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Lot# : 151 Romania
Lot# : 1058 Romania
Lot# : 1059 Romania
1851: Entire letter from Galatz to Bucharest mailed at the Russian Post Office and struck on reverse with superb part framed "GALATZ / 1851 OKTOBER 26" datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 47, Dobin fig. 63.1.04). Exceptional strike on a fine quality entire - very rare thus.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1060 Romania
1854: Large format envelope mailed at the Russian Post Office in Jassy via the Russian Customs to the Asian Department of the Russian Imperial Ministry of External Affairs in St. Petersburg, struck with neat strike of two line dated JASSY datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 36, Dobin fig. 63.1.06). Complete Official red wax seal adjacent, a rare and very fine cover.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1061 Romania
1858: 54 parale blue on green horizontally laid paper, large margins on three sides while lightly touched at base, tied by "JASSY 26/8 MOLDOVA" cds in blue (Kiriac M1 fig. 279) to entire to Galatz, reverse with handwritten "54" (parale). A rare and desirable franking of thr first Bull Head's issue, Heimbüchler lists 17 covers with the 54 parale from Jassy. This one is not yet included, but a comparable cover from the same correspondence is shown in Heimbüchler I, p. 349. Cert. Heimbüchler (2016).Starting bid : 4,000 CHFHammer price : 6,500 CHFLot# : 1062 Romania
1858: 108 parale blue on rose horizontally laid paper, ample to large margins all round, tied by "MICHALENI 8/9 MOLDOVA" cds in blue (Kiriac M1 fig. 280) to piece, reverse with "JASSY 10/9 MOLDOVA" in red. The stamp is backed to repair a thin on reverse, but an extremely rare, maybe unique use of the first Bull's Head stamps in Michaleni. This stamp is shown and discussed in Heimbüchler III, p. 53 being part of a damaged cover, which was obviously reduced to a piece. At the time of publishing his handbook Rumania (1994), Fritz Heimbüchler reported that two stamps Michaleni datestamps described by Poncelet in1933 have not been traced so far. In part III of his handbook (2007) Heimbüchler mentioned and illustraded this 108 p. from the Bela Sekula Auction (1927) and stated: 'In spite of the 70 years that have passed, it seems likely that the Michaleni postmarked copies will again surface.' A sensational re-discovery for Romanian Philately. Signed Schlesinger and Kosack; cert. Heimbüchler (2016) Mi = € 15'000 for a detached stamp.
Provenance: Bela Sekula Auction (October 1927) on entire letter.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 11,500 CHFLot# : 1063 Romania
1858: Newspaper Stamp, handstruck in Jassy, the famous 5 parale black on yellowish paper, Type I with frame-line below 'A' unbroken, an attractive example in a sharp deep almost doubled impression with large even margins all round, unused without gum. Minor imperfections with the slightest of diagonal bends and a near invisible hinge thin on reverse and a possible minor repair to a pinhole in the star above the Bull's head. However, this is a truly splendid example of this extremely rare and desirable stamp of which only seven examples (formerly six) are recorded in unused condition. See Heimbüchler I, page 163. Cert. Zanini (1968), Heimbüchler (2016) Scott 8 = $ 15'000 / Gi 11 = £ 24'000 / Mi = € 32'000.Starting bid : 7,500 CHFHammer price : 17,000 CHFLot# : 1064 Romania
Lot# : 1065 Romania
1858: 40 pa. blue on greyish-blue paper, a fine appearing horizontal pair with reasonable margins all round, vertical scissor cut alongside right hand stamp, used on 1858 entire letter written in hebrew, sent registered to Jassy and cancelled by three FOKSCHANI / MOLDOVA datestamps (8/12 and 9/12) struck in blue (Kiriac fig. 275) with RECEPISSE alongside at left. Reverse with 'Jassy / Moldova' cds of receipt (11/12) in blue. A rare and early usage of these adhesives.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 1066 Romania
Lot# : 1067 Romania
1858: 40 parale greenish blue on thin white wove paper, a horizontal strip of four, tied by framed FRANCO / BERLAD handstamp in blue (Kiriac fig. 302) to reverse of a double weight registered 1860 entire to Jassy, with JASSY / MOLDOVA arrival cds alongside on flap. Italic RECEPISSE in blue and BERLAD / MOLDOVA cds (4/7) in blue on front. Stamps are a somewhat yellowed but attractively cancelled, some creasing and fourth stamp touched, but a very scarce franking. Cert. Heimbüchler (2016)Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 4,000 CHFLot# : 1068 Romania
1858: 40 pa. greenish blue on white wove paper, four examples used on registered cover to Jassy, margins just shaved to fine, tied by two strikes of framed FRANCO / BACEU handstamps in blue-green ink (Kiriac fig. 301) with circular BAKEU / MOLDOVA cds (2/2) adjacent (fig. 271) and RECEPISSE at left. reverse with 'Jassy / Moldova' cds of receipt (3/2) in black. Fresh and very fine, a delightful cover. Signed Tulbenjian.Starting bid : 3,000 CHFHammer price : 3,000 CHFLot# : 1069 Romania
1858: 80 pa. bright red, a horizontal pair used on small piece, right hand stamp superb, the left hand stamp irregularly cut and just touched at upper left, cancelled by complete strike of framed FRANCO / BERLAD handstamp (Kiriac fig. 302) struck in red.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 1070 Romania
1858: Collection of the issue with 5 pa. black, Type II, unused (2), 40 pa. blue unused (6, all with large margins) and used examples (12, two with RPS certs.), 80 pa. red unused and used (6). One or two forgeries or faked cancellations noted, not counted in description. Condition generally fine to very fine, with cancellation interest throughout.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 1071 Romania
1862: Handstruck on wove paper, 6 pa. pale red in a block of four showing two vertical tête-bêche pairs, top left stamp with splitting along left margin leaving large thin, otherwise fresh and very fine with large part og. Scarce Mi = € 800+.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 350 CHFLot# : 1072 Romania
1862: Handstruck 30 pa. deep blue on white wove paper, a four margined example used on 1863 'Retour Recepisã' to Bucharest, cancelled by oval FRANCO / JASSY in black (Kiraic fig. 311) with 'Jassy / Moldova' datestamp at left (19/12) in black and further strike on reverse (21/12). Usual small creases to the form but scarce.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1073 Romania
1862: Handstruck 30 pa. blue, a huge margined example used on 1863 entire letter to Galatz (Theologo correspondence) tied by oval FRANCO / JASSY handstamp in black (Kiriac fig. 311) wirth 'Jassy / Moldova' cds of despatch at left (9/7). Reverse with Galatz arrival cds. Some file folds away from adhesive but an attractive entire.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 1074 Romania
1862: Handstruck 30 pa. blue on white wove paper, a fine strip of three, large margins all round, used on registered cover to Galatz, cancelled by oily strikes of framed FRANCO / BOTUSCHANI handstamps (Kiriac fig. 304) with 'Botuschani / Moldova' datestamp alongside (Nov 10). Italic RECEPISSE on front and reverse with Jassy cds in blue (11/11) and Galatz arrival (14/11) in black. A scarce cover.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 1075 Romania
1862: Handstruck unused multiples: 3 pa. yellow in a fine large margin horizontal strip of four (Mi = € 440+), 6 pa. in deep carmine red on white wove paper in a fine unused block of four with large part og. (Mi = € 440+) and a horizontal strip of four in the pale rose shade, slightly stained from original gum (Mi = € 380); also 30 pa. deep blue on horizontally laid paper in a block of four, fine but for small creases at top (Mi 10/Iz = € 440). A most attractive group.
Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 1076 Romania
1862/64: Handstruck and plate printed collection with a remarkable array incl. scarce handstruck 3 pa. used (2), handstruck 6 pa. red with a fine unused ranage incl. a tête-bêche pair, fine pair cancelled by both FRANCO / JASSY and 'Recepisse' in blue, plate printed 6 pa. red sheet of 40 unused showing the central row sideways, 30 pa. blue in an unused block of 20 with central four stamps turned sideways and a similar block of nine; also a fine range of covers with 30 pa. (2) on registered cover and single usages from Bakeu, Craiova, Fokschani and Jassy. A most interesting lot (120 items).Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 1077 Romania
1862: Handstruck on wove paper, 30 pa. blue, the fine used selection of seven items with horizontal pair on piece cancelled FRANCO / TEKOUTCI (Kiriac fig. 320), single examples with one showing complete FRANCO / PIATRA (fig. 318), another with Bucharest cds in red and piece with 30 pa. cancelled RIMNICUL SARAT cds (fig. 350) together with two examples on horizontally laid paper, one cancelled in red at Braila, the other with perfect WASLUI / MOLDOVA cds (fig. 284) in black.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1078 Romania
Lot# : 1079 Romania
1865: Cuza issue collection with 2 pa. unused in yellow shade (4), 2 pa. orange unused (37, incl. two pairs and a block of four) and a used example with RPS cert. (1947); 5 pa. blue unused (45, incl. three strips of three, blocks of four and six) and used examples (2); 20 pa. red unused on white or blued paper (20) and used (21), together with a few 1864 unissued adhesives. Condition generally fine to very fine. A good lot.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1080 Romania
Lot# : 1081 Romania
1868: 18 bani rose, a fine example with large margins all round, tied by CRAIOVA datestamp (28/10) in black (Kiriac fig. 387) to 1868 entire to Vienna, despatched to the Austrian PO in Bucharest as this issue was not valid for external transmission. Sent direct to Austrian P.O. in Bucharest, where PORTO handstamp in black applied on front and BUCAREST cds (30/10) struck on reverse in black (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 716). Charged due on arrival with '10' (kreuzer) noted in manuscript and reverse with Vienna arrival datestamp in red. The postal treaty between Romania and Austria did not came into force prior to April 1869, therefore a split payment of the postage had to be done with the 18 bani stamp paying the internal rate to Bucharest while the residual journey had to be paid by the addressee on arrival. A very rare cover and the sole example this describer has recorded bearing this issue. Cert. Heimbüchler (2016).Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 3,800 CHFLot# : 1082 Romania
1871: 5 b. carmine-rose, close to huge margins with portion of adjoining stamp at right, used on 'Recepisa de Priimire' form for registered letter to Turnu Severin, neatly cancelled by BUCURESTI cds (30/9) in black (Kiriac fig. 423). Unobtrusive file hole at upper left other a fine and attractive usage.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1083 Romania
1871: 5 bani rose-red, a fine four margined example used on complete Printed Matter entire letter to Itzkhany, neatly tied by BACAU / POSTA datestamp (24/5) in black (Kiriac fig. 1097) with framed 'P.D.' below. Reverse with scarce 'Gara Roman / Off. Postal' datestamp (same day) in blue (Kiriac fig. 1096) and 'Itzkhany Bahnhof' cds of receipt in black. A very fine entire and an exceedingly rare single usage for this most unusual rate. Signed Marco Martin, L. Pascanu.Starting bid : 7,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1084 Romania
Lot# : 1085 Romania
1871/72: 10 bani blue, three fine examples, one just shaved at top margin, used on large part coverto Vienna, one side flap missing, all tied by BÊRLAD datestamps (11/12) struck in blue (Kiriac fig. 373). Framed 'P.D.' below and reverse with 'Jassy / Dim' transit in black (12/12) and Vienna arrival cds. A very scarce franking, overpaying the single rate by 5 bani. Signed E. Diena.
Note: Addressed to the Ephrussi Company in Vienna, at the time the largest grain importers and wholesalers in the World.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1086 Romania
Lot# : 1087 Romania
1880: King Carol I, Imperforate Proofs (9) in black on coloured paper for 15 b. value on rose and 25 b. value on pale lilac, yellow, greenish blue (tear at base), pink, pale blue, green, bright yellow and dull orange; each overprinted PROECT ANULAT in blue. A scarce group.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1088 Romania
1885/1889: 'Vulturi' issue, small group of Imperforate Proofs (9), with single examples of 1½ b. values in blue and in brown on buff paper; 5 b. values black (4) on cream, blued, greenish and yellow thin wove paper; 5 b. black in a marginal block of four on white wove paper and 15 b. in black in a vertical pair and block of four on white wove paper. A scarce and attractive assembly.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1089 Romania
1900: King Carol I, large Arms watermark issue, the set complete in blocks of 25 (5 x 5) showing the complete watermark on 1 bani pale brown, 3 b. red-brown, 5 b. pale green, 10 b. rose, 15 b. black, 25 b. blue, 40 b. deep green, 50 b. orange, 1 lei grey-brown & rose and 2 lei orange & brown; largely fresh and very fine, all with large part or unmounted og. An extremely rare set in multiples, this being the first this describer has handled.Starting bid : 10,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1090 Romania
Lot# : 1091 Romania
1911: Essays and Die Proofs (10 items) for the 'Timbru Fiscal' issue, with proposed 10 bani rectangular designs without vignette in green (2), 5 b. (with Coat of Arms) and 5 l. designs without vignettes in grey-blue and dull blue respectively, near completed designs in black for 30 b. and 1 l. values in composite format and another without value tablet annotated in manuscript 'this die is on the way'; also four charming bi-coloured imperforate Essays with vignette of Queen Marie. A lovely group of scarce items.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1092 Romania
Lot# : 1093 Romania
1928: Unadopted Essays (6) all in shades of brown, prepared for the 50th Anniversary of Independence Issue, with two large Essays on thick card paper for proposed 4 l. and 20 l. values (65 x 109 mm.) with 4 l. showing Railway Bridge in Bucharest also a 'stamp size' Essay with similar vignette; together with three bromide Essays for 2 l. and two 5 l. values with perforated edges on thick card, one showing King Carol & King Ferdinand. A scarce and most attractive group.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 1094 Romania
1871: Telegraph Stamps, unadopted imperforate Essays (2) with numeral type (Cohen fig. 151) for 5 lei in carmine and another in blue, 1871 Carol bearded vignette imperforate Essays (2) for 5 l. in orange on vertically laid paper and 5 l. in green on pale buff (Cohen fig. 152); also adopted imperforate Proofs for 25 b. value in brown (3) and 50 b. in blue (3), and rectangular 1 lei. imperforate Proofs in greyish-violet, orange (2) and 5 lei value in greenish blue (2). A fine and scarce group, see Cohen pages 77 and 78.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 1095 Romania
1866/72: King Carol Issues, a magnificent collection with 1866 issue incl. thick and thin paper examples unused and used in large quantity with differing shades anc clichés noted, 2 pa. (50) unused and used incl. blocks of four and six unused, 5 pa. unused and used (30+) incl. a block of four unused, 20 pa. unused and used (80+) with an unused marginal block of eight and covers (3); 1868 similarly fine with 3 b. violet unused or used (30+), 4 b. blue unused or used (17), 18 b. red unused and used (80+) with much cancellation interest and covers (2); 1869 5 b. unused and used (10+), 10 b. blue used (30+), 15 b. red used (20+), 25 b. unused and used (50+) incl. retouches, a used strip of three and a cover, 50 b. used (50+) incl. retouches and a remarkable piece with six examples, 1871 issue with 5 b. unused or used (30+), 10 b. orange unused or used (15+) and a single usage on cover, 25 b. brown unused or used (30+) and a 'Dupa Plecare' cover, 1871 10 b. blue unused (20+, with three pairs and a fine example on laid paper) and used (7), 15 b. red with exceptional example cancelled by framed Turkish handstamp, 1872 perf. issue with 5 b. unused (3) and used (8), 10 b. blue unused or used (17), 25 b. block of four and block of 25 unused and used (18); varieties and cancellation interest abounds with nearly every stamp in choice selected condition, viewing this exceptional 'old time' volume is a pleasure in itself.Starting bid : 10,000 CHFHammer price : 14,500 CHFLot# : 1096 Romania
1872/79: Collection with huge arreay of Paris printings with much duplication and cancellation interest, including Paris printing imperforate Proofs in issued colours in horizontal pairs, 'Decoupage' Proof for 1½ b. value and further 1½ b. Proofs in various colours (11) and in blocks in black imperforate (3), 3 b. green Proofs (2), 'Decoupage' Proof for 5 b. and range of colour Proofs imperforate (6), 10 b. Proofs (5), 25 b. Proofs (2), 50 b. Proofs (3); issued Paris printing blocks of four unused 3 b. green (2), 5 b. buff, 10 b. blue and 15 b. red-brown in blocks of four unused (together with imperf. 15 b. block printed on both sides), 10 b. with NW corner frame-break variety, 50 b. rose in a remarkable horizontal strip of five cancelled at Turgul-Jiu and a further 27 single examples, 1876 Bucharest printings with 5 b. blue errors of colour (2) and 15 b. printed on both sides; 1879 new colours with large array of perf. varieties and cancellatioin interest throughout. Seldom seen collection with many hundreds of Proofs, stamps and two covers.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 8,500 CHFLot# : 1097 Romania
1872/1940c.: Cancellations collection in four volumes, arranged alphabetically with loose stamps, multiples, pieces and a multitude of postal stationery cards, postcards, Parcel cards and covers throughout (300+), with village district cancels and including covers (12) from Bolgrad, Calarasi, Craiova, Focsani, Sinaia or Tirgu-Jiului with 1872/74 10 b. blue, 1876 15 b. red-brown on covers (3) from Beket, Buzeu, Jassy; 1897 cover with 10 b. and 15 b. tied 'Monastirea Agapia / Jud. Neamtu' etc. Generally fine, an excellent lot for further continuation.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 1098 Romania
1890/94: Collection with range of imperforate Proofs in blocks of four for 1½ b., 10 b. and 15 b. in black, 15 b. in buff and 25 b. in brown and in purple; also two bi-coloured Proofs of the 25 b., thereafter with all eight values in fresh and mint blocks of 10; 1½ b. printed on both sides used, 3 b. printzed on both sides used (2), 25 b. in a used horizontal pair imperforate between, and some useful examples of the scarcer perforation varieties.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 2,600 CHFLot# : 1099 Romania
1893/98: Collection with some interesting varieties incl. 1½ b. black in a used pair imperforate between, 5 b. + 25 b. blue in a used pair (Mi 102/105F), 25 b. in an unused block of four imperforate (of Proof status), 15 b. violet in compound perf. block of four unused etc. (34 items).Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 1100 Romania
1922/38: Collection in two albums with Oct 1922 set unused (4), scarce set imperforate (Mi = € 400) unused and covers with imperf. 25 b. and 1 lei values, 1926 definitives including the error of colour 6 lei in blue and 10 lei in red each used on small piece (Mi = € 600), 1927 Geographic set unused (2), 1928 Anniversary set unused (2), King Michael set unused, Bessarabia set, 1930 optd. Airmail set of three unused and used, 1930 definitives unused sets (5) and Imperforate (Mi = € 300), 1930 airmail set of four unused, 1931 Anniversary set unused, Army set of seven unused, Scouts set unused (2), 1932 Scouts set unused and used and ovptd. 1934 set unused (2) and used, 1932 Medical set unused, 1936 Ships set unused and used, Yugoslavia set in blocks, Sports issues unused and used etc. A good lot with varieties and covers also noted.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 420 CHF
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