334 / September 2008

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.

1862 (June): 30 parale blue, on wove paper, two examples on small piece cancelled by extremely rare framed "Franco Niamtzu" handstamps (Kiriac fig. 316) in black; part Jassy cds alongside. Adhesives cut round but a delightful piece. Signed Heimbüchler.

1862 (June): 30 parale blue, on wove paper, a very fine example showing some doubling of the frame lines, used on neat cover to Braila cancelled by "Bucuresci" cds in blue. Braila arrival on reverse, a very attractive cover.

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.