334 / September 2008

1858 (Nov): 40 parale blue (2) in differing shades on cover front tied by both oval "Franco Jassy" handstamp (Kiriac fig. 311) and by "Jassy/Moldova" cds (11/11) both cancels well struck in red (Kiriac fig. 279). Part Tekutsch arrival cds (14/11) in blue on reverse flap. Some file folds but very scarce. Signed Heimbüchler.

40 par., horizontal pair with clear to wide margins with red "FRANCO BOTUSCHANI" on cover front with adjacent red date stamp and straight-line "RECEPISSE"; cover creases not affecting the stamps, fine

1858 (Nov 19): 40 parale blue on thin white wove paper, superb large margined used example tied to entire letter to Jassy cancelled by framed pre-philatelic "Franco" handstamp in black (Kiriac fig. 208). Reverse with "Jassy/Moldova" arrival cds in blue (27/11). Adhesive affected by file fold but an extremely rare entire used in the first two weeks of issue. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): 40 parale deep blue, superb huge margined example tied to 1862 entire letter cancelled by framed "Franco Galatz" handstamp in black (Kiriac fig. 308) with "Galatz/Moldova" cds alongside (23/1). Entire affected by some tears but of fine appearance, bearing a wonderful example of the 40 parale. Signed Heimbüchler.

40 parale greenish blue, a fine mint example with large part original gum. Signed Heimbüchler.

40 parale greenish blue, a fine margined example tied to small piece by complete strike of "Franco/Huchi" handstamp in blue-green (Kiriac fig.310). Rare. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): 80 parale deep red on thin blued wove paper, superb large margined example of this very rare stamp, used on small piece with touched 40 pa. greenish blue tied by complete "Franco Jassy" handstamp (Kiriac 311) in blue. Rare and attractive piece. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): 80 parale pale red on thin yellowish wove paper, oily impression, a fine mint example with margins all round, large part original gum. A scarce stamp. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): 80 parale deep red, a fresh and fine mint example with large even margins all round and large part original gum. A very scarce stamp this fine. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): 80 parale orange red, a very fine mint vertical tête-bêche pair. Large margins all round, fine original gum and sharp impressions. An extremely scarce and attractive multiple. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): 80 parale red on thin white-yellowish wove paper, superb large margined used example cancelled in blue. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): 80 parale deep red, large margined example cancelled by part "Franco Tekoutci" handstamp (Kiriac 320) in blue. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): 80 parale deep red on yellowish white wove paper, oily impression, a fine horizontal strip of three with good to large margins all round tied to double rate registered cover front to Galatz by "Franco Berlad" handstamps in blue (Kiriac fig. 302) with "Berlad/Moldova" cds at right (29/7) and straight line ´Recepisse´above. Adhesives with file fold and addresee´s name (Theologo correspondence) erased. Despite faults a rare multiple franking. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): 80 parale deep red, irregularly cut example with full margins tied to large part (side flaps removed) registered cover to Jassy by framed "Franco Galatz" handstamp in brown (Kiriac fig. 308)with "Galatz/Moldova" cds alongside (16/6) and "Recepisse" at upper right. Reverse with Jassy arrival (18/6) in blue. A rare stamp on letter. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): 80 parale deep red on yellowish white wove paper, fine example with close but clear margins, affected by the acid from the ink of address, tied to 1860 registered entire letter to Galatz by oval "Franco Jassy" handstamp in brown (Kiriac fig. 311) with "Jassy/Moldova" cds alongside (25/11) and "Recepisse" at upper left. Reverse with Galatz arrival (28/11) in red. A rare stamp on letter. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): 80 parale deep red on yellowish white wove paper, oily impression, a fine example with large even margins, tied to double rate cover to Dorohoj by oval "Franco Jassy" handstamp in blue (Kiriac fig. 311) with "Jassy/Moldova" cds below (21/8). Reverse with Dorohoj arrival cds (25/8) in blue. Some cover imperfections but rare. Signed Zoscsak.

1858 (Nov): 80 parale deep red on yellowish white wove paper and 40 pa. greenish blue on white wove paper (both stamps with margins all round), tied to 1860 cover to Jassy by oval "Franco Galatz-No. 2" handstamp in blue (Kiriac fig. 309) with "Galatz/Moldova" cds above (1/5) and reverse with Jassy arrival cds in red (3/5). A very rare cover of exceptional quality for this issue on letter. Signed Heimbüchler.

1858 (Nov): Selection with 40 pa. blue on white paper unused and a used example cancelled in blue, 40 pa. greenish blue on small piece used at Folticheni, 80 pa. red on white paper unused and four used examples, two on piece. Small faults but a scarce group, most signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 3 pa. yellow (3 incl. a pair), 6 pa. (3) and 30 pa. pair and a block of four showing two pairs vertically tête-bêche, all unused.

1862 (June): 3 pa. yellow, on wove paper, a fresh and fine mint complete sheet of 32 subjects with large margins all round, showing the central rows vertically tête-bêche (8 pairs). Slight corner tear in sheet margin only but a wonderful and very rare sheet of excellent fresh colour and large part original gum. Signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 3 pa. yellow, on wove paper, a fresh and fine mint complete sheet of 32 subjects with large margins all round, showing the central rows vertically tête-bêche (8 pairs). Slight corner tear in sheet margin touching one adhesive only and some staining at opposite corner, nevertheless a fine and very rare sheet in an unusual shade and large part original gum. Signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 3 pa. yellow, on wove paper, a fine used horizontal pair cancelled by oval "Franco Jassy" handstamp (Kiriac fig. 311) in blue. Scarce and fine multiple, signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 3 pa. yellow and 3 pa. orange, on wove paper, used examples with one cancelled by "Craiova" cds and the other by rare "Franco Roman" handstamp (Kiriac fig. 319) in black.

1862 (June): 3 pa. orange, on laid paper, a fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum.

1862: 3 pa. yellow, a fresh and fine mint example with large margins all round, large part original gum. Signed E. Diena, Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 6 pa. red, handstruck from single Dies on wove paper, vertical tête-bêche pair, fresh and fine mint with large part original gum, signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 6 pa. rose red, on wove paper, vertical tête-bêche pair, fresh and fine mint with large part original gum, signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 6 pa. rose red, on wove paper, superb complete sheet of 32 subjects with central rows showing vertical tête-bêche pairs (8). Fresh and fine mint with large part original gum, a very rare and attractive sheet in much above average condition. Signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 6 pa. rose red, on wove paper, superb complete sheet of 32 subjects with central rows showing vertical tête-bêche pairs (8). Fresh and fine rich colour, with some tears and clipped down one side, large part original gum. Signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 6 pa. rose red, on wove paper, a huge margined example on small piece tied by "Franco Jassy" oval in blue with cds below (11/10). Exceptional and scarce. Signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 6 parale rose red (shades) on wove paper, five examples with good to just touched margins on cover front, cancelled by "Tirgovistea" datestamps (Kiriac fig.354) in black. File fold between third and fourth stamps but a remarkable and extremely rare multiple franking of the 6 pa. to make the 30 pa. single rate. Signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 10 pa. blue, on wove paper, a fine complete sheet of 32 subjects showing the central rows vertically tête-bêche (8 pairs). Minute staining mentioned for accuracy only, very fine original gum. Rare. Signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 30 parale blue, on wove paper, a fine used example cancelled solely by framed "P.P." in red.

1862 (June): 30 parale blue, on wove paper, small piece bearing two examples in contrasting shades cancelled by framed by "PLOESCI" cds (Kiriac fig. 348) and by framed "P.P." all struck in red. Rare and attractive piece. Signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 30 parale blue, on wove paper, a fine used horizontal pair on piece cancelled by rare framed "Franco Kahul" handstamp (Kiriac fig. 314) in black with Kahul datestamp (fig. 295) alongside. Signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 30 parale blue, on wove paper, a fine used horizontal pair on small piece cancelled by rare framed "Franco Kahul" handstamp (Kiriac fig. 314) in black. Signed Heimbüchler.