379th Auction
19-24 September 2022 in Wiesbaden
"PITESTI", cyrillic datestamp in black (Kiriac fig. 247) on entire letter with postage notation "10"
"KAMPOLUNG", cyrillic datestamp in black (Kiriac fig. 242) on entire letter 1859, endorsed "Grabnik" (Urgent) and numbered (476), sent registered to Bucharest. The finest of the circa ten recorded strikes of this rare handstamp. Illustrated in Heimbüchler II on page 57. Signed Heimbüchler
Provenance: 'Moldau' Grand Prix collection (Corinphila 2010)
"SULINA D.D.S.G. 18/10 98", clear strike on D.D.S.G. envelope, franked with three copies Spic de Grau 15 bani, tied by ship post cancel "SULINA – TULCEA". A unique letter of the Sulina agency.