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  • Lot# : 4924 Romania

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    Ingoing mail 1859: Prepaid entire letter from Syros to Bucharest, struck on despatch with Syros cds in black (March 10) and red PD with '135' (lepta) in red crayon on reverse; alongside superb strikes of rare Greek Post Office IBRAILIA / (VLACHIA) datestamp in green (March 20) and BUCHARESTI / (VLACHIA) arrival datestamp in blue (March 24). The entire opens well for Exhibit display.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF

    Lot# : 4925 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 2
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    1858: 54 parale blue on greenish blue laid paper, the large even margined example used on 1858 entire letter from Jassy to Prince Ghika in Galatz tied by complete strike of circular "Jassy / Moldova" datestamp (8/8) in blue. Cover with manuscript pen cross to denote prepayment to destination (single rate to second rayon). Some strengthening to the folds and a minor vertical file fold well away from the wonderfully fresh adhesive. Manuscript "54" on reverse to denote rate, an exceptional and most attractive entire. Illustrated in Heimbüchler Handbook on page 329. Signed Bühler; cert. Heimbüchler (2017).rnrnProvenance: Grobe, sale 129 (Jan 1964).rn                   Köhler (September 1970), lot 2829.rn                   Collection 'Moldau', Corinphila sale 179, Feb 2013, lot 5021.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 34,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4926 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 7y
    1858 (Nov 1): 80 pa. vermilion on white paper, a horizontal pair with enormous margins all round in a vivid shade, tied to small piece by FRANCO / FOLTICENI oval handstamps (Kiriac fig. 307) with RECEPISSE at right. Fresh and very fine, a magnificent multiple. Signed Calves, Heimbüchler, Holcombe, Pfenninger.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4927 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 7x
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    1858 (Nov 1): 80 pa. vermilion on blued paper, two single examples, each with large margins all round, one especially so, used on reduced registered cover to Bakeu, cancelled by faint oval FRANCO / JASSY handstamp in blue (Kiriac fig. 311) with RECEPISSE at right and docket number '292' in manuscript and JASSY / MOLDOVA cds alongside (26/4) all in blue. Reverse with 'Bakeu / Moldova' arrival cds (27/4) in dull red ink. It is possible a third adhesive has been washed off, however just 4 covers are recorded with a multiple usage of the blued paper 80 parale.  Very rare. Signed A. Diena; cert. Heimbüchler (1988).rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 91 (March 1996), lot 2918.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4928 Romania

    1862: Handstruck 30 pa. blue, two single examples, each just touched, used on second sheet of entire letter to the French Consul in Bucharest, neatly tied by TURNU-SEVERIN datestamps (Oct 29) struck in blue (Kiriac fig. 358) with straight line RECOM also in blue. Reverse with Bucharest arrival cds (Nov 5) in black. An attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 4929 Romania

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    Catalogue# : I+II
    1864: Unissued Cuza 2 pa. ochre in a fine unused block of 23 + 5 blank spaces, and 5 pa. blue in an unused block of 24 marginal from top of sheet, fresh and fine with large part or unmounted og. Mi = € 390+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4930 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 18+23
    1870 (Sept 18): Entire letter to Galati franked 1869 15 b. red and 1870 3 b. violet, tied by Bucharest cds, tight to good margins, a rare mixed franking to pay the 18 b. inland rate.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4931 Romania

    1872: Colour Trial Plate Proofs in imperforate or partially perforated singles and pairs, with 1½ b. value in bistre (3), in dull green (2), deep lake and in orange; 5 s. in brown; 10 b. value in black (3), orange (2) and in dull green; 25 b. in orange and 50 b. in rose-carmine; a few imperfections but largely fresh and fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 4932 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 45
    1877: 5 b. blue postal stationery card used to Helsinki, Finland, up-rated with 1876 10 b. blue tied by scarce ALEXANDRIA thimble datestamp (Nov 7) well struck in blue (Kiriac fig. 512). St. Petersburg transit cds's and 'Ank' (Nov 15) arrival cds all on obverse of card.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 4933 Romania

    1893/1924: Covers/cards (36) with 1893 cover from Mizil to Zurich franked 25 b. blue, some interesting WWI usages with Reseal Censor labels Austrian, French, Hungarian etc.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4934 Romania

    1858: Entire letter from Ibraila to Patras sent unpaid struck on despatch with fine IBRAILA / (VLACHIA) datestamp in blue (June 12). Cover slit for disinfection and charged '130' (lepta) in manuscript on obverse; reverse with Piraeus, Athens and Patras datestamps, this last in blue. Scarce and most attractive entire. Signed Vlastos.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4935 Romania

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    1863: Cover from Ibraila to Athens, Durutti correspondence, struck on despatch with superb IBRAILIA / (VLACHIA) cds of the Greek Post Office in blue (Aug 31). Taxed on arrival with manuscript '110' in red crayon (90 l. Austrian ship + 20 l. internal) and franked by 1862/67 overlapped 10 l. orange on greenish (showing position 9 plate flaw 'white dor' by top left spandrel), 20 l. blue and 80 l. carmine all tied by 'Athens' datestamps (Sept 9). An extremely rare and most attractive cover, with just three 'combination' covers recorded by Peter Holcombe. Certs. Holcombe (1982), Tseriotis (2003).
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 4936 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 19+21b
    French Post Office 1867: Cover from Galatz to Syros, Greece struck on despatch with dotted GALATZ / MOLDAVIE datestamp (June 22) in blue. Mailed via Constantinople with French P.O. transit cds on reverse (June 25). On arrival taxed with 1862/67 20 l. orange on blued overlapped by 40 l. dull rose-lilac on blued tied by 'Syros' cds. A rare combination usage. Signed Holcombe.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 4937 Romania

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    Catalogue# : V21+V23
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    1865: Cover, disinfected with vertical slits, mailed from Galatz to Corfu franked by 1863/64 5 s. rose and 15 s. brown, perf. 9½, tied by GALATZ cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 743) in black (Nov 10), taxed on arrival for local delivery with 1862/67 10 l. orange on blued paper (2 examples, Michel 19a) each tied on arrival by 'Kerkyra' datestamps in black (Nov 10, julian). A fine cover of fine appearance and very rare. Signed Müller, Tseriotis, Vlastos; cert. Tseriotis (2003), Simmermacher (2003).
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4938 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 19/21
    1867: Cover, disinfected with slits, mailed from Galatz to Corfu, sent unpaid from Austrian P.O. with GALATZ cds (2/8) struck in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 744). The cover with manuscript '110' (lepta) charge (presumably 90 lepta under 1867 Austrian Convention and further 20 lepta for inland fee), and taxed with 1862/67 10 l. orange on blued, faults, 20 l. deep blue and two 40 l. violet on blued all tied by 'Kerkyra' cds's. Reverse with Vienna cds (Aug 6), Triest oval (Aug 7) and further Kerkyra cds. An unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 4939 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 5
    1867: Cover from Galatz to Corfu franked by Austrian Levant 1867 15 s. brown, two examples, tied by GALLATZ cds (15/8) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 743). Taxed on arrival in Corfu with 1862/67 10 l. deep orange on very blued paper (2 examples, one just touched the other with large margins and portion of adjoining stamp at right) tied by 'Kerkyra' cds's. Slight vertical file fold touched the 15 soldi pair but a rare and most appealing cover. Signed Holcombe, Tseriotis.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4940 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 19+21a
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    1868: Cover from Giurgevo to Galaxidion sent stampless and struck on despatch with Austrian P.O. GIURGEVO cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 748) in black (May 13), franked on arrival with Greece 1862/67 10 l. orange on greenish touched margins and horizontal pair of 40 l. violet on blued tied by 'Galaxidion / 46' datestamps (May 18, julian) in black. Reverse with top flap missing but a rare cover. Signed Simmermacher; cert. Simmermacher (2003).rnrnProvenance: Collection Constantin Mattheos.rn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 4941 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 26+29a
    1868: Cover from Galatz to Corfu without despatch datestamps, the reverse with Vienna cds (Aug 19) and oval Triest datestamp, originally treated as from Trieste and charged '15' (lepta) in blue crayon, the clerk noticing the backstamps and sender's cachet and altering the fee due to '90' (lepta). Franked by 1862/67 10 l. orange on greenish and 80 l. rose-carmine, fine to touched margins and crossed by file fold, tied by 'Kerkyra' datestamps in black. An unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 4942 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 4
    1869: Cover from Galatz endorsed 'via Trieste' to Corfu franked on despatch with Austrian Levant 1867 10 s. blue (2) tied by bold strike of three line dated GALATZ datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 745) in black (13/2), underpaid by 10 soldi and struck with AFF. INSUFF. in black. This amount apparently uncollected with manuscript '20' (lepta) in red crayon and 1868 20 l. blue, margins touched, applied and tied 'Kerkyra' cds on arrival. Reverse with Vienna transit cds and further Kerkyra arrival cds. Small imperfections but a rare cover. Signed Tseriotis.rnrnNote: The three line dated Galatz datestamp had a very short period of use, being withdrawn on March 31, 1869.rn 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 4943 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 25+28
    1869: Cover with sender's cachet of 'Galatz' at upper left, mailed to Corfu via Constantinople and franked by Greece 1862/67 5 l. bright green on greenish and 40 l. dull rose on blued, both with four margins, tied by neat '95' lozenge with 'Constantinople / (Turkiya)' cds at left in black. Oval PD in black also on obverse and reverse with both Piraeus and Kerkyra cds's. A fresh and fine cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4944 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 26+29a
    1870: Cover from Galatz to Corfu, sent unpaid and struck on despatch with GALATI cds in black (Kiriac fig. 394), thence via Vienna and Trieste with transits on reverse, franked on arrival with 1868 10 l. pale orange on greenish, just touched and 80 l. carmine on rose with four margins tied by 'Kerkyra' datestamps in black. Originally charged '20' in blue crayon for inland fee only, changed to 90 lpta for the Austrian / greek Convention rate of 1867. A fine and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 4945 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 29a+36a
    1872: Cover from Galatz to Corfu sent unpaid with GALATI cds (Aug 2) of despatch in black (Kiriac fig. 500) mailed via Vienna and Triest with oval transit (Aug 9) on reverse, taxed on arrival with 1868 80 l. rose-carmine, imperceptibly touched at base and cleaned plates 20 l. blue, four margins, tied by 'Kerkyra' datestamps in black. An attractive and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 4946 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 29+36
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    1872: Entire letter from Ismail to Patras endorsed 'via Vienna, via Trieste', sent unpaid and struck on despatch with JSMAIL thimble datestamp (Kiriac fig. 549) in blue (Nov 25). Taxed on arrival with Greece 1868 80 l. dull rose on yellowish overlapped by 1871 20 l. blue each tied by dotted '9' lozenge of Patras. Reverse with 'Galati' transit cds (Nov 27), Vienna cds (Nov 30), Triest oval datestamp, Kerkyra cds and arrival. File fold and slight imperfections but a rare entire. Opinion Holcombe (1986).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 4947 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 29b+36b
    1872: Cover from Galatz to Corfu sent unpaid with GALATI cds (June 28) of despatch in black (Kiriac fig. 499) mailed via Triest with oval transit on reverse, taxed on arrival with 1868 80 l. carmine and cleaned plates 20 l. deep blue, each with four margins, tied by 'Kerkyra' datestamps in black. A fine and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF
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