334 / September 2008

1862 (June): 30 parale blue, on wove paper, selected examples (9) all with better cancellations: large "Franco Jassy" oval in black; small type in blue; framed "Franco Piatra" in black; two examples cancelled "Oltenita" cds´s; two cancelled "Slatina" cds´s etc. Condition varies but a scarce group.

1862 (June): 30 parale blue, on wove paper, selection (6 items) with single cancelled "Braila" cds in red (rare), singles on piece with one cancelled by scarce "Budeu" cds, covers (2) and a front cancelled at Waslui.

1864 (Sept): Plate printed 3 pa. orange, 6 pa. red and 30 pa. blue in mint original gum blocks of four.

3 pa. orange yellow, wove thin paper, a superb mint sheet of 32 with central stamps vertically tête-bêche and further six pairs with one stamp turned sideways; a fresh and fine sheet with large part original gum. Scarce.

6 pa. carmine, complete sheet of 32 subjects with central rows tête-bêche vertically or sideways. A fresh and fine mint sheet with large part original gum.

6 pa. carmine, complete mint sheet of 32 subjects with central rows tête-bêche vertically or sideways, fresh and fine mint on greyish paper with original gum. Signed Heimbüchler.

30 pa. blue, complete sheet of 32 subjects with central rows tête-bêche vertically or sideways. A fresh and fine mint sheet with large part original gum.

30 pa. blue, a fine example in a deep shade used on "Retour Recepisa" cancelled by framed "Franco Berlad" handstamp (Kiriac fig. 302) in black with "Berlad/Moldova" cds at right (18/12). Fine and attractive item. Signed Heimbüchler.

30 pa. blue, a fine example on 1864 entire letter to Tirgovistea, tied by "Bucuresci" cds in black (9/10). Repeated strike at right and reverse with Tirgovistea arrival (11/10) cds, very rare on letter. Signed Heimbüchler.

30 pa. blue, a fine horizontal pair on 1864 cover to Bucharest neatly tied by "Giurgiu" cds in black (Kiriac fig. 345), repeated strike at left (24/10) and reverse with Bucharest arrival (26/10). The 30 pa. blue plate printed is very rare on letter, especially so in a multiple. Signed Heimbüchler.

30 pa. blue, selected used examples (5) chosen for cancellations, with noted examples showing "Franco Roman" and Franco Berlad" handstamps.

1864 (Sept): Plate printed issue, the mint collection on album leaves with 3 pa. yellow mint (10) and two additional tête-bêche pairs (signed Heimbüchler); 6 pa. with mint tête-bêche block of four and no less than 6 complete sheets in varying shades; 30 pa. blue with tête-bêche pairs (7) a block of twelve and a complete sheet of 32. A fine lot with viewing recommended.

1865: Essays for the Prince Cuza issue for imperforate 5 parale value (6), unadopted, lithographed on ungummed paper; printed in red, lilac, brown, pale brown and blue.

1864: Prepared for use but unissued, the set of three values with 2 parale brown, 5 parale blue and 20 parale red in matching marginal blocks of six; and a further two sets in blocks of four; also blocks of 29 of the 5 pa. and a block of 14 of the 20 pa. A fine group.

1865/66: Essays (4) printed on white wove paper without value denominated, showing Crowned Eagle and Posthorn with imprint at base ´M.R.F.´; in green (two shades), red and brown in small sheet formats. Scarce. Cohen fig.1.

1865/66: Essays (6) imperforate with Lion embossed vignette denominated in parale but without figures, printed in brown on thick paper, in pale brown, grey green, rose and blue on thin paper; and a sheetlet with two prints in blue (one reversed). An unusual group. Cohen fig. 3.

2 pa. orange, mint block of six on vertically laid paper, tiny scissor cut in margin only, fresh and fine original gum. Signed Heimbüchler.

2 pa. orange, mint block of four on vertically laid paper, slight crease, also single examples (6, incl. one in scarce ochre shade) and 5 pa. blue on laid paper with three mint examples signed Heimbüchler.

1865: Prince Cuza issue. Album page with 2 pa. value mint, in lemon shade (strip of three and block of four), with a further seven single examples in shades varying from lemon to deep orange on wove or laid papers; some signed Heimbüchler.

5 pa. value, five single examples and a superb corner marginal block of 24 from upper left of sheet, mint. A fine group, the block signed Heimbüchler.

20 pa. red on white wove paper, a superb mint block of 14 from the top left corner of the sheet showing the four empty blank spaces at upper left from Stone II to facilitate sheets of 200 subjects. Slight creasing but full original gum. A rare and fine multiple. Signed Heimbüchler.

20 pa. red on white wove paper, album page with mint examples: three singles, a pair and a marginal block of 24 from left of sheet (some creasing). Fresh and fine original gum, the block signed Heimbüchler.

20 pa. red on white wove paper, a fine example tied to small piece cancelled by complete "T.Oknei/Moldova" cds (8/4) well struck in blue (Kiriac fig. 298). Rare.

20 pa. red on white wove paper, a fine example used on entire letter to Berlad cancelled by grill in black. Galatz/Moldova cds of despatch at right (13/7) and Berlad arrival (16/7) on reverse. Trivial slight toning at left of adhesive but a fine entire. Signed Heimbüchler.

Prince Cuza issue, the collection on leaves with 2 pa. lemon and defective 2 pa. orange used, 5 pa. used on piece and on letter to Slatina, 20 pa. with 17 used examples (noted cancels of Piatra, Folticheni and framed ´Franco´in blue) and usages on covers (2) and on a ´Recepise De Inapoeri´-form. A fine and interesting lot.

2 pa. on yellow, original printing (July-August), a superb and fresh mint block of six (Transfer Types 4-5-6/1-2-3). Fine and rare multiple with fine original gum. Signed Heimbüchler.

2 pa. on yellow original printing on thick paper (July-August 1866), the wonderful mint block of eighteen (6x3) showing mixed Transfer Types from right hand side of sheet (6-4-5-6-4-5/3-1-2-3-3-3/6-4-5-6-6-6). A rare and attractive block with good colour and original gum; see Heimbüchler II, page 178. An extremely rare multiple. Signed Heimbüchler.

5 pa. on blue, mint horizontal pair, just clear at top, showing major Plate Flaw on left hand stamp with lower right ´5´completely obscured (Transfer Types 1-2). Fine, large part original gum. Rare. See Heimbüchler II, page 186. Signed Zoscsak, Heimbüchler.

5 pa. on blue, mint vertical strip of four from left of sheet with full margin (Transfer Types 1-4-1-4) showing ´Plate Grip´black spot between third and fourth stamps. Very fine, large part original gum, a scarce multiple. Signed Heimbüchler.

5 pa. on blue, the complete reconstructed set of Transfer Types (6), fresh and fine mint examples with large margins, all but one with very fine original gum. Scarce.

5 pa. on blue, mint examples (10) including a vertical pair (Transfer Types 2-5), all but one stamp with very fine original gum. A fine assembly.

20pa. on deep rose, a fine used horizontal pair showing both types (Transfer Types 2-1), neatly cancelled in black. Scarce and appealing item, signed Heimbüchler.

20 pa. on deep rose, very fine used examples (2) one cancelled by framed "Franco" in blue, the other by framed "Recomandat" in black. Scarce thus.

20 pa. on deep rose, 4 very fine used examples (one on piece in a deep shade) all cancelled in black. Three signed Heimbüchler.

20 pa. on deep rose, a fine used example with large margins all round tied to cover to Braila by Ploesti cds. Reverse with red Braila (17/11) arrival cds. Scarce stamp on letter. Signed Heimbüchler.

2 pa. on yellow, mint marginal block of four from right of sheet (Transfer Types 2-3/5-6), fresh colour and very fine original gum. Scarce and attractive multiple.