378th Auction

1865, Cuza 20 pa. red, nice fresh colour and large margins, tied by clear grill obliterator in black and additional boxed "DUPA PLECARE" to recepisse with adjacent drapery postmark "JASSY 7 6 65". The form usual creases, one affecting the stamp; still fine and attractive.

1865, Cuza 20 pa. red, nice fresh colour and good to large margins, tied by clear grill obliterator in black to recepisse with adjacent "TIRGUL-FRUMOS 16/7" (1866). The form closed hole and creases, one affecting the stamp; still fine and attractive.

1866, Carol with whiskers, medium thick paper, 5 par. on blue, horizontal marginal block of 10, unused with original gum, partly unmounted mint; top row with horizontal crease and left vertical pair with diagonal crease, otherwise fine and fresh, scarce multiple

1866, Carol with whiskers, thick paper, 20 par. on rose, two copies with good to large margins, tied by grid handstamp to front and reverse of lettersheet with adjacent manuscript dispatch notation“Mizil 12/8“ to Budeu with arrival mark. Fine and scarce entire. Certificate Heimbüchler 

Provenance: 'Cornelia' (Corinphila 2007)

1866/67, Carol with whiskers, thin paper, 20 par. on rose, marginal block of 16 with 4 empty spaces at upper right, unused with original gum, mostly unmounted mint; pre-folded between 3rd and 4th horizontal row, very fine and fresh, a scarce multiple

1868, Carol with whiskers, 3 b. violet, block of 9 from the upper left sheet corner, unused without gum, some minor creasing, still fine and fresh

1868, Carol with whiskers, 18 b. vermilion in horizontal pair, nice colour and good to large margins, with clear central boxed „FRANCO“ and adjacent cds. „CAMPULUNG 8/8“ to lettersheet to Bucharest with arrival mark. The entire not quite complete on reverse and small thin at front, still fine and scarce.

1868, Carol with whiskers, 18 b. dull rose red, nice colour and large margins, tied by boxed „FRANCO“ and cds. „BRAILA 27/6“ to lettersheet to Bucharest (used before as official letter with inside „OLTENITA DIST. ILFOVU 20/6“ to Braila). The entire with small tear at top, otherwise very fine.

1869, 10 bani blue divided into 2 vertical bisects, both with large margins, showing parts of the adjoining stamp at bottom, and each tied by cds. "BOLGRAD 28/4" (1871) to 2 recepisse forms (registration numbers 58 and 59) with adjacent straight line "BOLGRAD". Very fine and fresh. A most remarkable and most likely unique pair. Signed Pascanu

Provenance: Collection Odor (Owner's signature)

1869, Carol with whiskers, 50 b. blue/red, nice colour and good to large margins with ca. 15mm sheet margin at top, tied by cds. „BUCURESTI 13/6“ to registered lettersheet to Vienna Neustadt with transit and arrival marks. A most unusual and rare single franking. Signed Pascanu.

1869, Carol 50 b. blue/red, 15 b. vermilion and 10 b. deep blue with large sheet margin, all tied by 2 strikes of blue boxed „FRANCO“ to entire letter with adjacent „BRAILA MOLDOVA  29/6“ (1869) to Wexford, Ireland. Reverse with Vienna transit (3/7) cds. 15 B. with small tear, the other 2  values slightly touched in one place each, otherwise fine. A very rare three colour franking with most unusual cancellation and destination. Certificate Heimbüchler BPP (2010).

Reference:  Illustrated in Heimbüchler handbook and “Edition d’Or, volume XII”, page 141

Provenance: Fritz Heimbüchler (Corinphila 2010)

1869, Carol with whiskers, 50 b. indigo/red, 2copies with nice colour and good to large margins, with 25 b. orange/blue, slightly cut in at lower left, tied by cds. „BUCURESTI 4/2 SERA“ to quintuple rate cover (somewhat reduced in size at top) to Altenburg in Saxony. A most unusual and extremely rare high franking. Certificate Heimbüchler BPP (2010)

Provenance: Fritz Heimbüchler (Corinphila 2010)

Reference: illustrated in“Edition d’Or, volume XII”, page 143

1871, Carol with beard, 10 b. orange, nice colour and clear to large margins, tied by clear blue cds. „CALAFAT SERA 29/7“ to entire letter to Braila, endorsed „Cu vaporu posta“, thus transported by DDSG vessel down the Danube due to a special arangement of the Faranga company. A very fine and rare letter. Signed Pascanu.

Provenance: Fritz Heimbüchler (illustrated in ‚Edition d’or‘ p. 130)

Refernce:: illustrated in“Edition d’Or, volume XII”, page 130

50 b., proof of blue frame only, unused without gum, fine

1872, Carol perforated, 10 b. blue, tied by blue cds. „CALAFAT SERA 2../4“ to entire letter to Braila, endorsed „Cu Vaporu“, thus transported by DDSG vessel down the Danube. A very fine and rare letter.

1872, Carol perforated, 10 b. blue, tied by small Bucharest single circle date stamp to lettersheet to Caracal with adjacent boxed „DUPA PLECARE“, on reverse transit- and arrival marks of Slatina and Caracal. Signed Pascanu.

1765, "ST. PETERSBOVRG", the first type hand stamp, superb strike on entire letter, dated inside October 4th 1765, via Prussia and "MASEYCK" to Bordeaux. An extremely rare usage of this elusive handstamp in the first year of it's introduction and the earliest recorded letter with a Russian handstamp send abroad . Certificate Buchsbayev (2021) (Dobin 0.01a)

1819 (ca.), lettersheet from Odessa to Spain, transported by Forwarding Agent "HAUSNER & VIOLLAND IN BRODY" and posted with oval "BRODY IN GALIZIEN" with adjacent red "AUTRICHE PAR HUNIGUE" and "L.A."; fine and scarce

1855, entire letter from Odessa to Constantinople, dated inside "1 Feb (?) 1855)", posted with oval hand stamp "ODESSA" without date and endorsed "Voie de Vienne", due to the naval blockade during the Crimean War, with transit mark "WIEN 21/6" on reverse. On front and reverse rated "18", crossed out on front and changed into a final postage due of "6.30/2.20" piastres. A nice and rare letter. Certificate Hitzler (2016)

"CHARDZHUI ZAKAPS.OB. a 26.3.11" on 1 kop. orange in pair on picture side of postcard to Germany with additional strike on adress side, very scarce (Tschill. fig 366)

1921, Double eagle 2 k. in pair with Tschita 3 k. in pair and 10 k., tied to reverse of cover to Harbin with arrival mark

1923, Surcharge issue 1 k. in strip of 4, 2 k. in strip of 3 and 2 copies 5 k. on reverse of cover to Germany.

1923, exchange fee stamp 15 k. on 50 k. (applied with clipped perforation at the upper right corner), with additional franking on front and reverse of registered envelope from Vladovostok 20.3.23 to Harbin with arrival mark. A very rare stamp, especially on cover.

1937, Workers 30k., typographed, line perforation 12½, block of 9 resp 4 from the lower left resp upper right sheet corner, mint never hinged, fine

60k. rotogravure, two marginal blocks of four, horizontal and vertical diamond shaped grid, mint never hinged, fine

1826, small entire letter from Madrid to St. Petersburg, Russia, struck on front with clear "ESPAGNE PAR BAYONNE"; verx fine and rare

1870, Hispania 25 m., 50 m., 100 m. and 200 m., tied to lettersheet (small part on reverse missing) with small cds. "MALAGA 21 NOV. 71" to St. Petersburg, Russia; 100 m. affected by cover crease, otherwise fine. A rare 4 coulor franking.

"PAID AT SAN JUAN PORTO RICO", crowned handstamp, on the entire letter, franked for the local postage with Spanish West Indies 1857, ½ reales blue with good two large margins, tied by 'parilla', sent via British Post Office "SAN JUAN PORTO RICO JU 29 1858", London and France to Palma de Majorca with transit- and arrival marks on front and reverse; very fine and fresh, an attractive combination cover with unusual destination. Certificate Holcombe (1988)

Provenance : Grant Glassco  (Robson Lowe 1969)

1867, Duloz, unissued 25 pia. light salmon with perf. 12 ½, unused with original gum, some blunted perf., otherwise fine and fresh copy of this extremely rare stamp, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 38)
 

1876, Duloz, unissued 25 pia. dull rose with perf. 13 ¼, unmounted mint and fresh colour, fine copy of this extremely rare stamp, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 97)
 

1909, Thugra overprint for printed matter 2 pia. slate, perf. 12, fresh colour, unmounted mint, fine, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 290)

1911, Sultan's Journey to Macedonia, the complete set of 124 values, unused, rare (Mi. 4.800,-)

1915, Crescent and Six-pointed Star Overprinted on Printed Matter Stamp 5 pia. violett, perf. 12:12 ½, instead Postage Stamp 5 pia., used, some small perf., otherwise fine, rare, not listed in Michel catalog, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 570FF05)

1915, Crescent and Six-pointed Star Overprinted 10 pa. gree with perf. 13 ½, with double overprint on stamp plate I instead of plate II, one overprint inverted, used, fine copy of this rarity, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 574FS18)

1916, Crescent and Six-pointed Star Overprinted 10 pia. brick red with perf. 12, unused and fresh colour, fine, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 594)

1920, Ottoman Religious Tribunals Revenue Stamp 5 pia., ultramarine with handstamped overprint, unsued, fine, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 989)