345 / September 2011

18 b. rose, horizontal pair with good to wide margins, folded around edge of small opened out registered envelope (somewhat reduced in size) with blue date stamp "JASSI 13/12" to Piatra with arrival mark

18 b. rose, large margins with 5 mm sheet margin at left, cancelled "PITESCI" and 1869, 5 b. orange, good margins with 12 mm sheet margin at bottom, cancelled by central strike "JASSY SERA", very fine, signed Heimbüchler

1869, 5-50 b. incl. both shades of 50 b., unused, mostly o.g., one 50 b. with brush retouch

5 b. orange, good to wide margins, tied by blue cds. "CARACAL 28/1" to receipt, fine Provenance:  collection Odor (1935)

15 b. red on vertically laid paper, good to wide margins, unused o.g.; as usual some light creasing and sand grain hole backed by red ink; a scarce stamp, certificated Dr. Gmach BPP

15 b. vermilion, good margins all around, tied by small single circle "GALATI 25 FEB. 74" to entire letter to Itzkany in Austria at reduced border rate, transit and arrival marks, very fine

25 b., all 4 transfer types, unused, fine/very fine

25 b. orange-blue, block of 4, good margins, unused o.g., some private signatures

25 b. with full straight line "CALAFAT" and 50 b. with small cds. "T. MAGURELE 30 JUL. 72", both with good to wide margins, very fine, signed Heimbüchler

25 b. orange/blue, good even margins, tied by cds. "T. MAGURELLE 5/1" to cover to Vienna, very fine

25 b. orange/blue, 2 copies, the left one slightly touched, otherwise good to wide margins, tied by blue "BERLAD 21 12" to double rate lettersheet to Vienna, fine and scarce

25 b. orange-blue with full to wide margins, with 15 b. red, slightly touched at right, otherwise very wide margins, tied by cds. "BUCURESTI DIM. 22/2" to small envelope to Constantinople with arrival mark of the Austrian PO; largest part of back flap torn away by opening, otherwise fine and attractive

50 b. blue-red, all 4 transfer types, used incl. 2 copies with brush retouches and 1 copy cancelled "P.D." (tiny thin), fine/very fine

50 b. blue-red and 25 b. orange-blue, tied by Bucuresci large date stamp to cover front to Paris with adjacent blue transit mark of Straßburg, both stamps with full to wide margins, fine and scarce franking

1871/72, Prince Carol with beard 5-50 b., all 7 values incl. both shades of 5 b. and 10 b. in type II, unused, most with o.g., some signed Marco Martin

5 b. red, all 10 transfer types, used, generally fine

5 b. rose, fresh colour and good margins, tied by cds. "BUCURESTI 27 9" to postal receipt, vertical fold in the middle not affecting stamp, otherwise fine, signed Heimbüchler und Dr. Gmach BPP

5 b. vermilion, good to large margins, tied by cds. "BOLGRAD 15 5" to recepisse with adjacent straight line "BOLGRAD", fine, signed Heimbüchler

10 b. orange on laid paper, good to wide margins, unused with part original gum, fine, signed Heimbüchler

25 b. brown with "CINEI" instead of "CINCI", unused without gum, fine

10 b. blue, type I, good to large margins, tied by blue "T. MAGURELLE" with additional strike alongside to cover to Bukarest, slight creasing not effecting the stamp, fine and scarce

10 b. ultramarine, corner copy in dark shade and stamp in bright shade on laid paper, also 10 b. prussian-blue with large margins, unused o.g., fine; laid paper and prussian-blue signed Heimbüchler

10 b. ultramarine, 2 blocks of 4 in distinctive shades, unused, very fine and fresh

10 b. ultramarine, type II, horizontal block of 24 from the lower left sheet corner, unused, almost all unhinged mint; a very fine and scarce multiple, signed Ferchenbauer

10 b. prussian-blue, vertical pair, used, the upper stamp clear at top, otherwise good to wide margins, the other stamp small tear in the right margin just touching the outer frame line, otherwise fine, light fold between the stamps, signed Heimbüchler

1872, Carol I. 10 b. blue, tied by cds. "BERLAD 26 JUN. 72" to lettersheet to Galatz, very fine

10 b. blue with plate flaw on king's forehead, tied by small single circle "BUCURESCI 17 JUN 72" to lettersheet to Caracal, very fine Provenance: collection Odor (1935)

10 b. blue in combination with imperforated issue 5 b. carmine with full to wide margins, tied by cds. "JASSY SERA 23 3" and 10 b. with additional manuscript cancellation, to entire letter to Itzkany in Austria; stamps with some very faint creasing; an attractive and scarce letter, signed Marco Martin and certificate Dr. Gmach BPP

25 b. brown tied by cds. to folded cover to Pest with arrival mark, signed Dr. Gmach BPP, fine

1879, Bukarest printing 5 b. green and horizontal pair 10 b. rose in combination with 1880, pearls 15 b. lilac-brown, tied by cds. "JASSY 14 FEB 81" to reverse of registered cover to Bukarest (slightly reduced in size and opened out for display), nice mixed franking

10 b. rose with 1880, pearls 15 b. lilac-brown, tied by cds. "BUCURESCI 18 JUL. 84" to small envelope to Paris with arrival mark on front

25 b. blue with 1880, pearls 15 b. lilac-brown, tied by small cds. "T. SEVERIN 9 DEC." to registered lettersheet to Crajova, fine and scarce

1880, 25 b. blue with Turul 15 b. brown, tied by blue cds. "BOSIORI DE VEDE 27 JUL 86" to registered letter to Turnu Magurele, fine

1900, King Charles with watermark 'coat of arms': 25 b. imperforated marginal block of 25 with complete watermark, ungummed as usual, slight horizontal creases at top and bottom

25 b. in finer printing, imperforated block of 25 with complete inverted watermark, ungummed as usual, fine and scarce

1906, 40th anniversary of Charles I, 26 different imperforated colour proofs ex 1 b. - 2 l., all perforated "SPECIMEN", ungummed