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Lot no.COUNTRYDescription1Description2Description3Description4Starting price EurImages
1RomaniaDocument dated 1832, sent from Calarasi to Bucharest. It passed the Calarasi quarantine, where a black seal KARANTINA KALARASI 1830 was applied (Kiriac Dragomir type K30a, 8R). The document is signed by the chief doctor of the Calarasi quarantine, Dr. A. Sontag. A rare document.--260image
2RomaniaFolded letter with content, dated February 8, 1849, sent to Bucharest, bearing the Zimnicea Quarantine seal "Directia Karantinii Zimnicii" applied with black ink (K. Dragomir type K31, 5R). A beautiful letter and an extremely rare item.---1000image
3RomaniaMoldavian Cyrillic FRANCO postmarks, lot of three beautiful items with Iasi (type I), Galati (type I) and Focsani postmarks, all in black. The last has the marking "Strahavoi", also Cyrillic. These postmarks are scarce, such items are exceptional even in large international auctions. Without doubt, this is a good offer.--1500image
4Romania"Inam", postal document dated February 24, 1855, for a postal coach with four horses. Very rare. Very fine.---500image
5Romania"Blanket", postal document used as a nominal certificate for changing the horses used for a postal coach, dated May 25, 1855. Very rare and very fine.---500image
6Romania"Blanket de posta", a similar postal document dated October 1st, 1858, for a postal coach with two horses leaving Iasi town. Very rare, fine.---500image
7RomaniaLetter front with JASSY MOLDOVA 18/5 pmk. big type, and the rare pmk. FRANCO JASSY in black. Rare. Fine.---200image
8RomaniaFolded commercial letter sent from BRAILA MAI 12 (1854, blue Cyrillic linear postmark) to Bucharest. Very fine.---150image
9RomaniaFolded letter with content sent from KRAIOVA NOE 21 (1855) to Bucharest. Red wax seal on reverse. Very well preserved, very fine.---250image
10RomaniaLetter with linear postmark BEKETU DEC 12 sent to Craiova, by "The Ist Border Guard Battalion, the 4th Company" (black marking on reverse). Rare and very fine.---300image
11RomaniaLetter accompanying a money parcel (176 lei and 20 parale) sent from KARAKALU SEP 21 (Cyrillic type I postmark) to Craiova. Rare and fine.---70image
12RomaniaA similar letter accompanying a money parcel (324 lei) sent from KARAKALU MAR 8 (Cyrillic type II postmark) to Craiova. Fine.---70image
13RomaniaFolded letter with content, sent from KRAIOVA FEB 15 (1857) to Karakalu. Very fine.---250image
14RomaniaCommercial folded letter with content, sent from BRAILA DEC 27 (1857, blue Cyrillic postmark) to Bucharest. Very fine.---100image
15RomaniaCommercial folded letter with content, sent from BRAILA OKT 3 (1858) to Bucharest. Very clean item, well preserved. Very fine.---100image
16RomaniaA similar letter from the same year, blue BRAILA OKT.10 postmark. Very fine.---120image
17RomaniaFolded letter with content sent from OLTENITA GEN 31 (January 31, 1859) to Bucharest. A beautiful and clear strike of this postmark. Fine.---300image
18RomaniaFolded letter sent from PITESTI MAR 6 (1859, clear black Cyrillic postmark) to Bucharest. Fine and rare.---250image
19RomaniaFolded letter (with content) sent from OLTENITA MAR 12 (1860, in blue) to Bucuresti. A rare postmark with a clear impression. Very fine.---250image
20RomaniaFolded letter sent from BRAILA MAR 27 (1861, light blue linear postmark, latin alphabet) to BUCAREST WALACHEI 3/28 (instead of 28/3, red arrival postmark). Fine.---100image
21RomaniaFolded letter sent from BRAILA APR 4 (1861, blue postmark with latin alphabet) to BUCAREST WALACHEI 4/5 (instead of 5/4 in date). Fine.---100image
22RomaniaComplete folded letter with content, sent from BRAILA APR 17 (1861) to Bucharest - red BUCAREST WALACHEI with 4/19 in date, instead of 19/4. Interesting item. Very fine.---150image
23RomaniaLetter from BUCAREST WALACHEI 3/11 (in red) to Galati, via BRAILA NOV 5 (1861). The sender made a manuscript annotation: "It has left on November, the 3rd". A rare sending between the two Romanian principalities (till 1862, this kind of sendings were in charge of the Austrian post).--1500image
24RomaniaComplete folded letter (with content), sent from SEVERINU NOE 21 (1861, clear blue Cyrillic postmark) to BUCURESCI NOE 25 (blue, Cyrillic postmark on reverse). Fine and rare in this form.---400image
25RomaniaFolded letter with complete content, sent from ZIMNICEA MAR 3 (1862) to Bucharest. A clear blue strike of this rare postmark. Horizontal fold and some stains, but a rare item. Fine,---500image
26RomaniaFolded letter sent from SEVERINU MAI 19 (clear blue Cyrillic postmark) to Craiova. Fine.---130image
27RomaniaFolded letter accompanying a money parcel (350 lei in gold and silver coins) sent from BUCAREST WALACHEI 2/15 (instead of 15/2), red postmark, to Buzau. Fine.---70image
28RomaniaFolded letter sent from KRAIOVA FEB 21 (blue Cyrillic postmark) to Mirila, a village in Romanati district. Unusual destination. Fine.---70image
29RomaniaLetter accompanying a money parcel (1888 lei and 30 parale) sent from SEBERINU AVG 12 (clear blue Cyrillic postmark) to Craiova. Very fine.---100image
30RomaniaFolded letter sent from BUZAU MAR 13 (blue-green linear Cyrillic postmark) to BUCAREST WALACHEI 16/3 (red double circle postmark, wrong location of day/month, 3/16). Fine.---250image
31RomaniaFolded letter sent from FOCSANI SEP 25 (black linear Cyrillic postmark, clear appearance) to Buzau. Clean and well preserved. Fine.---150image
32RomaniaFolded letter sent from KALAFATU NOE. 28 (black, linear, Cyrillic postmark) to Craiova. Very fine.---50image
33Romania1858, Bull Heads, first issue, complete set of four reprints in black on bluish horizontal laid paper. Extremely rare in this state, there are only few items known. A good oportunity both for advanced collectors or specialists, or for investors. These reprints were made probably in 1958 for study purposes, for the centenary of the first Moldavian "Bulls".--500image
34RomaniaPostal receipt for a parcel without stamps, sent from Iasi to Piatra in 1860. Nice, red JASSY MOLDOVA postmark with manuscript date added, 14/3. A beautiful postal history item.---50image
35RomaniaLetter front from a letter accompanying a money parcel with postal fee paid in cash, sent from Bacau to Bucuresti. Red FRANCO BACAU marking (manuscript annotation of the fee amount) together with red postmark BAKEU MOLDOVA 20/3 and red linear RECEPISSE marking. Rare and fine.--100image
36RomaniaReceipt issued by Bacau post office in December, 1861, for receiving 40 and 80 par. Bull Head stamps, the 2nd issue. The receipt is signed and an old rare seal is applied with red ink: EKSPEDITIA POSTII TARGULUI BACAU (Kiriac Dragomir type SM52, 3R). An outstanding Romanian postal history item, rare and very fine.--1000image
37Romania1862, 30 parale blue, a nice single on folded letter sent from BRAILA 24/6 (1864) to Fokschani. Unusual BRAILA postmark on front, both in black (on stamp) and blue (on letter). Very fine.---100image
38RomaniaFolded letter accompanying a money parcel for 1408 lei, sent franco from SLATINA 12/11 (1863) to BUCURESCI 16/11, for the Jewish merchant Abraham Hirsch Zentler. Uncommon, very fine.---50image
39Romania1863, postal printed form "The invoice for letters" related to three letters "franco" and one letter "porto" sent from Mizil to Bucharest. Fine.---10image
40RomaniaLarge part of the "Buciumulu" newspaper, Bucharest, nov. 1864 sent by post from JASSY, large drapery type pmk., interesting and rare. Fine.---100image
41RomaniaPostal document from Turnu Severin post office, dated December, 1864, bearing a negative seal applied with blue-green ink: BIUROU POSTALU TURNU SEVERIN. Unrecorded by any catalogue or study, possibly a unique item. Very fine.---800image
42Romania1865, 20 par. red, a beautiful single with good margins, nice color, on folded letter sent from FOCSANI 24/1 to BUCURESCI 26/1 (arrival postmark parly visible on reverse). Very fine.---100image
43Romania1866, 20 parale Cuza on recepisse sent from BUCURESCI 12/2 to Campina. The stamp is cancelled with a framed, linear RECOMANDAT pmk. Fine.---150image
44Romania1868, 2 bani yellow-orange, single with good margins and beautiful color, on printed matter sent from GALATI 17/3 to BUCURESCI DIMINEATA 20/3. An exceptional piece of Romanian postal history, extremely rare item.---2000image
45Romania1868, 18 bani red, a single with beautiful color (upper margin missing, but the upper frame isn't cut) on folded letter sent from BRAILA 12/10 to Bucuresci. The stamp is cancelled with a black boxed FRANCO pmk. Unusual. Very fine.---100image
46RomaniaFolded letter with an 18 bani red single, sent from BUCURESCI 18/12 to GIURGIU 20/12 (black pmk. on reverse). Nice manuscript annotation on front: "urgent". Very fine.---100image
47RomaniaSimple folded letter with a single of 18 bani red, sent from BUCURESCI DIMINEATA 21/2 to BRAILA 23/2 (arrival postmark on reverse). Fine.---200image
48RomaniaFolded letter without stamps accompanying a parcel with 4100 lei, sent probably in 1868 from GALATI 30/3 to Craiova, via BUCURESCI 2/4. Manuscript annotation "Porto 11-20". Very fine.---100image
49RomaniaLetter sent from TIRGUL-FRUMOS 30/11 (1869) sent to Jassy, insufficiently paid with only 15 instead of 18 bani. The boxed PD marking has been cut, and a manuscript annotation "13" have been made as postage due tax (18 bani fee + 10 bani postage due = 28 bani to be paid, less the 15 bani franking, 28-15 = 13 bani). An excellent postal history item.--240image
50Romania1869, 25 bani blue and orange on folded letter sent from T. SEVERIN DIM 19/4 to PEST. Boxed black P.D. marking on front. Very fine.---100image
51Romania1869, 25 bani dark blue and orange, a beautiful single on large part of a folded letter sent from BUCURESTI 23/9 (boxed black P.D. marking on front) to WIEN 27/9 (18)69. Fine.---100image
52RomaniaPostal receipt for a registered letter sent from CRAIOVA DIM 25/3 (1870) to Pesta, Hungary. Linear blue marking CRAIOVA on front. Very fine.---50image
53Romania1871, 25 bani olive-brown, single (narrow margin ol left side, but the frame is untouched) on folded letter sent from CALAFAT SERA 15/10 (1871) to PEST 18/10, via BASIASCH 17/10. Boxed blue P.D. marking on front. Very fine.---200image
54RomaniaA similar folded letter, sent from BECHET 22/1 (in blue, also a blue boxed P.D. marking) to ALT-ORSOVA 32/1, via CRAIOVA 23/1 (transit and arrival postmarks on reverse). The letter is overfranked, 25 instead of 15 bani (for the border rate). Rare. Very fine.--300image
55Romania1872, 10 bani Prussian blue, an exceptional single with wide margins on all sides, on simple folded letter sent in town (second wheigh), black "small" pmk. BUCURESCI 25 AUG (18)72. Very fine. Cert. 2007 Heimbüchler. Unique usage of this stamp.--5000image
56Romania1872, Paris issue, complete mint hinged set of seven imperforated horizontal pairs. Some thinnings present, but a rare and beautiful set. CV 1,400 euro for two sets of singles.---600image
57RomaniaDitto, complete set in imperforated blocks of four, with hinges. Extremely hard to find such an offer. Very rare. Very fine. CV 2,800 euro as four sets of singles.---5000image
58Romania1872, Paris issue, imperforated final plate proofs of 3 bani (horizontal pair) and 5 bani (single) in unadopted colors. Both proofs have the specific microsigns of the cliches made in Paris. Very fine.---120image
59RomaniaLot of 13 items, imperforates, plate proofs and color proofs of varoious denominations from Paris and Bucharest issues. An unusual offer. Quality varies from fine to very fine.---400image
60Romania1872, 3 bani Paris issue, a beautiful vertical block of 10 mint stamps with original gum. Uncommon. Fine. CV 400 euro as singles.---150image
61RomaniaSimple domestic letter fee: folded letter with a vertical pair of 5 bani Paris issue, sent from CRAIOVA 10/12 (1872, classic postmark in blue), via PITESTI DIM 11/12, to GALATI (arrival pmk. in black, 13 DEC 72). A beautiful piece of postal history with three classic postmarks. Early usage of a Paris issue stamp.--200image
62RomaniaA similar folded letter with a horizontal pair of 5 bani, same issue, sent from CARACAL 23/1 (classic postmark) to CRAJOVA. Boxed PD marking on front. Very fine.---200image
63RomaniaCover with 5 and 25 bani Paris issue, old rural Librecht type postmark PL. MOLDOVEI JUD. ROMAN 28/7, sent to Ischl. Austria, via Pascani. Some rusty appearance, but an unusual item. Fine.---150image
64Romania55 bani franking on registered letter sent abroad. 5 and 50 bani Paris issue on cover sent from BUCURESCI 30 MAR (18)76 to France. The flap of the cover is missing. Fine.---100image
65RomaniaA similar letter, sent from BUCURESCI 27 (MAI) (18)76 to Paris. All transit and arrival postmarks present. Fine.---150image
66Romania1872, 10 bani grey, a beautiful color proof in unadopted color, imperforated block of four. All clichés have characteristic marks of the Paris issue. Very fine.---80image
67Romania1872, 10 bani blue, vertical pair (one stamp with small imperfection) on folded letter sent from BUCURESCI 7 MAI (18)73 to Marseille. Part of arrival pmk. on reverse. Insufficient paid letter, manuscript "6" with red crayon on front. Fine and unusual---100image
68RomaniaSimple domestic letter with one 10 bani blue Paris issue, sent from PITESTI DIM (classical postmark in blue) to Bucharest. Fine.---70image
69Romania15 bani red-brown Paris issue, a fine mint imperforated block of four printed on both sides. Unprices by Michel.---250image
70Romania25 bani orange Paris issue, imperforated final plate proof, vertical pair. Very fine.---200image
71Romania75 bani franking on cover sent from BUCURESCI 24 DEC (18)74 to Paris. Black marking A./PD, red arrival postmark and red crayon annotation "25". Upper part of the cover and the flap are missing.---300image
72RomaniaFolded letter with 25 bani Paris issue, sent from CRAJOVA ? FEB (18)75 (blue pmk.), via ORSOVA 9/2/75, to WIEN 13/2/75. Fine.---100image
73RomaniaCover with 25 bani Paris issue (horizontal strip of three) sent from JASSY 15/1 (1873) to Paris (arrival postmark on reverse). Fine.---150image
74Romania1872, 50 bani Paris issue, a horizontal strip of ten stamps, all cancelled to order by Romanian Post when the validity of the stamp has ended. Very fine.---500image
75Romania1872, 50 bani, single franking on registered letter sent from JASSY 3 JUL (18)76 to Bucuresci. Franking for registered second weight rate, a very rare usage of a single 50 bani stamp on internal mail. Very fine.---300image
76Romania1872, 50 bani red on pale rose, 3 pcs (single plus horizontal pair) on folded letter sent from BRAILA ? JUL (18)74 (black thimble pmk.) to Napoli, Italy. Arrival pmk. on reverse. Rare heavy franking on external regular letter. Very fine.---500image
77RomaniaCover with 5 bani olive-yellow and 10 bani blue Bucharest I issue, each in vertical pairs, sent from BUCURESCI 10 MAI (18)78 to Paris. Fine.---250image
78RomaniaFolded letter with 5 and 10 bani Bucharest I issue sent from CRAJOVA to Orsova (border destination, special fee of only 15 bani). The 5 bani stamp has a beautiful constant plate flow (great break in the left greeks), and the 10 bani stamp is imperforated vertically. Very fine and rare.--150image
79Romania1876, 15 bani red-brown, 4 pcs (two horizontal pairs) on registered cover sent from BUCURESCI 24 DEC (18)77 to Paris, blue transit pmk. on front and black arrival pmk. on reverse. One stamp has trimmed perforation, but a nice and rare item.---200image
80RomaniaPlate proof in black on cream thick paper of the 1879 1½ bani issue (plates made in Bucharest), a beatiful block of four. Very fine.---80image
81RomaniaCover from a military unit (infantry) sent without stamps from TERGOVISTEA 23/6 to BUCURESCI 26 JUN (18)78. Fine and interesting.---150image
82RomaniaLot of four imperforated intermediate plate proofs in black on white wove paper, for the Bucharest II issue: 3 bani single and 5, 10, 50 bani in blocks of four. The 3 bani proof demonstrates a heavy used (damaged) cliche. The 5 bani block has one prof with a small tear. A rare and interesting lot. Fine to very fine.--260image
83RomaniaPlate proof in black on cream thick paper, a beautiful block of four. Very fine.---80image
84Romania1879, imperforated plate proof in black of the 50 bani stamp, a beautiful block of four from the lower right sheet corner. Very fine.---100image
85Romania1880 King Carol definitive, plate proof in black on bluish, imperforated block of four. Very rare. Fine.---80image
86RomaniaDitto, plate proof in black on pale buff, imperforated block of four. Very fine.---80image
87RomaniaDitto, an amazing lot of eight plate-proofs blocks of four, (7 from 15 bani-plate and one from 25 bani-plate), all in black, printed on various coloured paper. Some of the items have marginal lines (constant plate flow). Very rare in this condition. Very fine.--500image
88RomaniaDitto, reconstructed combined die and small plate proof of the 25 bani stamp (1+10+1 proofs) in black on cream paper, imperforated. Extremely rare even as reconstructed item. For advanced collectors. Fine.---500image
89RomaniaDitto, a similar item, but with black printing on bluish paper. Fine.---500image
90RomaniaLetter with declared value of 220 francs, sent from TIRGU-JIU 11 JUL (18)84 to Saliste in Transylvania, via BUCURESCI GARA DE NORD 12 JUL 84. Manuscript "Franco", fee and weight and violet "Scrisóre de valóre" marking. The cover was open for display. Fine.--50image
91RomaniaLetter with declared value of 200 lei, sent without stamps (the fees being paid in cash) from DRAGASANI 6 OCT (18)85, via RIMNICU VALCEA, to SZELISTYE SZEBENMEGYE 8 OCT 85, in Hungarian Transylvania at that time. "FRANCO" and "Scrissóre de valóre" violet marking on front. The cover was opened for display. A beautiful item.--50image
92RomaniaLetter with declared value of 1000 "new" lei, sent probably before 1890 from BERLAD to JASSY. The postal fees were paid in cash, a boxed Franco marking is applied on front, also a "Scrisóre de valóre" marking. Fine.---50image
93Romania5 bani black on rose postcard uprated with two horizontal pairs of 1½ bani black Eagles definitive and sent from T. SEVERIN 3 AUG (18)88 to Futtak, Hungary. Unusual. Fine.---350image
94RomaniaPlate proof of the 1885 3 Bani Eagles issues, in black on cream thick paper, nice block of four. Very fine.---80image
95RomaniaRegistered folded letter with15 and 25 bani Eagles definitives on white paper, sent from PIATRA 23 NOV (18)86 to Jassy, to the high metropolitan bishop of Moldavia and Suczawa. The letter is bearing in its content the seal of the small village GALU, dated 1876. Fine.--100image
96Romania1887, 15 bani brown on pale cream on folded letter sent from a rural agency, JUD. ARGESU COM. BRADETU 17 SEP (18)89 (in violet) to BUCURESCI, via CURTEA DE ARGESIU. Uncommon. Fine to very fine.---35image
97RomaniaRegistered cover with a horizontal pair of 25 bani blue Eagles issue (misplaced vertical perforation in the middle), sent from BUCURESCI 9 MAI (18)87 to Pilsen in Bohemia. Very fine.---100image
98Romania1887, 25 bani blue on pale cream, horizontal pair and single on registered cover sent from BUCURESCI 27 NOV (18)89 to London. Red arrival pmk. on front. Fine, unusual.---100image
99RomaniaFront of a registered cover with three 25 bani blue on pale cream Eagles definitive, sent from BUCURESCI 23 NOV (18)88 to Paris. Fine.---85image
100Romania1885, 50 bani Eagles issue, imperforate plate proof in black on white, a nice block of four. Very fine.---80image
101Romania1890, Carol I definitive of 1½ bani, imperforate final plate proof in adopted color, a beautiful block of four from the lower sheet margin. Rare and very fine.---150image
102RomaniaSame issue, 5 bani carmine-red, a small die proof in horizontal pair. Very rare and very fine.---50image
103RomaniaA similar item of the 15 bani stamp, final plate proof in blackish brown, the adopted color. There is an interesting misplacing of the two upper clichés. Rare. Very fine.---100image
104RomaniaRegistered folded letter with two singles of 15 bani (small coat of arms watermark) and one 10 bani single (without watermark), sent from a rural agency in Stoiceni village - violet postmark JUD. ARGESIU COM. TOPOLOGU 16 MAI (18)91, to the orthodox bishop of Argesiu county. Arrival postmark on reverse. One rural postmark has manuscript annotation of time. A beautiful postal history item. Very fine.--100image
105RomaniaCover with a horizontal strip of five 5 bani green stamps without watermark (1890 definitive issue) sent from BUCURESCI 9 DEC (18)93 (two pairs of Daguin-type postmarks) to France. A beautiful item sent during a shotage of the 25 bani stamps at Bucur---150image
106RomaniaRegistered cover with mixed franking, 5 bani light green 1890 definitive without watermark, together with 15 bani red Wheat Ear with PR watermark (3 pcs) on cover sent from BACAU 13 MAI (1)894 to Bellersheim, Germany. Fine.---80image
107Romania10 bani Carol I definitive, without watermark, unusual single franking either for a second weight printed matter sending, or a ware proof sending. Unusual, very fine.---100image
108Romania10 bani red Carol I definitive without watermark as uprate on postcard for local mail, sent from JASSY to BUCURESTI in January, 1893. Unusual item. Fine.---30image
109Romania10 bani red without watermark as uprate on a 5 bani black postcard sent from AZUGA GARA 4 MAR (18)94 to Germany. Veyr fine.---150image
110Romania1½ bani black Wheat Ear, large PR watermark, mint light hinged vertical pair imperforated between. Fine.---50image
111Romania3 bani brown Wheat Ear, type I from plate 1 with large PR watermark on medium, yellowish paper (1895 printing), mint vertical pair imperforated between. Very fine.---50image
112Romania3 bani brown Wheat Ear single (plate 2, large PR watermark) on local printed matter, Daguin-type postmark BUCURESCI 13 JUN (1)899. Fine.---25image
113Romania1895, 5 bani Wheat Ear blue, a vertical pair imperforated between from plate 2, "large" PR watermark. Very fine.---45image
114Romania1898, cover sent from France to Romania, Bucharest, bearing a 25 centimes "Sage" type stamp, black on rose (Mi. #80). The cover is redirected on arrival, from Bucharest to Constanta, three 5 bani blue Wheat Ear stamps being applied as for an inland letter (horizontal strip of three, 1897 printing, plate 2, two stamps with plate flaws). A very interesting postal history item, with mixed franking, French and Romanian stamps. Fine.--200image
115Romania5 bani blue letter-postcard (Mi. Ganzsachen no. K3) uprated with 10 and 15 bani Wheat Ear stamps with PR watermark, sent from BUCURESCI 31 MAI (18)99 to Amsterdam, by "A. Tripcovich". Uncommon. Fine.---100image
116Romania15 bani red Wheat Ear issue, plate 1 with medium high PR watermark on thick paper, mint vertical pair imperforated between. Very fine.---50image
117RomaniaFolded letter with two 15 bani red Wheat Ear singles sent from GALATI 6 OCT (18)96 to a rural village, AG. SPECIALA NARUJA (postal agency, arrival pmk. on reverse), transit pmk. ODOBESTI in black and VIDRA JUD. PUTNA in violet, both with 7 OCT (8)96 Unusual destination and rare postal agency postmark.--100image
118RomaniaRegistered cover with a horizontal pair of 15 bani red and a single of 25 bani violet Wheat Ear issue with "small" PR watermark, sent from BUCURESCI 10 DEC (18)94 to FOCSANI 11 DEC 94. Interesting violet CHARGEE marking. The cover was opened for display. Very fine.--50image
119Romania1895, Wheat Ear, 25 bani pale violet, large PR watermark on yellowish-white paper, a beautiful mint block of four stamps with two vertical pairs imperforated between. Rare. Very fine.---100image
120RomaniaExternal registered cover from the second weight class. 25 bani violet in a horizontal strip of three (1895 printing with "large" PR watermark) on registered cover sent from BUCURESCI to FRANKFURT a. MAIN. Private violet "Recommandirt" marking. Fine.--50image
121Romania1897, Wheat Ear, error of color, 25 bani blue in a bloc of four, in pair with 5 bani blue, plate 2. Very fine. CV 220 euro.---70image
122Romania1893, Wheat Ear, lot of 8 final plate proofs in unadopted colors, 1 leu and 2 lei - 4 pcs each. Perforated, with "small" PR watermark. Rare and very fine.---120image
123Romania1900, 3 bani Wheat Ear brown, plate 2, used block of 25 stamps with large coat of arms watermark (one complete watermark), BERLAD 20 OCT 902 postmark. Very rare. Fine.---500image
124Romania1900, 5 bani Wheat Ear emerald-green, plate 2, mint block of 25 stamps with large coat of arms watermark (one complete watermark). The bottom right stamp has a supplementary piece of JOHANNOT marginal watermark. Possibly a unique item. Very fine.--2500image
125RomaniaWheat Ear, 1 BANI dull brown type III from plate 2, thin paper without watermark in mint block of four stamps with two vertical pair imperforated between. Rare. Very fine.---100image
126RomaniaWheat Ear, three colors franking on external cover, 27 instead of 25 bani. Cover with one single 1 BAN brown, a horizontal pair of 3 Bani brown-red and four pcs. of 5 Bani bluish green (a vertical pair and two singles), all without watermark, sent from CRAIOVA to Bern, Switzerland. Arrival postmark on reverse. Unusual franking. Fine.--75image
127RomaniaWheat Ear, imperforate final plate proof of plate III of the 3 bani value (used for intermediate and late printings of the 3 bani orange-brown and red-brown without watermark), made probable in 1901. A beautiful block of four from the left sheet margin. The lower left proof has a small paper fold, not affecting the beauty of the item. Fine.--100image
128RomaniaRegistered cover with multiple franking, sent to Germany. Wheat Ear, 5 bani yellowish green plate 3, 9 pcs (a block of six and a vertical strip of 3, different shades) and 10 bani rose-carmine, plate 2 (horizontal strip of three), all without watermark, as 75 bani franking (registered letter, the 2nd weight) to München. The cover is open for display. A rare item. Fine.--200image
129Romania1905, Cover with 5 bani yellowish green (single) and 10 bani carmine-rose (pair) Wheat Ear without watermark, sent from BUCURESCI to Rome, Italy by "Legation Imperiale de Perse - Bucarest" (interesting label on reverse), returned to Bucharest. Very i---45image
130RomaniaExternal mail from a railway station. Cover with two singles of 5 bani olive-green and one single of 15 bani violet, sent from SMARDIOSA GARA to Paris. Rare and fine.---30image
131RomaniaWheat Ear, lot of three covers with Wheat Ear stamps, all with interesting postmarks. Fine to very fine.---60image
132Romania5 bani green money sending imprint, uprated with 10 and 50 bani Wheat Ear stamps without watermark, and with a 3 bani Spinster 1906 issue, sent from CALARASI to BUCURESTI in August, 1907. On arrival, a 10 bani postage due stamp was added.Any "Spinster" stamp is rare as a genuine postal usage, especially on money sending imprints. Very fine.--100image
133Romania1903, 15 bani violet Wheat Ear, a beautiful used horizontal pair with vertical gutter between the two stamps, black BUCURESCI pmk., 12 FEB (1)908. Pairs with gutter were printed with special plates. Used pairs are much more scarce than mint pairs. Very fine and rare. Unlisted in Michel.--300image
134RomaniaSimple cover with a 15 bani violet Wheat Ear stamp, sent from Galati to Bucharest, by "Consulat de France a Galatz" (beautiful label on reverse). Fine.---50image
135RomaniaOrdinary letter sent abroad, two issues and four colors franking. The letter was sent from BUCURESCI 4 SEP (1)903 to the well-known philatelic trader and stamp collector Rudolf Friedl in Wien (blue arrival pmk. on reverse). The 15 bani violet "Wheat Ear" stamp has a major constant plate flaw - distorted numeral "1" in the right value tablet, very rare in this combination. Very fine.--200image
136RomaniaRegistered cover sent from SINAIA 5 JUL (1)905 to Paris, bearing a three-color franking. The cover was irregular open at top.---150image
137Romania1903, General Post Office, six different stamps on commercial registered cover sent from GALATI 15 MAI (1)903 to Bonn, Germany (arrival postmark on reverse). An exceptionl franking on a real-posted cover. Rare. Fine.---350image
138Romania1903, General Post Office, 25 bani, plate proof in black on card, block of 6 from bottom left sheet corner. Possibly unique multiple. Very fine.---300image
139Romania1903, General Post Office, 20 lei heavy franking. The high 5 lei value of the special issue is genuine postally used on a registered cover sent from BUCURESTI to BERLIN. The Michel catalogue is mislead in mentioning the availability of the 5 lei stamp. Rare and very fine.--100image
140Romania1906, "Spinster" and "Weaver" issues, lot of two unexploded booklets, each with two blocks of four of 3 and 5 bani, all cancelled to order BUCURESCI. Very rare in this condition. Unpriced by Michel catalogue.---100image
141Romania1906, General Exhibition, complete mint never hinged set, very fine. CV 240 euro for hinged.---90image
142Romania1906, 10 bani General Exhibition, imperforated final plate proof in original colors, block of four from the right sheet margin. An exceptional item, very rare, very fine.---100image
143RomaniaIllustrated postcard with two 5 bani recessed definitives on front, sent from Turnu Severin to Pekin, China, via Siberia. A beuatiful item and an unusual destination. Very fine.---60image
144RomaniaRegistered cover sent from IASI 4 NOV (1)910 to Craiova, bearing one 15 and one 25 bani stamps. Arrival at Craiova on November, 5. Next day, the cover was returned to Iasi, has received another stamp of 10 bani and has been sent, on November, 10, to Sibiu in Transylvania (arrival postmark NAGYSZEBEN (1)910 NOV 13 on reverse). An extremely rare returned and redirected item. Multiple manuscript annotations of the postal clerks on reverse. Fine.--35image
145RomaniaRegistered cover with one 15 bani and two 25 bani recessed King Carol definitives, sent from CRAIOVA SUCURSAL 9 AUG (1)909 to Alexowitz in Austrian Moravia. A beautiful franking fee of 60 bani, for a registered second weight letter sent to Austrian-Hungary Empire, with a rare branch post office postmark. Very fine.--30image
146Romania1908 25 bani blue recessed definitive, mint vertical pair imperforated between. Rare. Very fine.---50image
147RomaniaCover with a single of 25 bani blue Carol recessed definitive, sent by Catholic archiepiscopate in Bucharest, to Monaco. Interesting label on reverse. Unusual destination. Very fine.---40image
148RomaniaLarge size cover of American Legation in Bucharest, with no less than eight different definitives and two postal tax stamps (not compulsory for foreign mail), sent from BUCURESCI RECOMANDATE 20 FEV. (1)915 to Philadelphia PA, United States, via London. The cover has three vertical foldings affecting three stamp. An exceptional item. Fine.--400image
149RomaniaIncoming cover from France, bearing a Semeuse 25 c blackish blue (Mi. 119a) to a rural, railway agency. The cover has received a 25 bani blue rcessed definitive and has been redirected as a registered sending to Germany. An interesting mixed franking France-Romania. Very fine.--50image
150Romania1908 2 lei red recessed definitive, final imperforate plate proof in adoptet color, a beautiful horizontal pair. Very fine and rare.---100image
151RomaniaBulgarian postcard (5 stotinki printed stamp) uprated with two Romanian and three Bulgarian definitives, all cancelled with "SERV. TELEGR. POST. MILITAR CORP IV ARMATA Z.O. 18 AUG (1)913" in violet. Uncommon. Very fine.---100image
152Romania1909, 5 bani pale green Carol I definitive, a very fine imperforated final plate proof in adopted color, in block of four. Very fine.---150image
153RomaniaOrdinary letter, 5 and 10 bani for a regular external fee of 25 bani, sent (probably in 1915) from SINAIA to Denmark. On front, violet Hungarian censor marking. Interesting.---20image
154RomaniaRegistered sending in town. Letter with one stamp of 5 bani and three stamps of 10 bani (single and horizontal pair, different printings and different perforations) on a letter sent in town from BUCURESCI FINANCE 14 JUL (1)914. Correct fee (10+25 bani). Unusual. Fine.--50image
155RomaniaItalian revue "Il Santo dei Miracoli" sent from Padova, Italy, to Bucharest, Romania. On arrival, a 5 bani light green definitive is added (BUCURESTI ZIARE 19 Jul 912) and redirected to Pietrosita, Dambovita District. A fine sample of mixed, Italia-Romania franking. Rare.--50image
156RomaniaRegistered cover with one 5 bani and a strip of three of 10 bani King Carol definitives, plus another 5 bani postal tax stamp, on registered cover sent from DRAGUSANI JUD. PUTNA 30 NOV 915, via GARA NEGRI (where the registration label was added and transit postmark NEGRI STATIA 30 NOV 915 was applied in blue on reverse), to Focsani (arrival on reverse in the same day). An unusual and rare item, very fine.--50image
157Romania1913, Silistra issue, complete set (2 lei is missing) on local registered cover, pmk. SCHITU-GOLESCI GARA (Zimnicea registration label), posted on 13 NOV (19)13 (the first day of official use - old style calendar). The same postmark on reverse. Uncom---150image
158Romania1913 1 ban black Silistra issue as massive franking. Local cover with 15 pcs of 1 ban (as for valid fee of 15 bani for simple letter), BUCURESTI EXPED. SCRISOLI 8 IAN 1914 postmark (the last valid day of use of the Silistra issue). Two stamps were left without postmark. A rare and beautiful item.--50image
159RomaniaIllustrated postcard ("Rosca Codreanu" school in Barlad) dated January 11, 1918, apparently sent to France by air accordingly to a manuscript annotation on reverse, "Envoi de P. Jarniac aviation Militaire Roumanie". Violet marking MISSION FRANCAISE AERONAUTIQUE ROUMANIE. Interesting and fine.--100image
160RomaniaA similar item (St. Spiridon Church in Iasi) dated August 9, 1917 with a similar violet marking. Manuscript annotation "Envoi de: P. Jarniac mecano aviation francaise en Roumanie". Fine.---100image
161RomaniaA similar item (Michael the Brave Ave. in Craiova) dated August 30, 1917 in Botosani. Violet marking Mission Militaire Francaise en Roumanie - BUREAU ADMINISTRATIF. Interesting.---100image
162RomaniaRegistered cover send in town, with 25 Bani on 1 ban provisional surcharge Iasi issue in block of four stamps, GALATI 15 IUL 918 postmark and additional censor marking. Rare. Very fine.---50image
163RomaniaRegistered cover sent with notice upon receipt, bearing a 1 ban black provisional stamp with inverted red "PTT-FF" monogram overprint, sent from Bucuresti to London. Unusual and rare franking.---50image
164RomaniaRegular letter with one 50 bani orange, 1918 issue, sent from CZUDIN (Ciudin, Bukowina, Austrian postmark, probably in 1919) in Czekoslowakia. Negative Romanian censor marking on front and censor label on reverse. Interesting and fine.--20image
165RomaniaIllustrated postcard (The Constanta Casino) dated June 29 (1919) sent to Paris. French postmark TRESOR ET POSTES 526A 30-6-19. Rare. Very fine.---100image
166RomaniaCommercial cover with a horizontal pair of 25 bani provisional Moldova issue, sent from BUCURESTI FINANCE 5 FEB (1)920 to Luzern, Switzerland. Fine.---25image
167RomaniaRegistered cover with a single of 40 bani brown provisional Moldova issue, sent probably in 1919 from BRASSO 1 O (old Hungarian postmark type) to Bucharest. Romanian Brasov censor marking. Fine.---30image
168RomaniaAn exceptional lot of 9 intermediate plate proofs for the reprinted "Moldavia" stamps, in both adopted (black for 1 ban, dull blue-green for the 5 bani and dull wine-red for the 10 bani) and unadopted colors.These proofs are extremely rare, they can't be seen in the most advanced collections of Romanian stamps. Very fine.--700image
169RomaniaRegistered commercial cover with ten provisional Cluj surcharged 40 filler semipostal stamps (one block of six and one block of four), sent from CLUJ 4 FEB (1)921 to Falun, Sweden. This is a very unusual franking, for an unusual destination. Rare and---125image
170RomaniaSimple cover with one 5 bani Ferdinand definitive and one 10 bani provisional PTT-FF overprint, sent from SZEPVIZ 21 MAJ 920 (Frumoasa, old Hungarian postmark with Romanian modified style date) to Kolozsvar (Cluj). Romanian censor of Csiksereda (Mirc---50image
171Romania1 ban black Ferdinand "large head" definitive on rough, grey paper, mint horizontal pair imperforated between. Fine.---30image
172RomaniaThe same stamp, a mint vertical pair imperforated horizontally. Fine.---30image
173Romania5 bani green Ferdinand "large head" definitive on rough, grey paper, horizontal pair with the right stamp being imperforate vertically. Fine.---30image
174RomaniaThe same stamp, a beautiful mint block of four stamps from the upper left sheet corner, all the stamps are imperforated horizontally. Very fine.---50image
175RomaniaA similar variety, but the block of four is from the lower sheet margin. Very fine.---50image
176RomaniaThe same stamp in a mint horizontal strip of four, imperforated vertically in the middle. Very fine.---50image
177Romania10 bani lake-red Ferdinand "large head" definitive on yellowish-white, medium wove paper, a nice mint block of four stamps with two horizontal pairs imperforated between. Very fine.---50image
178Romania15 bani red-brown Ferdinand "large head" definitive on rough, grey paper, a beautiful mint block of eight stamps imperforated vertically. Rare perforation variety in a block like this one. Very fine.---100image
179Romania1920, 3 bani black Ferdinand "small head" definitive, mint block of four stamps with two verical pairs imperforated between. Very fine.---50image
180RomaniaThe same stamp, a mint horizontal pair imperforated between, very fine.---30image
181Romania1925, 10 bani yellow-green Ferdinand "small head" definitive, mint block of four with two horizontal pairs imperforated between. Very fine.---50image
182Romania1921, 25 bani yellow-brown Ferdinand "small head" definitive, plate 1, mint block of four with two horizontal pairs imperforated between. One stamp has a small pin hole. Fine and rare.---50image
183RomaniaThe same stamp in darker shade, a mint vertical pair imperforated between. Very fine.---30image
184RomaniaMultiple and coloured 20 lei franking on registered cover sent from VLADENI GARA 19 AUG (19)21 to Switzerland. Interesting franking with four 25 bani, eleven 1 leu and four 2 lei Ferdinand "small head" stamps. Unusual and fine.---35image
185Romania1922, 50 bani orange-yellow Ferdinand "small head" definitive, type I from plate 1, a mint horizontal pair imperforated between. Very fine.---30image
186RomaniaThe same stamp, a mint vertical pair imperforated between. Very fine.---30image
187Romania1922, 60 bani dark green Ferdinand "small head" definitive, mint block of four stamps with two horizontal pairs imperforated between. Very fine.---50image
188RomaniaOrdinary cover sent from Cernauti to Romanian Embassy in Warszawa, with commemorative and definitive stamps. Unclear postmarks of Cernauti, but the cover has arrived at Warszawa on July 26, 1927, a very early date of use of the commemorative stamps (Michel states as date of issue August, 1st. Fine.--30image
189Romania1926, King Ferdinand Anniversary, complet mint never hinged imperforated set, plus other three values in imperforated blocks of four. Fine. CV 300 euro.---100image
190Romania1927, Independance Anniversary, set of 12 imperforated proofs without face values, partly in adopted colors. Rare. Very fine.---70image
191Romania1927, 1 leu bluish grey, mint never hinged imperforate from the upper sheet margin. Unlisted by Michel. Very fine.---250image
192Romania1927, 2 lei green, mint never hinged imprforate from the lower sheet margin. Very fine. Unlisted by Michel. Very rare. Very fine.---250image
193Romania1927, 4,50 lei red-orange, a mint never hinged imperforated single from the upper sheet margin. Very fine. Unlisted by Michel. Very rare.---250image
194RomaniaAir post, Bucharest-Praga flight. Registered commercial cover with one 5 lei, one 7,50 lei and three 10 lei King Michael definitives, sent by air post from BUCURESTI PAR AVION 11 JUL (1)929 to PRAHA-LETISTE 13 VII 29. Specific label "Romania Posta aeriana" with misplaced perforation. Private violet marking "par Avion". Very fine.--50image
195RomaniaRegistered air post cover with two complete sets of 1928 air stamps (additional 4 various stamps on reverse) sent from BUCURESTI AVION 2 IUN 1930 to Warsaw, Poland, returned to Bucharest. Very fine.---100image
196RomaniaNice preprinted cover of a notary, sent from Arad in december 1930 to Berlin with a pair of 10 lei King Michael definitive and one 1 leu red cinderella for helping the victims of disasters. Unusual. Very fine.---30image
197RomaniaAir post stamps C. Raiu, 8 Iunie 1930 overprint, complete set with vertical watermark, together with another 10 lei stamp, on registered cover sent from Radauti to Bucuresti. A very difficult set wich is very rare on genuine postally used mail. Very ---400image
198Romania1930, Carol II definitives, complete mint set in imperforated blocks of four. Fine. CV 1,400 ++ euro.---300image
199RomaniaThe same, lot of six mint, imperforate sets (pairs and blocks of four), the 4 lei value missing. Fine. CV 2,100 € for complete sets.---300image
200Romania1934, preprinted cover of the known stamp dealer S. Lupovici, sent from Bucharest to Brasov with a horizontal pair of the imperforated 3 lei red King Carol IInd definitive, 1930 issue. Very rare. Fine.---100image
201Romania1931, Air stamps definitives, imperforated final proofs in adopted colors on blued, ungummed paper, 1, 2 and 10 lei in blocks of four. Very rare. Very fine.---300image
202RomaniaRegistered cover with various commemorative stamps, sent on October 28, 1933 from Brasov to Ujszeged in Hungary. 18 lei franking instead of 20 lei normal postal fee for a registered cover. Interesting and fine.---30image
203RomaniaPostal receipt for a registered letter sent in town, bearing a 10 lei blue definitive, King Carol on Horseback, 1932. An uncommon postal document. Fine.---30image
204Romania1932, EFIRO miniature sheet, used example with the special postmark of the exhibition. Very fine.---40image
205RomaniaDitto, the same miniature sheet, a mint hinged never example printed on Japanese thick paper. Very few known on the market. Very fine.---450image
206Romania1933, Centenary of the Peles Castle, special booklet made with real leather, containing a complet set in mint blocks of four. The booklet was made only for important persons and was not put on public sale. Rare.---100image
207Romania1935, Horia, Closca and Crisan, complete set on registered cover sent to Austria and redirected to Italy. Uncommon. Fine.---30image
208Romania1937, Sport complete set (UFSR) on a registered first day cover (June 8), sent from Cernauti (in Romanian Bucovina) to Berlin. Very fine. Unpriced by Michel as FDC.---30image
209Romania1937 and 1941, lot of two special booklets, each with one miniature sheet, the Majadahonda one with special cancellation. Unpriced by Michel as booklets. As simple miniature sheets, CV 165 euro.---50image
210Romania1937, Small Entente, lot of 14 mint, never hinged complete sets. CV 98 €.---Bidimage
211Romania1938, New Constitution issue, complete set of three stamps on first day cover sent to Austria. Very fine. Not valued by Michel for FDC.---30image
212Romania1939, King Carol's Birth Centenary, lot of 52 mint, never hinged complete sets. Very fine. CV 260 €. Without photo.---Bidimage
213Romania1939, King Carol I - 100 years from his birth, selection of 13 unexploded booklets with all known varieties of colors and all advertisments. An unbelievable offer. Fine to very fine. Unpriced in Michel.---1200image
214Romania1939, World Exhibition, New York, lot of 66 mint, never hinged complete sets. Some stamps with light folds, but still very fine. CV 198 €.---Bidimage
215Romania1939, St. George, lot of 6 mint, never hinged complete sets. Very fine. CV 132 €. Without photo.---Bidimage
216Romania1940, Balcan Entente, mint never hinged imperforated set in horizontal pairs. Very fine. CV 1,500 euro.---450image
217Romania1940, King Carol semipostals, "Pelerine", lot of 12 mint, never hinged complete sets. Very fine. CV 108 €.---Bidimage
218Romania1940, King Carol - 10 Years of Reign, lot of 8 mint, never hinged complete sets. Small flaw on a 32 lei stamp. CV 96 €.---Bidimage
219Romania1941 GRATUIT surcharged postcard, uprated with three King Michael definitives, all with various printing flaws, sent locally in Timisoara, in October 1942. Very well preserved, very fine.---70image
220Romania12 lei King Michael definitive, single used on German military postcard, sent by German Field Post to Karlsruhe in Germany. Unusual and rare.---100image
221Romania1941, Marin and Mota special first day booklet with special cancellation both on stamps and on the cover of the booklet. Very fine.---20image
222Romania1942, Titu Maiorescu complete semipostals on registered express cover sent in town. Rare as genuine postally used. Very fine. Much undervalued by Michel as used.---20image
223Romania1943, Red Cross minisheet, lot of five mint pieces with some misplaced colors. Very fine.---100image
224Romania1951, cover sent from Arad to Bucharest with one 11 lei coat of arms definitive. On arrival, a half of 2 lei deep green definitive (Mi. no. 1182) is applied. An interesting item.---30image
225Romania1952, Monetary reform, two stamps mnh from Coat of Arms with provisional surcharge issue, both with reversed letter "a" in surcharge. Rare and very fine.---50image
226Romania1952, Monetary reform, three mnh stamps from 5 Years Plan with provisional surcharge issue, all with inverted surcharge. Rare and very fine.---110image
227RomaniaThe same issue, two used stamps with inverted surcharge. Rare and very fine.---40image
228Romania1954, Painter Octav Bancila, 55 bani single on cover, printing error, the dark green color misplaced to the right side. Interesting and very fine.---20image
229Romania1958, The Centenary of the First Postage Stamps, the 10 Lei red mint imperforated miniature sheet on rose paper. Very fine.---60image
230Romania1959, The First Artificial Planet, 15 mnh pcs, one stamp with gum problems. Fine to very fine. CV 255 €. Without photo.---Bidimage
231Romania1959, International Geophysical Year, lot of 18 complete, mnh sets. One stamp with a minor gum problem. Fine. CV 288 €. Without photo.---Bidimage
232Romania1964, Bucharest Zoo, 35 bani mint never hinged block of four from the right sheet margin, with major printing error, blue-green and red colors doubly printed. Very fine, very rare.---700image
233Romania1946, Free franking overprinted provisional issue for POW, 50 bani in mint block of four stamps with misplaced overprint. Rare. Very fine.---40image
234Romania1895, 25 bani, final plate proof in black on yellowish-white paper, a nice vertical pair. Very fine.---50image
235RomaniaLetter sent without stamps from OLTENITA to Bucharest, probably before 3/15 October, 1870. The postmark from Oltenita is made from an old, rural Librecht type (PL. OLTENITA DIST. ILFOVU) by erasing the word PL(ASA) in front of Oltenita.Manuscript annotation "28" with red crayon. A boxed 28 BANI marking in black was applied on arrival. Fine.--70image
236RomaniaFolded letter sent unfranked from PLOESTI 14/4 SERA (1871, blue postmark) to BUCURESCI 15 APR (18)71. On arrival, a "20 BANI" due marking was applied in black on the front of the letter. Very fine.---80image
237RomaniaFolded letter sent without stamps from PITESTI DIM 29/8 (1871) to BUCURESCI. Due marking 20 BANI in rectangle box with rounded corners, in black (the normal fee had to be 10 bani). Interesting and fine.---100image
238RomaniaCover sent without stamps from a small village in the country-side (blue-green double circle PL. SNAGOVU DIST. ILFOVU 12/8 rural postmark, Librecht type) to BUCURESCI 14 AUG (18)74 (arrival postmark in black on reverse). Boxed, blue-green DUPA PLECARE on front. On arrival, a boxed black 20 BANI marking was added on front. Late usage of the Librecht rural postmark. Unusual and fine.--100image
239RomaniaFolded letter sent without stamps from RAMNICU SARAT 14 APR (probably 1876) to BUCURESTI 16 APR, to a Jewish merchant, Gabroveni Street. Single circle "T" applied at R. Sarat and boxed 30 BANI applied on arrival. Fine.---50image
240RomaniaFolded letter sent from BUZEU 8 OCT (1876) to BUCURESTI 10 OCT (18)76 without stamps. In Buzeu, a simple circle "T" is put and on arrival, a boxed 30 BANI marking is added on front. Fine.---50image
241RomaniaLetter sent without stamps from PLOESTI 1 FEB (18)77 to Bucharest. Manuscript annotation "60" with blue crayon and single circle T marking. On arrival, two boxed 30 BANI were applied on front. Fine.---40image
242RomaniaLetter front from a letter sent from PLOESTI 20 MAR (18)77 to Bucharest, without stamps. Manuscript annotation "60" with red crayon and single circle T marking. On arrival, three boxed 20 BANI were applied on front (total amount of postage due: 60 bani for a second weight letter). Uncommon and fine.--40image
243RomaniaFolded letter sent without stamps from R. SARAT 10 DEC (18)80 to Bucharest. Single circle "T" marking and one boxed 30 BANI, both on front. Fine.---40image
244Romania1881, 2 bani essay in two colors, imperforated. Very fine. Rare.---50image
245Romania1881, 2 bani, a similar bicolored essay, imperforated. Very fine.---50image
246Romania1890, 2 bani green with small coat of arms watermark, a beautiful block of 21 stamps, blue rural postmark BALENI-DAMBOVITA (unclear date). The two bottom corner stamps have some damages, and the stamps of the 2nd and the 3rd columns are detached in the upper rows. Otherwise, a beautiful and rare large block.--100image
247RomaniaFolded letter sent by Trusteeship of the Hospitals in Iasi without stamps, to the "Lupta" newspaper in Bucharest. As sparing of mail was not available for this institution, on arrival a 30 bani green postage due with small coat of arms watermark was applied. Fine.--50image
248RomaniaSpecial postal parcel stationery (handling list) bearing a heavy postage due franking, 59 pcs of 2 lei and a single of 1 leu 1926 postage due issue, CALARASI-IALOMITA 15 JUN 928 postmark. Rare.---300image
249Romania1939, May. Cover sent from Brasov to Medias. On arrival, a 2 lei postage due for postal tax stamp is added. Fine.---30image
250RomaniaLot of eight illustrated postcards between 1956 and 1964, all with various postage due postmarks. A very interesting lot for specialists. Fine to very fine.---16image
251Romania1931, unofficial postal tax stamps for the air forces, 21 mnh sets, very fine. Mentioned by Michel, but unpriced.---Bidimage
252Romania1909, 1 ban black wrapper, uncut vertical strip of five sent as printed matter from BUCURESTI ZIARE 10 DEC (1)914 to Germany. Fine.---20image
253Romania1899, 5 bani green Wheat Ear, UPU color, mint postcard with text error in the title, POSALTA instead of POSTALA. Unmentioned by Michel. Fine.---50image
254Romania1907/11 issue, 5 bani light green, a beautiful early usage in the new territory of Quadrilater. Postcard adressed to the known philatelist Rudolf Zoscsak (possibly his own holograph handwritting), sent from DOBRICI 2 SEP 913 to Bucharest. Very fine.---30image
255Romania1907/11 postcard issue, mint 15 bani (instead of 5 bani) green error, together with Mi. P50, the normal one. A rare item, undervalued by Michel catalogue.---50image
256Romania1909, mint private money-order imprint of the Romanian Lottery, without printed stamp. Rare. Very fine.---50image
257Romania1919, 10 Bani provisional surcharged Hungarian postcard, with special violet cancellation "Opening of the Cluj University". Very fine.---30image
258RomaniaUnused 10 lei blue postcard, 1943 issue, with major printing error, the stamp is printed on the backside. Very rare. Fine.---200image
259Romania1930, July 17. Illustrated postcard sent from Sibiu to Arad, with red marking "HOHE RINNE". Very fine.---10image
260Romania1945, first Oradea local issue, lot of 30 mnh different stamps, including different types for some denominations. Very fine and rare. An excellent lot for a good start in exploring this local issue. Unlisted by Michel.---200image
261RomaniaFirst Oradea local issue, lot of 7 mnh stamps with inverted overprints. Very fine and rare. Unlisted by Michel.---300image
263RomaniaTargu Mures complete mint never hinged issue. Very fine. Unlisted by Michel.---200image
263RomaniaLot of two covers bearing both violet and black surcharges in Turkish currency on Romanian Wheat Ear stamps. The first is sent from COSPOLI 6 APR 896 to CONSTANTA 7 APR 896 (it has the adress in Greek). The second is sent from COSPOLI 19 APR 896 to BUCURESTI CURSA II 22 APR 896, to the well-known philatelist H. Birnbach and has one stamp with inverted surcharge. Extremely rare. Very fine.--500image
264RomaniaBeautiful cover with a complete set of first surcharged issue (violet surcharge), sent from Constantinople to Bucharest (arrival postmark on reverse). Very fine.---100image
265RomaniaComplete set of overprinted definitives for Romanian post office in Constantinopol, on cover sent from CONSTANTINOPLE POSTES ROUMAINES 8-8-919 to BOUTAN 14 VIII 919 (Bulgaria, arrival postmark on reverse) "Per mare via Varna". Interesting and fine.---100image
266Romania2 filler brown, imperforated final plate proof of the 1920 definitive issue without overprint, block of four from the right sheet margin. Fine.---40image
267Romania4 filler grey, imperforated final plate proof without overprint, block of four (the bottom proofs are cut into the lower frame). Fine.---40image
268Romania10 filler red, imperforated final plate proof without overprint, block of four from the right sheet margin. Fine.---40image
269RomaniaDefinitive issue, 20 filler type Turul, plate final proof on greyish paper, imperforated and without overprint, a nice block of four from the left upper sheet corner. Fine. Unpriced by Michel.---50image
270RomaniaA similar item in imperforated block of four from the bottom sheet margin, without overprint. Fine.---50image
271RomaniaImprforated essay of an unissued semipostal stamp of 5 kor brown on blue paper (adoptet design), without any of the two overprints. Block of four from the right sheet margin. Fine.---40image
272RomaniaFolded letter dated 1820, sent from Bukarest to Hermannstadt. The letter has an unrecorded type of the Austrian postmark "BUKUREST in der Walachei". The letter has passed the Turnu Rosu quarantine (Rothenthurm) where a "Sigilium Sanitatis" marking was applied in black. Very fine.--400image
273RomaniaUndated folded letter sent from Bucharest, black linear BUKUREST postmark without date, via Rothenthurm (the letter was desinfected here - specific holes on the letter are present) to Paris, France. Various markings. A very rare postal history item. Fine.--400image
274RomaniaDisinfected cover sent by Austrian post from JASSY 14 NOV (1853) to MUNCHEN 24 NOV (both postmarks are linear, one on reverse), via Czernowitz 16 Nov., KRAKAU 21/11 and NURNBERG 23/11. Multiple manuscript annotations on front. A rare and beautiful postal history item. Fine.--300image
275RomaniaLetter between the two Romanian Principalities. Folded letter sent from JASSY 7/12 (1855), in Moldavia to BUKAREST 11/12, in Wallachia, using the Austrian offices in the two main towns. Very interesting, few such items seen before. Very fine.--200image
276RomaniaCommercial folded letter sent franco from GIURGEVO 15/9 (1856) to BUCAREST 16/6. A rare item mailed between two different Austrian offices in Wallachia. Fine.---800image
277Romania"Quittung" (receipt) dated October 20, 1856, bearing an extremely rare red wax seal of the K.K. FELDPOST 11, at that time belonging to the Imperial Field Post Office in Roman, Moldavia. A rare document, with an excellent appearance. Very fine.---300image
278RomaniaIncoming mail. Registered folded letter sent on January 15, 1858 from Manchester, England, to Gallatz, Moldavia, "via Ostende" with postal fees paid in cash. Transit ENGLAND PER AACHEN FRANCO 17/1 postmark in red, on front. Multiple manuscript annotations with red crayon. Transit postmark TEMESVAR 19/1 and arrival postmark of the Austrian post GALLATZ 27/1. Interesting and beautiful.--300image
279RomaniaIncoming mail from Transylvania (Austria). Folded letter sent without stamps (fees paid in cash) from KRONSTADT 18/5 (1865) to Roman, in Moldavia. Transit blue postmarks of the Austrian post on reverse, FOKSCHAN 28/5 and JASSY 31/5, and arrival postmAn outstanding item with three different postmarks of the Austrian post in Romanian Principalities. Very rare. Fine.--800image
280RomaniaIncoming mail. Cover sent from London on December 31, 1866, to BUCAREST 8/1 (1867). Transit blue postmark ENGLAND PER AACHEN 3/1 and fee marking "35" on front. Austrian manuscript annotation "40" (kreuzer) on front and transit postmark HERMANNSTADT 6/1 on reverse. A beautiful postal history item.--300image
281RomaniaIncoming mail without stamps. Cover sent from Manchester, England, on April 9, 1867 to JBRAILA 16/4 (oily greenish arrival postmark on reverse), "Via Vienna". Transit postmarks as follows: LONDON AP 10 67 in red, ENGLAND PER AACHEN 11/4 in blue (also a fee marking "35" in blue on front), WIEN 12/4. Fine.--300image
282RomaniaA very interesting lot of 24 items (including four pairs and a piece with two different stamps) with Austrian stamps used mainly in Levant, the most postmarks being from Romanian Principalities: Bucarest (including one forgery), Czernawoda, Gallatz, Giurgevo, Ibraila, Jassy, Kustendje, Plojestie, Sulina, Tultscha. Also there are postmarks as Alexandrien (on 50 Soldi Austrian Levant 1867 Issue), Gerusalemme and Hermannstadt. A very good lot for starting a collection of postmarks. Fine to--400image
283RomaniaCover without stamps, sent by Austrian post from BUKAREST 22/5 to Hannover, Germany. Linear marking LAUT ANGABE on front and arrival postmark on reverse. Fine.---150image
284RomaniaSpecial money-order letter-cover with mixed franking - Austro-Hungarian fieldpost stamps and Hungarian stamps, sent on 27 Feb. 915 from main field post office no.351 (The 7th Austrian Army in Bucovina) to Delatyn. On arrival, the cover received 4 heller postage due stamps. A beautiful and interesting piece of postal history. The cover was open for display.--50image
285Romania1917, first issue for Romania, coloured value tablet, complete imperforated set of 17 in horizontal pairs. Very fine. Mi. 400 euro for two singles set.---300image
286Romania1918, the second issue (uncoloured value tablet), complete imperforated set of 17 stamps in horizontal pairs. Very fine. CV 360 euro for two sets of singles.---200image
287Romania1918, Austrian Millitary Post, unissued Kaizer Franz the Ist definitives, complete set of 13 values with BANI overprint in mint, never hinged block of four. Very rare, very fine, not met in any auction for a very long period, a great opportunity. Certified. CV 16,000++ euro.--3500image
288RomaniaFolded letter sent without stamps from GALATZ MOLDAVIE 5 MAI (18)66 (clear, blue postmark) to CONSTANTINOPLE TURQUIE 8 MAI 66 (arrival postmark in black, on reverse). Handscipt annotation "6" with black ink on front. A rare postmark on a well preserved item. Very fine.--500image
289RomaniaIllustrated postcard with a single of Hungarian 10 filler red Karl, sent in 1919 from TEMESVAR to Borosjeno (actually Ineu, in Romania). Double censor markings, French and Serbian. Fine.---60image
290Romania1917, Germania type with Romanian surcharge 15 bani and double red boxed MViR (and additional 10 bani postal tax stamp) on cover sent from BUKAREST to a rural village. German censorship. Fine.---300image
291Romania1917, Germania type with Gothic surcharge MViR, 40 Bani in a wonderful block of four, one stamp with the famous surcharge error "40's absence". The block is from the left sheet margin and has marginal markings "2" in both printing colors and is applied on a philatelic cover, but even in a such form there are known only several pieces. A great rarity of the German Occupation in Romania during WWI.--800image
292RomaniaSmall lot with 14 items, mostly mint (9 singles, a strip of four, 3 blocks of four and a piece with two singles). There are some notable errors and varieties, also stamps with high catalog value, such as Mi. 1-3 without the red boxed overprint, Mi. 1 with double red boxed overprint, Mi. Porto 6-7 in mint blocks of four with some constant plate flaws and so on. A lot for specialists and a good start for a specialised collection. Very fine. CV over ____.--300image
293Romania1918, 10 Pf. red postcard with "Gültig 9. Armee" overprint in black, sent from K.u.K. FELDPOSTAMT 377 6.V.(19)18 to Brunn. Unusual. Fine.---400image
294RomaniaOld Wallachian bill of exchange issued in Bucharest, dated April 30, 1854. Rare. Very fine.---100image
295RomaniaOld bill of exchange with beautiful ornamental imprint, dated August 28, 1858. Very fine.---100image
296RomaniaPlate proof of the underground for the 1875 customs revenues ("efecte straine") issue, bloc of five from the bottom sheet margin, very fine.---200image
297RomaniaImperforate plate proof for the first customs revenue stamp of 10 bani, in accepted colors, strip of three from the bottom left sheet corner, very fine.---150image
298RomaniaIncoming parcel stationery sent from Budapest 916 MAR 29 to Bucharest, via Brasso (Brasov). On arrival in Bucharest, the stationery received a 10 bani revenue stamp and another 10 bani postal tax stamp. Fine.---25image
299Romania1 leu red cinderella for helping the victims of disasters, single on telegraphic receipt, cancelled BUCURESTI 6 TELEGRAF 1 OCT 931. Unusual. Fine.---20image
300RomaniaCensored commercial postcard sent in January 1943 from Bucharest to Targu Jiu, bearing three revenue stamps. Unusual. Very fine.---100image
301Romania1946, nice cover bearing on front one 100 lei cinderella for helping the tuberculars. Rare in this form. Very fine.---50image
302RomaniaRomania, lot of 63 various items (covers, postcards, telegrams etc.) from King Michael era, interesting frankings, great diversity of postmarks and censor markings. Fine. Must see.---100image
303RomaniaRomania 1858-1960 lot with over 300 covers, postal stationery, Postcards and illustrated postcards, many interesting items, mixed quality. Must see.---900image
304RomaniaReal photo. End of September, 1916. German prisoners on the front of Transylvania. Historical photo, rare and very fine.---100image
305RomaniaReal photo. June 15, 1917. Ferdinand, the King of Romania at Oituz. Historical photo. Rare. Very fine.---100image
306RomaniaReal photo. June 19, 1917. General Berthelot is decorating a Romanian seargent distinguished at Oituz. A historical and rare document. Very fine.---100image
307RomaniaReal photo. August 14, 1919. Hungarian soldiers are asking the armistice in Szolnok-Ujszasz sector. Historical photo, rare and very fine.---100image
308Austria1 kreuzer 1850 orange-ochre, type Ib on hand-made paper, unused with full original gum. Fresh color. Medium to large margins. Plate flaw, damaged PE in STEMPEL, also white spot in the middle of the coat of arms. Cert. 2004 Rapp. Very fine. Ferchenbau---1500image
309Austria1 kreuzer orange, type Ib on hand-made paper ("Quadrilliertes Handpapier"), unused single with full original gum. Medium to large margins. Very fine. Signed Calves. Cert. 2004 Rapp. Only a very few pieces known. Ferchenbauer CV 3,600 € for hinged.---1500image
310Austria1 kreuzer 1850 in gold-yellow shade, type Ib on machine-made paper. This shade is proper to this type and this paper quality. Very fresh unused single, with full original gum. Medium to large margins. Ferchenbauer CV 4,500 €+.A very rare stamp in this quality, hard to find. Cert. 2004 Rapp.--1500image
311Austria2 kreuzer 1850 in scarcer silver-grey shade, type Ia on thin hand-made paper, from the clear print of plate 1 ("Erstdruck"). Unused single with full original gum, never hinged. Very fine. Cert. 2004 Rapp. Probably unique. Ferchenbauer CV 4,000 € for ---2250image
312Austria3 kreuzer carmine-red, type Ia on hand-made paper, plate I, "Erstdruck". Unused single with good to large margins, sheet margin on the right side. Full, original gum, never hinged. Signed Matl. Extremely fine. Cert. 2004 Rapp. Ferchenbauer CV 2,150 €---1500image
313Romania3 kreuzer red 1850, type IIIb, machine-made paper, a very beautiful mint with never hinged original gum single with medium to large margins. Rare and very fine. Cert. 2004 Rapp. Provenance Maurice Burrus collection. Ferchenbauer CV 700 € ++.---450image
314Austria3 kreuzer dark rose, type IIIc on machine-made paper, from the extremely rare plate D. Unused with perfect, full original gum. Large margins, margin sheet on the right side. "Randdruck" piece. Ferchenbauer CV 1,750 € ++. Signed Matl and Ferchenbauer. Very rare and very fine. Cert. 2004 Rapp.--1500image
315Austria6 kreuzer violet-brown, type Ia on thin, hand-made paper, mint single with full original gum. Medium to large margins and fresh color. Clear print. Rare in this quality. Cert. 2004 Rapp. Very fine. Ferchenbauer CV 2,150 € ++.---1000image
316Austria6 kreuzer pale grey-brown, type Ia on hand-made paper. Unused single with full original gum, never hinged. Plate flaw STEMPFL and broken frame below the coat of arms. Signed Bloch. Cert. 2004 Rapp. Very fine. Ferchenbauer CV 2,900 € for hinged.---1600image
317Austria6 kreuzer rose-brown, type III on hand-made paper. Medium to large margins. Mint with full original gum. Fragment of watermark present on stamp. Clear print and fresh color. Cert. 2004 Rapp. Very fine. Extremely rare. Ferchenbauer CV 1,800 € ++ for h---1250image
318Austria1850, 9 kreuzer blue type II on hand-made paper, a beautiful single with good margins on folded letter sent from WIEN 12 NOV to Holstein, in Germany. Transit postmarks both on front and on reverse, also a German red boxed marking "Aus Oresterreich" on front. Fine.--100image
319AustriaMixed franking, 1858 10 kreuzer brown type II (with major damages of the right and lower frames) and 1861 5 kreuzer red, on folded letter sent to Hermannstadt. Fine.---100image
320AustriaMixed franking, 1861, 10 kreuzer brown and 1863, 5 kreuzer red on cover sent in 1863 to Hermannstadt.---100image
321AustriaMixed franking, 1861, 10 kreuzer brown and 1864, 5 kreuzer red, on folded letter sent from Wien 19/3 (1864) to Hermannstadt. Not common. Fine.---100image
322AustriaMixed franking, two 5 kreuzer stamps from 1867 issue ("Feiner Druck") and one 5 kreuzer stamp from 1883 isse, on cover sent from Cattaro to Mediasch, in Siebenburgen. Fine.---100image
323Austria1870, Postal receipt for a registered letter sent from GYOROK 6/1 to ARAD 13/1 (and returned to Gyorok), bearing a 10 kreuzer blue Franz Joseph, 1867 issue, and another fragment of the same stamp (used to paste the receipt on the letter). Small crease in the middle, otherwise fine.--35image
324Austria1916, Austrian 10 heller parcel form in czeh language, with five 1908 commemorative stamps (four colors), sent to Nagyvarad (today Oradea town in Romania). On arrival, a 20 filler definitive Hungarian stamp was applied instead of a postage due stamp. Uncommon and fine.--30image
325Austria1918, air post sending with special set of air stamps, sent from Krakow 3.VI.(19)18 to Wien. Very fine.---50image
326AustriaThe same issue in cover sent from Wien 14.X.(19)18 to Lemberg. Very fine.---50image
327Austria1933, FIS, complete mint never hinged set of four stamps, very fine. CV 600 euro.---90image
328AustriaLocal sending with 6 heller 1899 definitive and one 12 heller postage due stamp, 1899 imperforated issue.---30image
329Austria10 Kr. ultramarine, 1920 issue, halved stamp on a money order sending from Wien 30.III.(19)22 to St. Michael Burgenland. Unpriced by Michel. Fine.---50image
330Austria10 centesimi grey-black, type Ia, hand-made paper, a very beautiful mint, with full original gum single. Small plate flaw on left crown band and smal color spot on the left frame. Sassone no. 2c, CV 6,500 € for hinged. Bolaffi no. 2, CV 12,500 €.Fresh color, medium to large margins. Signed A. Diena and Matl. Cert. 2005 Ferchenbauer. Very fine.--1750image
331Austria10 centesimi grey, type Ia, hand-made paper, an exceptional mint with full original gum single. Nice and fresh, medium to large margins. Signed Ferchenbauer, E. Diena, A. Diena. Cert. 2004 Rapp. Very fine. Bolaffi CV 12,500 € ++.---1750image
332Austria15 centesimi red, type III, vertically laid paper. An outstanding item with black (V)ERONA 4/1 postmark. Fresh color, wide margins. Signed Giulio Bolaffi, dr. Fulpius, Zenker and Matl. Sassone no. 18, CV 25,000 € +.Cert. 2006 Ferchenbauer. An exceptionally rare item for this quality, key piece for Austrian Italy.--3100image
333Austria30 centesimi chocolate-brown, type III, hand-made paper, unused never hinged. Medium to large margins, very fresh color, very clear printing. Cert. 2004 Rapp. Very fine. Sassone no. 9b, CV 9,000 € ++, Bolaffi no. 4, CV 10,000 € ++.---2000image
334AustriaHungarian postal money order imprint with two 40 heller 1915 issue, sent from field post office no. 346 (outside Transylvania) to Nagyszeben (actually, Romanian town Sibiu). Fine.---50image
335AustriaFolded letter sent franco from CONSTANTINOPEL 23/6 (1862) to London (JY 1 62, arrival postmark in red on front). Linear blue markings FRANCO and VIA KUSTENDGE & VIENNA. An interesting postal history item related to postal routes.--750image
336Belgium1905, King Leopold the IInd definitives, mint hinged set of 7 stamps with labels. Fine to very fine. CV 420 euro.---70image
337Belgium1929, high values, definitives, type Montenez, complete mint never hinged set printed in Paris on white paper. Rare. Mi. 650 euro.---100image
338Belgium1931, souvenir sheet for the national philatelic exhibition in Bruxelles, unused, with first day postmark in lower margin. Very fine. CV 600 euro.---100image
339Belgium1935, SITEB souvenir sheet with first day postmark. Very fine. CV 400 euro.---60image
340Belgium1936, souvenir sheet for the philatelic exhibition in Borgerhout, with first day postmark. Very fine. CV 250 euro.---40image
341Belgium1936, souvenir sheet, national philatelic exhibition for youth, Charleroi, with first day postmark. Very fine. CV 140 euro.---20image
342Belgium1952, UPU Congress in Bruxelles, complete mint nh set of 12. Rare. Very fine. CV 320 euro.---50image
343Finland1858, 5 Kop. Blue type II, with large pearls in the posthorns, a good used single cut around on small piece, bearing ink stroke and fragment of postmark. Fine.---100image
344Finland1858, 10 Kop. Red, a very fine used single with both ink stroke and postmark. Small margins on upper and lower sides, but the frame is totally free. Facit 4,500 cor., Mi.650 euro.---100image
345Finland1860, 5 Kop. Blue, coat of arms, roulette type I, first cliché setting (1,6 mm between stamps), single on small piece. Very fine. Facit 600 cor., Mi. 250 euro.---40image
346Finland1860, same stamp, but in greenish-blue shade. Prephilatelic postmark EKENÄS (low box type) and manuscript index-number cancellation. Very fine.---40image
347Finland1860, same stamp, but in light blue shade, second cliché setting (1.6/2.3 mm between stamps), used single with complete teeth. Fine. Facit 900 cor.---40image
348Finland1864, 5 Kop. Dark blue, roulette type II (bigger teeth), the 3rd. Cliché setting, a beautiful single with complete teeth and clear, central and complete small single-circle postmark of Brahestad. Very fine. Facit 1050 cor. +, Mi. 350 euro.---50image
349Finland1860, 10 Kop. Red-carmine, roulette type I, first cliché setting, a fine single. Facit 200 cor., Mi. 80 euro.---15image
350Finland1860, same stamp, bilinear boxed postmark Uleaborg. Fresh color, complete teeth. Very fine.---15image
351Finland1865, 10 Kop. Red-carmine, roulette type II, the 3rd. cliché setting. A fine used single with all teeth. Facit 450 cor., Mi. 200 euro.---35image
352Finland1865, same stamp. Wiborg small single-circle postmark. Fine.---35image
353Finland1865, same stamp, Lovisa small single-circle postmark. Facit 600 cor.+---35image
354Finland1865, same stamp, a beautiful horizontal pair on a small piece. Fine. Facit min. 1,500 cor.---100image
355Finland1866, 5 penni brown, roulette type I, a nice used single. Fine. Facit min.400 cor., Mi. 280 euro.---40image
356FinlandThe same stamp, roulette type I,clear print, used. Fine.---40image
357FinlandThe same stamp, roulette type III, nice color, complete teeth, fine used. Mi. 250 euro.---40image
358FinlandThe same stamp, roulette type III, nice shade, fine used.---40image
359Finland10 Penni brown - color error, roulette type III, laid paper, a fine mint example of this extremely rare variety. One tooth has a light fold on the right side, another being a little shorter, but a very nice item for this scarce stamp. Facit no. 5V5 7---2500image
360Finland10 Penni brown - color error, roulette type III, laid paper, an excellent used single with almost perfect teeth for this scarce variety. Fresh color, light postmark. Facit 60,000 cor., Mi.7,500 euro.---1200image
361Finland10 Penni brown-lilac - color error. Another used single with fresh color, blurred print showing intermediate printing. A short tooth on the right side, not affecting the beauty of this rare stamp.---1200image
362Finland8 Penni, black on green, roulette type I, a beautiful used single. Fine. Mi. 500 euro.---80image
363FinlandThe same stamp, roulette type II, used single. Fine. Mi. 320 euro.---50image
364FinlandThe same stamp, roulette type II, used single. Fine.---50image
365FinlandThe same stamp, roulette type II, a beautiful horizontal strip of three on a small piece. Very fine. Unpriced in Facit for strip, a pair is three times as a single.---500image
366FinlandThe same stamp, 8 Penni black on green, roulette type III. Very fine used single. Mi. 250 euro.---50image
367Finland10 Penni black on pale yellow, roulette type I, a fine used horizontal pair. Facit 6,000 cor for the cheapest roulette type. Mi. 600 euro.---100image
368Finland10 Penni black on pale buff, roulette type III, a nice used single. Mi. 400 euro.---60image
369Finland20 Penni blue on bluish, roulette type III, a fine used single. Mi. 90 euro.---15image
370Finland40 Penni rose on bluish, roulette type I. Blue, complete and centred postmark Wiborg. Very fine. Mi. 180 euro.---30image
371FinlandThe same stamp, roulette type I, complete teeth, very fine.---30image
372Finland40 Penni rose on bluish, roulette type IIA fine used single with complete teeth. Mi. 100 euro.---15image
373FinlandThe same stamp, but roulette type III. Complete single circle postmark Tammerfors. Very fine. Mi. 120 euro.---20image
374Finland40 Penni rose-red on bluish, a jumbo single with enormous margins (probably from the right sheet margin), roulette type III, complete and centred blue single-circle postmark Joensuu. Very fine.---20image
375FinlandThe same stamp, an used single with roulette type III, from the bottom sheet margin. Fine.---20image
376Finland40 Penni rose on bluish, roulette type III, light blue postmark, a nice single, very fine.---20image
377Finland1 Mark yellow-brown, roulette type II, an excellent used single with complete teeth, blue postmark Nyslott. Facit 15,000 cor., Mi. 2,500 euro.---500image
378FinlandThe same stamp, roulette type II, probably from the left sheet margin. Very fine and rare.---500image
379FinlandThe same stamp but with roulette type III, a fine used single with fresh color. Facit 7,500 cor., Mi.1,500 euro.---300image
380FinlandThe same stamp, fine used single, black single-circle postmark Kuopio. Fine.---300image
381Finland1 Mark orange-brown, roulette type III, a fine used single with good teeth.---300image
382Finland1875, 8 Penni blue-green Coat of Arms, used horizontal pair perforated 11 on all sides. Very fine. Facit 2,000 cor., Mi. 100 euro.---20image
383Finland1875, 20 Penni ultramarine, perf. 11, a fine used single showing double vertical perforation on the right side. Facit no. C1v2, 800 cor. Unpriced variety by Michel.---20image
384Finland1882, ditto, 25 Penni aniline-red, Karta Sigillata printing, a fresh mint hinged single. Some short teeth on the upper side, otherwise fine. Mi. 100 euro.---20image
385Finland1891, Russian type with small rings in corners, 3 rub. 50 kop. black and grey, used single. Facit 4,000 cor., Mi. 350 euro.---60image
386Finland10 Markkaa ordinary issue, perf. 13½ (comb), a very fine mint copy with good centering. Mi. 350 euro.---60image
387FinlandDitto, a very fine used single with good centering and vibrant color. Mi. 320 euro.---50image
388FinlandThe same stamp but line perf. 14¼, 1915 ordinary issue, a good mint example with fresh color and fine print. Mi. 150 euro.---30image
389France1797, folded letter with black linear postmark ARM. D'ITALIE. Very fine.---120image
390FranceLot of three folded letters with various departamental postmarks in black. Very fine.---70image
391FranceCover with 5 centimes green, imperforated Napoleon (two pcs.) sent to Paris. Good appearance. Fine.---80image
392FranceCover with two 40 centimes orange imperforated Napoleon, sent from SALONIQUE TURQUIE ("losange petit ciffres" 4012 on stamps), via LES DARDANELLES TURQUIE to Livorno. One stamp without bottom margin, but a very beautiful item, with clear postmarks.--90image
393France1 centime olive-green perforated Napoleon, mint block of four stamps. Very fine. Yv. 950 euro.---200image
394FranceFolded letter with 20 centimes blue (horizontal pair, both stamps damaged) and 80 centimes carmine perforated Napoleon, sent from Bordeaux to Madrid. Boxed black marking "Apres le depart". Generally fine.---90image
395FranceFolded letter with a 10 centimes and two 20 centimes, perforated Napoleon, sent from SMYRNE TURQUIE (GC 5098) to Marseille. Red boxed "Paquebots de la Mediteranee" and "PD". Fine.---70image
396FranceFolded letter with 10 and 40 centimes perforated Napoleon, sent from Constantinople to Paris, "via Marseille". Double-circle postmark AMERIQUE and red, boxed marking PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERANEE. Fine.---150image
397France20 centimes blue perforated Napoleon, horizontal used tete-beche pair. Some short teeth, but a beautiful and rare item. Yv. 1,300 euro.---400image
398France20 centimes blue Napoleon, vertical pair with tete-beche on folded letter to Rouen. The stamps have a somewhat misplaced perforation. One stamp seems to have a light crease of one corner, otherwise an excellent item. Yvert CV for pair on letter: 3000 euro.--800image
399France10 and 20 centimes Empire Lauré on Balon Monté (General Ulrich) sent to Switzerland. Postmark Versoix on reverse, red, boxed PD on front. Very fine appearance.---300image
400France20 centimes blue Empire Lauré on insufficiently paid folded letter sent to Livorno, taxed with an Italian postage due of 40 centesimi (small tear due to opening the letter) and returned to France. Various postage due markings. Interesting and fine.--90image
401France30 centimes brown (three pieces) on folded letter sent from Le Havre to Switzerland. Fine.---50image
402France1871, Siege de Paris, 10 centimes (horizontal pair) on folded letter sent from Paris to Moret-s-Loing. Light folding in the upper side of the stamps, otherwise fine.---100image
403France1872, beautiful cover sent from Strasbourg to Nancy, with mixed franking France-Germany, a 25 centimes blue Ceres and a German 2 Groschen blue (small shield). Very fine.---250image
404France1900, Merson type, 2 francs violet and yellow, a beautiful mint hinged single. Yv. 950 euro.---200image
405France1922, semipostals, provisional issue for disabled soldiers, complete mint set of eight stamps, very fine. Yv. 530 euro.---150image
406France1925, 15 ct lilac-brown "Semeuse fond plein", complete unexploded booklet with advertised margins. An excellent item in a very good quality. Yv. Carnet no. 52, 400 euro.---120image
407FranceZeppelin cover, 7. Südamerikafahrt 1932 with two 5+5 francs charity stamps, 1917 issue and one 1,50 francs air stamp, 1930 issue, sent to Buenos Aires, Argentina. All appropiate postmarks, including Friedrichshafen Bodensee 26.9.(19)32. Very fine. ---200image
408France1937, Victory of Samothrace semipostals, set of two stamps mint, never hinged. Very fine. Yv. 400 euro.---120image
409France1955, Red Cross, 15+5 Fr. In complete, unexploded booklet. Very fine. Mi. 250 euro.---50image
410FranceCover with six different definitives, sent from Alexandrie Egypte to Leipzig. A nice item. Veyr fine.---70image
411FranceFolded letter with 30 and 40 centimes Ceres, sent from St. Pierre Martinique to Paris, via England. Fine.---150image
412FranceLot of 29 covers and postcards with various stamps. Interesting, fine. Without photo. Must see.---15image
413FranceLot of mint and used French stamps, mainly before WWII, also old Ceres and Napoleon stamps included. Fine to very fine, very high catalog value. Without photo. Must see.---500image
414Germany3 kreuzer pale red postal stationery, uprated with one 7 kreuzer blue 1868 stamp as registered sending. Very fine.---70image
415Germany1859-60 issue, 1 and 15 kreuzer on a front of a cover sent from Darmstadt to Roman in Moldavia, via Austria. Very unusual destination.---300image
416GermanyBeautiful letter with ½ groschen orange (single) and 2 groschen blue (2 pcs) sent from Berlin to Paris. Very fine.---60image
417GermanyRegistered cover with 1 groschen red and 2 groschen blue, sent from Reichenbach to Leipzig. Very fine.---60image
418Germany1865, 9 kreuzer brown as single franking on folded letter sent from Stuttgart to Marseille. Fine.---130image
419Germany1873, registered folded letter with three colors franking (Eagles issue with large shield) sent from Hamburg (Hufeisenstempel) to Bordeaux. Very fine.---400image
420Germany4 cents red postcard sent from TSINGTAU 29.1.(19)14 to Bukarest, Romania. Very unusual destination for a German colony, very few known items. Rare. Very fine.---200image
421Germany1950, Johann Sebastian Bach, set of two mint, never hinged stamps. Yv. 180 euro.---40image
422Germany1951, National Philatelic Exhibition in Wuppertal, set of two mint, never hinged stamps. Yv. 130 euro.---30image
423GermanyLot of over 120 items, various stamps and frankings. Interesting. Without photo. Must see. Fine.---60image
424GermanyLot of 22 items (covers, postcards) from East Germany, interesting. Fine. Without photo.---12image
425GermanyLot of mint and used German stamps (Reich, BRD etc.), very fine. Some complete, rare sets. A good oportunity for a starting collection. High catalogue value. Fine to very fine. Without photo. Must see. ---500image
426Great Britain1840, two pence blue with stars, unplated used single with IC letters, black Maltese cross postmark, medium to large margins, fresh color. Very fine. Yv. CV 750 euro.---250image
427Great Britain1841, red one penny imperforated, with stars in upper corners, a beautiful mint block of eight stamps with original gum, two stamps hinged, (IB to IE and JB to JE, unplated) with all stamps intact (the two right lower stamps have narrow bootom marginRare and fine in this quality.--500image
428Great BritainTwo pence blue with stars in upper corners and white lines, a nice horizontal strip of five (SB to SF), all stamps with complete frames, each stamp has a black numeral 19 postmark. The stamp SE may be lightly touched on the upper left corner (due to original separation from the sheet), and the stamp SF has no margin on the upper right border, but still an excellent item.--200image
429Great BritainTwo pence blue with stars in upper corners and white lines, imperforated (narrow upper margin, but the frame is untouched) on folded letter sent to Glasgow. Transit and arrival postmarks on reverse. Fine.---50image
430Great BritainThe same stamp, a beuatiful horizontal strip of four stamps (KB to KE) with virtually complete margins, on cover sent in August, 1852 to Holborn. Arrival postmark in red on reverse. There is a vertical fold between the first and the second stamp in the strip, not affecting the two stamps. Fine to very fine.--200image
431Great BritainTwo pence blue with stars in upper corners, small crown watermark and perforated 16, three pieces (a horizontal pair and a single) on cover sent to Gothenburg in May 1855. Fine.---100image
432Great BritainVictoria, four pence surface printed without letter in corners, bluish paper, single on folded letter sent in march, 1856, from Thumbridge, Wells, to Paris.All appropiate postmarks. A vertical fold is affecting slightly the stamp, but there is a nice---200image
433Great Britain1884, One Pound lilac used, three crowns watermark. Fresh appearance with two clean postmarks. Very fine for this difficult stamp. Yv. CV 2,000 euro.---600image
434Great Britain1891, One pound green, an used single with two light registered postmarks. Fine. Mi. 500 euro.---100image
435Great Britain1913, Seahorses, One Pound yellowish green, single with two light black postmarks. Fine. Mi. 1,000 euro.---200image
436Greece1872/76, Hermes, large head, 40 lepta green-olive on bluish, a beautiful mint block of six from the right margin of the sheet. Some light folding traces on one stamp and a small tear on other stamp, but a beautiful item.---50image
437Greece1875, Hermes, large head, 40 lepta brownish yellow in a mint block of six stamps, from the left margin of the sheet. Fine.---50image
438Greece1880, Hermes, large head, a beautiful mint block of four of the 1 lepta red-brown on yellowish-white paper. Very fine.---30image
439Greece1880, Hermes, large head, a marvellous mint block of eight of the 5 lepta green on yellowish-white paper, complete margins.---100image
440Greece1896, First Olympic Games, a mint light hinged single of the 5 Drachmes stamp. Fine. Mi. 450 euro.---100image
441GreeceSame issue, a mint light hinged single of the highest value, 10 drachmes. Fine. Mi. 500 euro.---100image
442Greece1906, Second Olympic Games issue, a nice mint never hinged/light hinged complete set of 14 stamps in excellent condition for these era. Mi. 550 euro.---100image
443Greece1927, definitives set up to 10 drachmes, mint nh set of 12 stamps. Fine to very fine. Mi. 250 euro.---40image
444Holland1924, International Philatelic Exhibition in Den Haag, complete mint nh set of three stamps. Very fine. Mi. 250 euro.---50image
445Holland1928, Amsterdam Olympic Games, complete mint h set. Fine. Mi. 200 euro.---40image
446Holland1928, Amsterdam Olympic Games, complete set on cover sent from Rotterdam to Petroseni, Romania. Unusual destination. Fine.---40image
447Holland1942, Help for Dutch Legions, both mint miniature sheets. Fine to very fine, Block 2 with rare printing folding of the paper. Mi. 250 euro.---50image
448HungaryIncoming mail. Russian 3 kop. Postcard (Mi. no. P21) with Russian and Austrian censor markings, sent by a prisoner of war to Arad, in Hungary (actually in Romania). Very fine.---40image
449HungaryHungarian postcard for prisoners of war, sent to a Hungarian officer, from Budapest to Liubim in Russia, Jaroslaw Gouvernment. Hungarian and Russian censor markings. Very fine.---40image
450Hungary1951, 80 Years from the First Hungarian Stamps, 60 filler lila special miniature sheets (perforated and imperforated) issued as special gifts (only 1060 pairs were issued), very fine. Yv. 2500/5000 euro.---600image
451Hungary1951, the same issue, set of three mint imperforated miniature sheets. Very fine. Yv. 300/540 euro.---100image
452IcelandLot of seven sets, mint/used, good selection, some valuable items, must see. Without photo.---Bidimage
453Italy20 Centesimi 1855 issue, single with good margins on folded letter sent from MILANO 21 FEB (18)60 to Aquanegra, Dist. CANNETO (black linear postmark on reverse). Very fine.---100image
454Italy1923, Manzoni, complete mint set of six stamps. Very fine. Yv. 600 euro.---180image
455Italy1923, Manzoni, 5 Lire mint, with a good centering. Mi. 1,500 euro.---250image
456Liechtenstein1912, first issue, the three stamp fine used, clean postmarks. wove paper. Very fine. Mi. 240 euro.---40image
457Liechtenstein1928, Prince Johann commemorative issue, the four high mint nh values, with good centering. Very fine. Mi. 860 euro.---150image
458Liechtenstein1928, Prince Johann commemorative issue, 2 and 5 fr. fine used. Mi. 520 euro.---100image
459Liechtenstein1930, Definitives, complete, fine used set of 14 stamps, all with good centering and clean postmarks. Very fine. Mi. 700 euro.---120image
460Liechtenstein1933, definitives, new landscapes, set of three stamps fine used. Mi. 500 euro.---100image
461Liechtenstein1932, first issue of official stamps, complete set of 8, fine used. Mi. 560 euro.---100image
462Liechtenstein1933, definitives with overprint "Regierungsdienstsache", 25 rappen and 1.20 fr. fine used. Mi. 400 euro.---70image
463Monaco1937 Charity issue, complete mint nh set of five stamp. Very fine. Mi. 240 euro.---40image
464Monaco1940, Charity issue for the Red Cross, various landscapes definitives with red surcharge. Complete mint nh set of 15 stamps. Fine to very fine. Mi. 250 euro.---40image
465Monaco1948-1971, lot of six different issues, only air post stamps, all mint never hinged (as in picture on web site). Very fine. Yv. 320 euro.---65image
466Monaco1955, high values air stamps, mint nh set of four. Very fine. Yv. 555 euro.---140image
467Norway1855-1857, The first two issues, Coat of Arms and Oscar I, complete used, each stamp is a fine copy with fresh color and clean postmark. Yv. 515 euro, Facit 3,465 kor.---80image
468RussiaFolded letter with three colors franking, sent from St. Peterburg to Bordeaux in 1872. Very fine.---150image
469Spain1926, For the Spanish Red Cross, air post issue, complete mint nh set of 10. Fine to very fine. Mi. 180 euro.---40image
470Spain1927, 25 Years of King Alfons the 13th Reign, 1926 Red Cross stamps with various coloured overprints, complete mint nh set of 14 including the special delivery stamp. Only 12,400 complete sets were issued. Fine to very fine. Mi. 250 euro.---50image
471Spain1927, 25 Years of King Alfons the 13th Reign, issue for the Spanish Red Cross, complete mint nh set (only 7,900 sets were issued), rare. Mi. 700 euro.---150image
472Spain1927, Same event, complete mint nh set of 14 stamps for air post (18,420 sets issued). Rare. Some tropical stain traces, but still a nice set. Mi. 400 euro.---80image
473Spain1929, International Exhibition in Sevilla and Barcelona, complete mint nh set of 13 stamp. Fine to very fine. Mi. 210 euro.---40image
474Spain1930, International Railway Congress, complete mint nh set of 13 values. Only 10,000 complete set were issued. Rare. Mi. 1,100 euro.---220image
475Spain1930, Same event, complete mint nh set of six stamps for air post. Fine to very fine. Mi. 180 euro.---35image
476Spain1938, Help for Madrid defenders, black surcharge for air post, mint nh. Only five thausend stamps were surcharged. Mi. 600 euro.---120image
477Spain1938, American constitution - 150 years, 1 peseta mint nh, very good centering, very fine. Only 5,161 pcs issued. Mi. 500 euro.---100image
478Spain1938, provisional air stamps issue, coloured surcharges on 25 ct. Montserrat. Complete mint nh set of five. Fine to very fine. Mi. 120 euro---20image
479Spain1939-1940 Franco definitives with engraver's name below the design, complete mint nh set of 12. Fine to very fine. Mi. 350 euro.---70image
480Spain1952, Francisco Xavier, 400 Years from his death. Mint nh. Mi. 65 euro.---10image
481Overseas-Ascension1924/33, George V definitives, set of 12 mint hinged values. Very fine. Yv. 450 euro.---130image
482Overseas-Australia1913, Kangaroo, 1 Pound ultramarine and brown, a fine used single with light postmark. Very fine for this difficult stamp. Yv. 1,900 euro.---200image
483Overseas-British Antarctic Territory1963, Queen Elisabeth II - Landscapes, the first issue of the territory, complete mint set of 15 values. Very fine. Yv. 280 euro.---70image
484Overseas-Cape of Good Hope1863, One penny deep carmine-red, De la Rue printing, an excellent used pair with wide margins all around and a fresh color, clear central postmark, very fine.---50image
485Overseas-ChinaLot of seven various local post stamps (three mint and four used). Interesting and fine.---40image
486Overseas-French Southern and Antarctic Territories1956-1959, Wildlife, the two first air stamp isues, mint. Very fine. Yv. 164 euro.---40image
487Overseas-French Southern and Antarctic Territories1963, International Year of the Sun, 100 francs mint, very fine. Yv. 164 euro.---40image
488Overseas-French Southern and Antarctic Territories1968, DuMont d'Urville 30 francs commemorative and Albatros 20 francs definitive, both mint. Very fine. Yv. 752 euro.---200image
489Overseas-Iran1880, Unadopted proof without value, perforated, horizontal pair.---150image
490Overseas-Iran1902, Meched provisional issue, cover with a single 5 Ch. stamp, Meched postmark. Very fine. 2001 Sismondo certificate.---1500image
491Overseas-U.S.A.Folded letter with the first US stamp, 5 cents red-brown, blue Philadelphia postmark. Very fine.---450image
492Overseas-U.S.A.1904, Louisiana Exhibition, complete mint set of five stamps. Very fine. Yv. 850 euro.---200image
493Lots and collecitonsLot of 15 items from various European countries (Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland). Interesting, fine. Without photo.---10image