386th Auction

1871/1956, group of nine covers and postal stationery cards, some better items including 1896 cover with Romanian Post in the Levant 10 para, 20 para and 1 piaster with violet handstamp, 1871 5 bani carmine tied by cds. “BUCURESTU 12.10” to postal receipt, along with two postal stationery cards with additional franking sent in 1877 to Triest and Berlin, mostly fine

6 Kr. braun, allseits breitrandig, mit zentrisch klarem EKr. "K.K. Feldpostamt No. 1/ 27/12" (Müller 600 P.)

6 Kr. braun  und 9 Kr. blau, beide breitrandig,  mit sauber aufgesetztem EKr. "K.K. ÖST. F.P. KRAJOVA 15/4" auf Briefstück (unten etwas unterlegt). Tadellos. Signiert Ferchenbauer mit Befund (1990)

1858, WARSZAWA 8/8 c.d.s. in red on folded envelope with content, red FRANCO and red crayon “21” alongside, on reverse transit mark WIEN 10/8 and arrival mark of austrian Levant CONSTANTINOPLE 13/8. In three days from Vienna to Constantinople the only possible route is via Semlin and DDSG to Galatz Romania and Austrian Lloyd black sea to Turkey. File folds and toned through yellowish traces of vinegar for disinfection. PROFI has not recorded any earlier cover from Poland to Turkey

1855, Cover from Ibraila to Triest, struck with rare two line dated "IBRAILA / 2. SET." handstamp in green (Tchilinghirian fig. 728) in use for a short period in 1855 only in this colour. Reverse struck with "ALT-ORSOVA gereiniget b.k.k. Rastelamte 1855" c.d.s. in black, clear strike of "PESTH 8/9" in black and "Triest 10/9/Früh" c.d.s in red, usual file fold and cholera slits, scarce and fine

10 b. orange, clear to good margins, tied by clear blue "CALAFAT 23/9" to lettersheet to Braila with arrival mark of September 25th.

1872/76,  Paris printing 50 b. rose together with 10 b. blue Bukarest printing (two bottom corners with short perfs) tied on envelope by clear ‘IASSY 21/OCT/77’ c.d.s. and boxed 'Recom.' blue numeral 9835 and violet ms. ‘1348’ alongside, additional German railway registration label ‘vom Ausland über B.-P.5 (Oswiecim-Breslau) Eingeschrieben', on reverse blue threeliner 'REGISTERED NOV/14/1877' New York P.O.' and on front ms. receiving date OK 28/11/77, addressed  to Cincinnati USA, cover shortened on all sides and some crease and flaw. Despite some flaws, a highly interesting postal history cover with an unusual franking, rate and destination

1956, National census 1,75 l., center inverted, mint never hinged, fine, signed Matl VÖB

“SAHRA MENZIL POSTASI 1” black all arabic censorship of Turkish fieldpost in Bukarest on bank letter from the “BANK OF ROUMANIA LIMITED-BUCAREST”, bearing Germania 25 B. on 20 Pf single fine cancelled “BUKAREST 4.Jul.18” with triple censorship to the Banque Imperiale Ottoman Constantinople with arrival mark on reverse dated 23.7.18. Turkish and German censors together on cover from Bukarest are extremely scarce, in PROFI archive is only one other such combination on postal stationery recorded

1875, TURNU-MAGURELE 19.7.75 cds. in blue on 5 b. postal stationery card used uprated with 5 b. ochre, transit mark DDSG Port GIURGIO 20.7.75 in black, transportet via Danube and black sea with Austrian Levant arrival mark CONSTANTINOPEL 22.7.75 on reverse, two light horizontal folds and tiny toned, otherwise fine and a very scarce destination to Turkey

1916, German cancellation FELDPOSTSTATION Nr.185 18/12/16 c.d.s. on officer mail from Bukarest with violet “T” in circle for Taxe, only soldiers mail was free, two different Istanbul censor marks and arrival mark on front. Sender was an officer of the commanding minister of war Enver Pacha, addressed to Djemil Bey Director ‘Nationale Verteidigung Konstantinopel’. Extremely scarce mix of German and Turkish Fieldpost in Romania during WWI

Ganzsachenkarte ½ Groschen mit klarem Rahmenstempel "DRESDEN II 7.IX.73" im Wechselverkehr nach Hermannstadt (heute Sibiu), Österreich mit vorderseitigem Ankunftsstempel. Die Karte mit kleinem Eckknitter, sonst in guter Erhaltung, eine seltene Verwendung in das heutige Rumänien

1858/1969, mint never hinged/unused and used research collection in five volumes. 1862-64 issues including handstruck and plate printings, Prince Carol with complete sets and many multiples. Later issues with varieties, imperf pairs, plate flaws etc. Special attention was paid to different types of stamp and cancellation forgeries especially in the classical period including complete sheets and enlarged photographs. The collector also provided interesting information on forgery detection and on Fournier and Sperati. Including Postage Dues, Officials, Occupation WWII, DDSG, some occasional faults especially in the early issues, overall in good condition

1858/1969, three volume collection and some additional material, with unused/mint never hinged and used classic stamps, few early forgeries, colour varieties and proofs, 1903 gutter pairs and perforation varieties, later off-set prints and errors, imperf issues and overprint varieties, inverted overprints on newspaper stamps. Later issues mostly mint, 1922 Ferdinand I. issues horizontal or vertical imperf stamps, S/S and M/S etc. An interesting object with high detail value

1858/1920 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection with a few covers and multiples, some better items throughout with 1865 unadopted essays (x3) for a proposed United Principalities issue imperforate in green, brown and red, in the early issues good choice of cancellations with some clear strikes, etc., some forgeries noted, mixed condition, an interesting lot

1858/1872, mostly used selection of approximately fifty stamps, mostly singles with a few pairs, with  1858 40pa and 80pa unused,1862 Moldaia-Walachia imperforates on laid or white paper, choice used 1865 2pa orange, and useful range of 1867 and subsequent printings of Prince Carol issues, with range of shades, some small imperfections and the odd forgery or dubious example, but most being four margin examples and quite fresh, a better than usual assembly of this popular area.

1858/1969, mint never hinged/unused and used collection, including Officials, Postage Dues and Areas, some better items with Mi.-Nr. 6ay, 6x, 10Ix with nice cancellations, etc., together with some souvenir sheets, some occasional faults especially in the early issues, overall in good condition, neatly housed in two Schaubek albums

1862/1970, collection in two Schaubek albums, with a good portion of Karl I and other better values such as Mi. No. 154/60, 205/07, souvenir sheets 9, 11, 13, 24/25 and from Mi-No. 1370 complete; also some service, postage due(these vary), compulsory surcharge and some New Romania

1862/72, Classic collection on three album pages, all unused, Mi.7 thin on top, Mi.20 no gum, first issue is forged, later issues mostly fine

1865/1982 (ca.), unused and used collection, including officials and postage dues, some better sets and values throughout like Mi.-Nr. 154-160 unused, the occasional fault especially in the early issues, overall in good and fresh condition, neatly housed in one album

1866/1980, mostly used collection  with much older material, in 3 stockbooks and album

1872/79, Karl I. colour trial proofs on two album pages, 40 singles, 5 pairs and one strip of three on different papers, imperf or part perf., fine group

1872/79, Collection Karl I. Paris and Bukarest printings in large album containing many complete used sets of all three printings, mostly fine

1913, Silistra issue part sheets mint never hinged, including 2 L. block of 50 (Mi.236), scarce

1932/2000 mostly mint never hinged extensive collection of miniature sheets, with better sheets (incl. duplicates) in thick stockbook