AUGUST 14 datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 45, Dobin fig. 63.1.02a). Exceptional strike on a fine quality entire - very rare thus.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1884 Romania
1852: Entire letter from Galatz to Syra, Greece struck on reverse on despatch at the Russian Post Office with GALATZ / 1851 DECEMBER 13 datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 47). Fine Syra arrival cds (Jan 2, 1852) in black alongside and charged '210' lepta due on arrival in red crayon. Scarce and very fine cover that displays well.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1885 Romania
1853: Large part cover Bucharest to Skulany mailed at the Russian Post Office and cancelled on flap by two line BUCHAREST / 23 OCTOBER 1853 datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 31, Dobin fig. 63.1.03) in black. Framed Cyrillic C. K. (Skulany Karantina) italic disinfection cachet in red alongside (Tyukov / Vandervelde fig. 10 = RRR) and split but intact red wax seal. Extremely rare.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1886 Romania
1853: Large part cover from Fokshani to Leovo, Bessarabia, mailed at the Russian Post Office and struck on reverse with superb strike of two line dated FOKSHANI / 27 NOVEMBER 1853 handstamp (Tchilinghirian unrecorded, Dobin fig. 63-1-02) in black. The cover with rastel punches for disinfection but no cachet evident. A wonderful example of one of the rarest Russian Levant & Romanian pre-stamp postmarks.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 2,200 CHFLot# : 1887 Romania
Lot# : 1888 Romania
1858: Envelope mailed from the Russian Post Office in Bucharest via the Russian Customs to the Ministery of External Affairs in St. Petersburg, struck with exceptional BUCHAREST two line datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 32, Dobin fig. 63.1.04) in black. Complete Official red wax seal adjacent, a rare and very fine cover.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 1889 Romania
Lot# : 1890 Romania
1860: Entire money letter from Jassy to Bucharest with 'F. Baumgartner / Jassy' sender's cachet in green at upper left, mailed at the Russian Post Office and struck with exceptional impression of single ring JASSY datestamp (Sept 23) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 43). A rare and lovely entire.
Provenance: Collection Lipschutz.
Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121 (April 2000), lot 410.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1891 Romania
1861 (June 16): Prepaid cover from the Bucharest to Cherson in Southern Ukraine, mailed at the Russian Post Office with crisp BUCHAREST despatch cds well struck in blue on reverse (Tchilinghirian fig. 34). Obverse with Cherson arrival cds (June 25) in black. Superb quality and probably one of the finest covers recorded with this rare marking - the earliest recorded date of use.
Provenance: Collection Lipschutz.
Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121 (April 2000), lot 410.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 1892 Romania
1861 (March 11): Entire letter from Galatz to Kishinev, struck on reverse with A. Z. Petrokino sender's cachet in blue and fine impression of Cyrillic circular GALATZ datestamp of despatch in green (Tchilinghiran fig. 49). Rated on front '2-20' probably piastres & paras with date above in manuscript. Extremely rare cancellation, the earliest date recorded in Tchilighirian & Stephen being March 27, 1862.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1893 Romania
1862: Entire letter to Kishinev (Moldova) mailed from Russian Post Office in Jassy and rated '1.30' on front, struck on reverse with superb strike of single ring JASSY cds (Sept 28) in green (Tchilinghirian fig. 43). Kishinev arrival cds (Sept 30) in black on the obverse of a fine and rare entire.
Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1894 Romania
1858 (Nov): 40 pa. deep blue on white wove paper, an unused block of six showing two vertical tête-bêche pairs, of oustandingly deep colour, one or two insignificant age spots and with large part, somewhat cracked og. A delightful and scarce multiple Mi = € 2'000.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 1895 Romania
1865: Cuza 2 pa. lemon-yellow, a large margined used example tied to small piece by BRAILA datestamp (7/2) in blue-black (Kiriac fig. 368) with repeated strike alongside. A very scarce stamp in genuinely used condition Mi = € 420.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 1896 Romania
1865: Cuza 20 pa. red, a fresh mint block of 18 (6 x 3), marginal from right of sheet, types 1-2-1-2-1-2 repeated, large margins on three sides and touched at top left stamps, showing the uneven spacing between the rows. Fine colour and full unmounted og. Mi = € 800+.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 1897 Romania
Romanian PO in Constantinople 1896: King Carol definitives 10 pa. on 5 b. blue, 20 pa. on 10 b. blue, and 1 pi. on 25 b. lilac, with ovpts. in black or violet, in total seven used stamps, 28 pieces and two covers between March and May 1896, either cancelled with the handstamp "POSTA ROMANA COSPOLI" in violet or the large oval "EXPRESS CONSPOLI - PARIS / CONSPOLI - BUCURESCI" handstamp in black of the Orient Express. Rarely seen in that amount.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 1898 Romania
1858/2011: Important collection several thousand used stamps, inkl. some better values, plenty of full sets, souvenir sheets, postage dues etc., the modern section showing a large variety of fancy products by the new issues department, mainly in good condition and housed in five Schaubek albums.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 1899 Romania
1858/66: Interesting group with 1858 40 pa. blue used, 80 pa. red used (3, one on piece with superb 'Franco / Berlad' in greenish ink), 1864 plate printed 6 pa. rose carmine in an unused block of twelve showing 'stamps turned sideways' variety, 1866 20 pa. used (4) as well as three covers - two with single frankings from Alexandria and Rimnic Sarat and another bearing two pairs ex Galatz, 1868 2 b. orange unused and used (3). Condition generally fine, a good lot.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1900 Romania
Purification Czernowitz 1852/59: Lot seven stampless covers addressed to the Rothschild family in Paris, all sent from Jassy, disinfected in Czernowitz and forwarded via Krakau and Lemberg, showing Austrian transit marks 'AT' or 'A' as well as French tax- and entry marks "AUTR 2 VALnes 2" in red or blue.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : not sold
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