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Catalogue 328: Romania - Special Catalogue
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  • Lot# : 6390 Romania

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    1949/1988: Beautiful collection with unused, used, used with first day cancels, minisheets, souvenir sheets, some first day covers and a few circulated letters. Overcomplete, as most of the unused sets and souvenir sheets are doubled with used examples. Among the items worth mentioning are the mint never hinged 1952 overprints (Mi 1295-1369 complete), Mi 1758, 1759, 1770, 1801 (** and used with first day issue postmark) and the imperf souvenir sheets of the 1970s-80s. A lot of topical interest, nice items for both beginners and serious collectors as there are some gems in this collection left intact: Mi 1758U imperforated error in pair (Mi €1,000) and a used pair of Mi 1368 airmail stamp with inverted overprint error. Housed in 12 Lindner hingeless albums, a good lot worth inspecting. Huge catalogue value, owners' calculation Mi € 10,384+ for unused, Mi € 7,000+ for the used.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 6391 Romania

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    1954/1968: Collection of anti-communist cinderella labels made by Romanian exiles in Spain, in two Lidner albums. Neatly arranged chronologically, with information regarding print runs, the collection contains most of the sets, with blocks, souvenir sheets, first day covers and booklets (the owner counted more than 70 covers, 30 souvenir sheets, 10 booklets and 400 cinderella labels). The offer also includes the 1994 catalogue of the labels, written in Romanian by Traian Popescu (the creator of the cinderellas) and Flor Strejnicu. An interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6392 Romania

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    1989/2017: Beautiful collection with unused, used, used with first day cancels, minisheets, souvenir sheets, special products of Romfilatelia ("philatelic albums") - with only a small part pictured. Huge catalogue value, the owner calculated about €19,500 for the unused material and about €2,000 for the used. Also good face value for the stamps issued after 2005. A lot of topical interest, nice items for both beginners and serious collectors (some of the items are in special folders from limited print runs), and since it's a mostly complete collection, a very strong start for completing the modern collection of Romania. Housed in 11 Lindner hingeless albums. A good lot worth inspecting. Owners' calculation Mi €21,500+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6393 Romania

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    1837/1908: Small lot containing (13) postal history items of the Austrian or Austria-Hungary post in the Romanian Principalities and Transylvania. A 1837 cover from Bucharest to Vienna, bearing the consular BUKUREST linear marking, a Rothenthurn disinfection marking and part of the wax seal SIGIL SANITATIS; 1854 letter from Triest to Galati bearing the two lined GALLATZ arrival postmark; an 1857 letter from JASSY to Paris from the Rothschild correspondence; two Hermanstadt (now Sibiu) pre-stamp letters; 1855 & 1857 official letters from Temesvar and Hermannstadt; 1864 cover from Temesvar/Timisoara; two stationery covers; two postal forms; and one 1903 taxed letter from Czernowitz (Bukovina) to Vienna. An eclectic lot, in fair condition.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 6394 Romania

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    1856/1956c.: Small box with covers/cards/postal stationery (200+) with noted pre-stamp cover from Oltenita, 1897 10 b. red stationery card used to Canton with "Singapore / To Hong Kong" TPO cds, fine postcards noted throughout, WWII covers to Krakau, circa 50 cards showing Italian Ship Datestamps, a most interesting selection that will repay careful viewing.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6395 Romania

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    1857/1900c.: The classic cover collection (65 items) with covers/fronts and the occasional piece with "BRAILA" two line dated cover, stampless covers from Jassy, Stirbeiu, Tintareni etc., 1858 40 pa. blue on cover from Jassy to Bucharest and charged Postage Due, 1862/64 issue covers with 30 pa. blue single frankings from Bucharest, Craiova, Galatz and Giurgiu; registered usages bearing 2 x 30 pa. or 3 x 30 pa. from Bucharest and Turnu Magurelle, 1865 Cuza issue covers with 20 pa. from Botosani, Braila, Budeu, Galatz, Giurgiu, Rimnic Sarat; registered usages with 2 x 20 pa. from Bolgrad and Ploesti; 1866/67 20 pa. covers from Budeu and Turgul Neamtu; 1868 issue 18 b. red used on covers from Fokschani, Husi, Jassy (2), Moinesti, Piatra (2), Rimnic Sarat, Turnu Magurelle, 1868 3 b. violet on 1½ bani postal stationery piece tied in Jassy partly signed by Friedl; 1868 4 bani blue pair on piece with 1869 10 b. blue, 4 b. blue on large piece and 3 b. violet on large piece/front; 1868 3 b. and 1869 15 b. red on pieces (2), 1869 15 b. red (2) on registered front, 25 b. blue & oange on cover to Berlin, 1871 10 b. yellow on cover front from Ismail and a few later items. Condition varies but much of interest with viewing recommended. Ex collection Sassower.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6396 Romania

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    1858/1865: Collection containing the early Moldavian postmarks of the stamp period on official and cash pre-paid mail (29 items) and postal forms (14 items). It begins with a 1862 example of the Iasi Drapery postmark (Kiriac DR61, fig. 329) applied on arrival, and continues with the 'small' Moldova (M1, illustrated in Kiriac at page 81),  'large' Moldova cds (M2, illustrated in Kiriac at page 84) and a few linear postmarks. Fairly complete with much duplication, only the M1 Michaleni postmark missing, and half of the 12 M2 postmarks are present. A good lot for the specialist interested in the postmark study and the dating of their defects due to continuos use. Condition generally fine throughout.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6396A Romania

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    1859/80: Selection of 23 stampless official entires / covers incl. a group of twelve covers struck by type M1 datestamps "X / MOLDOVA" in blue or black from GALATZ, JASSY, BERLAD, FOKSCHANI, TEKUTSCH, and HUSCH, as well as eleven covers with cancellations from later types of datestamps incl. BUCURESCI, CALAFATUL, JASSY, GALATZ, TECUCIU, BUZEU, FOCSANI, CALAFAT, BOTOSANI, RAMNICUL and POIANA MARULUI. Interesting lot to be studied.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6397 Romania

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    1860/1915: 'Forwarding Valuables' collection (51 items) with 1861 printed form for valuable satchels sent from Galatz to Fokschani, OHMS cover from Galatz to British Consul Henry A. Churchill in Jassy, unpaid cover from Piesti to Galatz "with a stachel of gold coins", 1880 small cover with Fiscal 10 bani ex Bacau to Breslau, 1880 Money Letter to France, Fiscal 10 b. on 1888 cover bearing coins to Vienna; further similar usages showing value and weight etc., Parcel Cards to Austria, Bucovina, Germany and Switzerland; a most interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 6398 Romania

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    1862/1872: Collection of the classical postmarks of the stamp period on official mail (50 items). The letters bear the 'scroll' (A62, A65), 'with star' (S62), 'time' (T69), 'small'(H), 'thimble' (D) after the classification of Kiriac Dragomir. Some scarcer markings noted: Stirbeiu ('with star'), Tintareni ('with star'), a partial strike of GARA ROMAN (these three items with Dr. Gmach's certs), a classic rural PL. MUNTELE. A nice lot for starting a collection of the classic Romanian postmarks. Condition varies, generally fine.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6399 Romania

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    Postage Due 1862/80: Collection with covers/fronts/pieces (45 items) showing Postage Due charges, with 1860 entire from Berlad to Galatz charged '40' parale due in mss., 1871 entire from Giurgui to Bucharest with "20 BANI" Due mark struck twice in black, 1869c. cover from Caracal charged with "28 BANI" handstamp in black, stampless cover charged 60 Bani due with scarce "DIST. PRAHOVA / PL. CAMPU" despatch cds, 1868 18 b. rose on entire from Jassy to Galatz taxed '28' in manuscript (signed Heimbüchler), Austria 5 kr. stationery envelope taxed "40 BANI" due on receipt, Austria covers to London with "Weit Franco 14" in red on 1865 entire and 1874 cover franked 13 kr. from Vienna with framed "W.Fr./8x." in red, covers from UK to Trieste and Galatz taxed 25 kreuzer etc. Careful viewing recommended. Ex collection Sassower.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6400 Romania

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    1868/1891: Collection (22 items) with the basis of Gabriel Sassower's work on the private "FRANCO" handstamps, with 1858 entire with framed Cyrillic "FRANCO" in blue, 1858 40 pa. blue used on cover from Kahul to Jassy tied by framed Cyrillic "FRANCO" in black (cert. Zoscsak, 1937); cover with 1862 6 pa. red in a strip of four cancelled "FRANCO / FOKSCHANY" to Bacau, pieces and covers with 1862/64 30 pa. blue, 1865 Cuza 20 pa. on cover from Jassy and a further example on front from Braila, 1867 18 b. red used on cover ex Braila etc. Many of the items are discussed and illustrated by G. Sassower in the London Philatelist, Volume 89, March-April 1980 pages 51-58.rn 
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6401 Romania

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    1870/1930C.: Lot of 97 primarily unused Postal Stationery cards and Money Order / Parcel Card forms etc., among the better items noted is the 5 bani 1899 "POSALTA" instead of "POSTALA" error on 5 b. emerald card, 1909 15 bani Money Order forms for 4 lei and 10 lei and 1871/72 newspaper wrappers. Some with faults, but mostly very fine condition with viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 6402 Romania

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    Ship Mail 1870/1930: Collection with covers/cards/pieces (91) including 1868 18 b. red on cover, covers (2) each bearing single 1871 10 b. yellow used from Craiova or Calafat to Braila, 1871 10 b. blue on cover from Braila to Calafat, 1872 5 b. red, perf. pair used on cover to Braila, cards and pieces with illustrated Ship TPO handstamps ex Czernavoda, Galatz, Sulina and Tulcea, postcards with Royal Yacht Orient and Maritime TPO's, study of "Danube Commssion" covers, DDSG 10 kr. green on covers (2), cover with rare "CHILIE" cds applied on arrival, 1925 cover with 50 b. orange (4) used to Kuching, Sarawak, covers/cards from Ada Kaleh etc..rnrn 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6403 Romania

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    1870/1940c.: Lot of 52 Postal Stationery cards and 2 crtificates of sending, both unused and used, domestic and uprated usages for overseas. The lot includes a very fine example of the 15 bani green instead of 5 bani error of the 1907 ‘Typographed’ card in very rare used condition - late date 25/1/1911 (note: the latest date recorded by E. Savoiu is 1/12/1910). Mixed condition but generally fine with viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6404 Romania

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    1870/1970s: Collection of over 500 of stationery postcards, letter cards, newspaper wrappers, envelopes, money orders, telegrams, military cards, housed in four Lindner albums, unused and mint, begining from the 1st newspaper wrapper (1870) and the 1st stationery postcard (1873) to the late 1970's, but with the period after 1948 less represented (38 items). Among the noted examples are some pairs of the late 1870s cards, one with perforation error, the 1870/1 wrappers, a used strip of 5 of the '1 BAN' overprint wrapper of 1899 to Holland, an 1900 greeting card with red colour set-off error, a 1L King Ferdinand unused military postcard, a 5L 1942 telegraphic money order (unrecorded as used by Savoiu, but unfortunately damaged, with a stamp missing) and two examples of the 1945 Northern Transylvania Odorhei overprinted card, one CTO. Mostly in fine condition, viewing recommended.                                                                                                      
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6405 Romania

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    Railway Stations & Travelling Post Offices 1871/1918: Collection (90 items) with 1871 cover from Tekutsch to Vienna franked by 1869 25 b. with "GARA ROMAN / OFF. POSTAL" cds in blue on reverse, 1871 25 b. brown on cover from Galatz to Vienna with "Itzcani Roman" cds in blue on reverse, 1871 10 b. yellow on front of cover tied by bold "BACAU / POSTA" in black; stationery cards with some up-rated all cancelled by oval POSTA AMBULANTA markings (11), large range of circular TPO datestampüs on covers and cards, further study of "AMB" markings with numbered routes (I, III, IV, V, X, XI, XII, XIV) and the circular datestamp versions (16-20), cards with "TREN" datestamps with varriety of numbers, fine cover from 'Enterprise de Pont sur Le Danube à Cernavoda' to Paris and a card with framed "SALIGNY" handstamp in blue; Station cancellations on covers/cards, the whole with postcards of many Railway Stations. a delightful and hard to replicate lot. Ex collection Sassower.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 6406 Romania

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    1872/1900: Collection of the post-classical postmarks of the stamp period mainly on official mail (39 items) and including also (3) items bearing the rectangular Postage Due markings of the classical period. The lot contains some interesting rural markings, some of them from the classical period used later, and has also a few covers that were not accepted as official and were presumably taxed on arrival. Some nice strikes noted, including GARA RUGINOSA railway marking; and Due markings '20 BANI' and '28 BANI'. A nice starter lot for this interesting collecting area. Condition varies, generally fair to fine.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6406A Romania

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    1875/1908: Lot five covers incl. 1875 Turnu Magurele to Galati bearing Carol Paris print 10 b. blue, 1878 Tirgul Frumos to Vienna bearing Carol Paris print 25 b. orange in combination with Bucharest print 5 b. olive-yellow, 1878 Giurgiu to Bucharest bearing Bucharest print 10 b. blue (2) and 5 b.olive-yellow, also two philatelically inspired set covers from Bucharest to Strassburg Elsass bearing part set of 1908/09 definitives and a combination of adhesives from the 1906 commemorative sets, respectively. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6407 Romania

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    Stamp Dealers and Philatelists 1887/1945c.: The collection (46 covers/cards) with 1901 10 b. stationery card addressed to Thomas Ridpath in Liverpool - the initial purchaser of the famous and unique British Guiana 1 c. black on magenta; correspondence to and from Constantin Moroiu (publisher in 1886 of "Timbre de Roumanie" catalogue) with covers/cards from and to Moroiu: with covers to G. Matheescu in Sinaia, 1889 card to Rudolf Friedl in Vienna, 1898 registered covers to Lady Blanche Collen in Simla, India; 1902 registered cover to Brazil, card to Teheran, 1905 card to C. H. Mekeel in St. Louis (discoverer of many 'St. Louis Bears'), 1913 reg'd cover to Belize, 1914 card to Peter Falk in Gwelo, Rhodesia; correpondence from and to Heinrich Birnbach from 1891 incl. WWI usages on Feldpost covers, 1932 postcard of King Carol viewing philatelic exhibit at Efiro Exhibition, 1921 censored reg'd cover to Herbert Munk from Zoscsak, covers to Franz See in Sofia, 1944 cover to Simon Tchilinghirian etc. A remarkable collection. Ex collection Sassower.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6408 Romania

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    1890s/1930c.: Collection of 300+ mostly postcards and covers bearing the Postman's Posthorn markings of delivery in Bucharest from the early 1900's ('large posthorn') and the 1930's ('small posthorn). with internal  and Incoming Mail from more unusual places (Argentina, Spain, Ottoman Empire, Bavaria, Canada, Portugal, Greece, Bulgaria) arranged mainly in increasing number order. Condition is mixed, viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 6409 Romania

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    1897/1915: Lot of 42 covers franked with the 'Ears of Wheat' and subsequent 'Engraved' and 'Typographed' definitive King Carol I issues, all sent to a textile company in Glarus, Switzerland, with a variety of frankings, some better with many registered usages (26) and postmark variety. 27 covers are with various PERFINS, most showing the sender company. Somewhat mixed condition as to be expected nevertheless an interesting group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 6410 Romania

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    Stamp Dealer and Royal Philatelist 1907/1948: Collection of eighteen covers, cards and documents, including two small Thomas Allen Approval books which were sent directly to King Carol II, with several signature intials by the King alongside notes from the dealer, one which states; "I have just sold His Majesty King George the adjoining stamp, only 30 exisit" and "Only 8 copies exisit of which His Majesty has a block of 4 thus leaving only 4 copies", also correspondence from the 'Casa M. S. Regelui Royal' Palace to the dealer with requests for material and or confirming purchases, a few with official postmarks and or cachets, one which invites the dealer to the Palace to review the Kings collections and a number of bank payment confirmations (Midland Bank) from Bucarest to T. Allen in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, one for £1'002, as well as a Post Office Telegram from the King's personal secretary stating; "Bermuda and Gr Britain retained by His Majesty the King = Buhman", a magnificent assembly of historical importance relating to one of the most glamorous and famous, if not infamous, stamp collectors of all time - King Carol II (1893 to 1953).rnNote: Thomas Allen (1895 to 1984), was a well known dealer in British Colonial rarities, who with Charles Nissen purchased, in 1936, the Perkins Bacon stock and records; most of the records were afterwards acquired by RPSL. He was a Council Member RPSL, aslo Curator of their forgery collection, 1954-67 and a Member of Expert Committee, for whom he reorganised their vast quantity of reference photographs. Allen was a philatelist of wide experience, he was a member of the Executive Committee for the London International Exhibition 1960, and served on the jury at FIPEX, New York 1956.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6411 Romania

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    First World War 1915/18: Splendid collection of covers/cards (69) showing Austrian Fieldpost Office cards, Bulgarian issues used on covers from Costanza, Turkish Field Post Office usages from Bucharest both stamped (incl. 1917 from Turkish Railway Station Commander) and stampless, German Field Post Office usages from FPO 145, 308 etc., with registered cover from FPO 988 and Romania card with "Mackensen" group cds, 1918 card with "Consulate General de Suisse" cachet, Romania Military postcards incl. many up-rated usages to the Red Cross in Geneva incl. some taxed on arrival; most showing a variety of Censor or Miltary handstamps. Ex collection Sassower.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 6412 Romania

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    Airmail 1920/48: The wonderful collection of Airmail and Flight covers and ephemera (260+ items), with 1920 flight covers Buc-Jassy (2 signed Odor); CFRNA advertising booklet of services, June and Sept 1923 Flight covers, range of Austrian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Turkish and Yugoslavian flight covers, Romanian covers do however predominate with the ubiquitous orange airmail label, 1927/30 Flights with Airmail sets used on covers/cards, CIDNA Flights from 1928 with five CIDNA advertising cards (one with French franking on picture side), Advertising Booklets for the CIDNA service with Airmail labels and a very rare Baggage Label, covers/cards utilising the service; later with 1930-40's flights to and from Romania incl. commercial covers to Argentina, Chile, Iraq, Palestine, Rhodesia, Sweden etc. An excellent assembly for the specialist. Ex collection Sassower.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 6413 Romania

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    1962/2020: Lot containing the most important works of philatelic literature needed by a specialized 'Romania' collector. The 3 volumes of Fritz Heimbüchler's handbooks together with Edition D'Or XII showing his collection (new, with autograph); C. Marinescu "Tarifele, taxele .... 1841-2008"; Dr. Gmach "Österreichische und ungarische Posteinrichtungen in den Donaufürstentümern 1782 - 1880" (vol.I and vol. IV); Dr. Gmach "...2 par. 1866/67"; Kiriac Dragomir "Stampilografie...", Romanian catalogues 1974 and 1984; V. Tebeica "Die ersten Rumanischen Postmarken" (2 times); S. Gabureac - the catalogues of errors and varieties from 2008 and 2010; G. Racoviceanu "Stampilele folosite in Tarile Romane pana in 1881", the volume of the Munich Club from November 2010 dedicated to Mr. Heimbüchler; Russel "Romania specialised Catalogue 1918"; L. Ettre 1986 Transylvanian Hotel Posts book; Brainard, Weinbrecht, Billig forgeries catalogues in photocopies; plus 7 smaller volumes and 6 magazines. A mandatory lot for the specialist or for the very serious collector, the books are in good to new condition. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF
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