Аукционы марок: Румыния

1891/1932, interesting group of 15 cards and covers including registered mail, uprated postal stationery, interesting destinations like Belize, Simla and Rio de Janeiro, large format registered cover with r-label “Bucuresti-Palat-Regal” etc., mostly fine

1862/1950 (ca.), unmounted mint/unused and used accumulation with a few covers, including Postage Dues, showing strength before the 1940s with an abundance of duplicates with shades, commencing with Mi.-Nr. 9 (x32), 30 (x26), including some pairs se-tenant with couchés, etc., the collection follows with a fine group of the later Prince Cuza imperforate issues, together with a fine plating study group of Prince Carl types, later issues with some complete sheets of the 1918 overprints as well as of the postage due emergency “TAXA DE PLATA” issue, including some inverted overprints, and more; few forgeries noted in the earlier issues, as to be expected. An ecclectic and most usefull lot, in mixed condition.

“KÖNIGSBERG i. PR. P.A. OST BHF. 23.MARZ.75” (Spalink 20-2) zweimal klar auf großer Schild 2 Gr. grauultramarin und 10 Pfge mattrot als tarifgerechte Frankatur auf Faltbriefhülle mit rotem Rahmenstempel “P.D.” nach Bordeaux mit Ankunftsstempel. Die Briefhülle mit Falts- und leichten Alterspuren, die beiden Marken mit Tönungen, meist in der Zähnung. Die farbfrische 2 Gr.-Marke ist gut geprägt und wie die 10 Pfge-Marke gut gezähnt. Trotz der kleinen Einschränkungen eine interessante Währungsmischfrankatur mit besserem Hufeisenstempel, ausführliches Fotoattest Petry BPP (2020)

“STRASSBURG i. ELS. BHF. 10.DECBR.74” (Spalink 36-2N) glasklar rückseitig als Transitstempel rückseitig auf Paketbegleitzettel für ein 9 Pfund 4 loth schweres Wertpaket der Firma S. Halfon & Fils. aus Bukarest mit rumänischer Fiskalmarke 10 Bani mit kleinem Ekr. “BUCURESCI 4.DEC.74” an Rothild in Paris mit vorderseitig zwei französischen Fiskalmarken. Das Formular mit zwei senkrechten Faltungen, ansonsten in guter Erhaltung. Dazu zwei weitere, gleiche Formular ohne Fiskalmarken mit Poststempel vom gleichen Tag. Eine seltene Verwendung als Reservestempel mit Spätdatum aus 1874, signiert Spalink BPP mit Fotoattest (1983)

1862/1969, mint never hinged, unused and used collection, including Officals and Postage Dues, starting with Mi.-Nr. 9, with many souvenir and miniature sheets, in the beginning slightly mixed condition, in two albums

1858/1994 (ca.), large mint never hinged/unused and predominantly used collection, including Postage Dues and New Romania, showing a substantial degree of duplication together with some multiples, some better values and sets throughout with Principality Moldavia 1858 5 pa. black (Mi.-Nr. 5yI) unused (signed Heimbüchler BPP), 1903 15 b.-5 l. cpl (Mi.,-Nr. 154-160) used, 1959 souvenir sheet (Mi.-Nr. Bl. 44) mint never hinged (x3), the collection continues with a fine selection of “Regatul Romaniei” overprints, and more. Few forgeries noted; except for the occasional fault overall in good and fresh condition, an attractive assembly neatly mounted on album pages 

1832/1868, selection of 7 covers, showing a fine range of scarce usages with 1868 entire to Odessa bearing Russian Levant 10 k. carmine/green (Mi.-Nr. 5) tied on transit by dotted diamond, on reverse despatch cds “GALATZ 18 JULY 1868” (strong horizontal crease affecting the adhesive), 1832 envelope to Bucharest with reverse consulate red seal, 1862 entire to Kishiniev bearing on reverse scarce cds “YASSY DEC 10 1862” (day slug inverted), some incoming mail with 1858 entire form Odessa to Bucharest, etc., together with two postal receipts, including a small format one from Jassy for a sending to Odessa in 1860. Slightly mixed condition, a delightful specialist group

JASSY: 1850, Postal receipt from “JASSY POST OFFICE" for a letter sent to Bucharest, dated 9 March 1850, alongside black negative official seal. The receipt lightly folded as usual, and a small part excised at upper left, otherwise fine and rare; together with a smaller format 1862 postal receipt from Jassy for a sending to St Petersburg, and the larger format used in 1859 for a sending to Odessa. Mostly fine, an exceptionnally scarce trio

“BUKAREST 23 JUNI 1842” Cyrillic straight-line, a fine strike applied on transit on reverse of an entire letter addressed to Jassy, endorsed on the inside “Quarantain Guirgevo” (present-day Giurgiu); some minor surface aging, still fine. A scarce entire

JASSI INCOMING MAIL: 1844, lettersheet with two-line framed “KISHINEV 28 JUNE 1844” despatch marking on reverse and addressed to Jassi, very fine. A scarce destination

“V GALATZ 1846 NOV. 22”, Cyrillic two-line (Tchilinghinrian Type 2, Dobin-Nr. 1.01), a fine strike in red on the reverse of a lettersheet to Bucharest, red crayon “30” rate marking; on front some negligible tears due to the fragility of the paper, still a very fine Russian abroad mail from this Moldavian port on the Danube. A very rare handstamp with only a few recorded

"IBRAILA (BΛAXIA) 11 JUIN 60" clear c.d.s. in blue on entire letter to Syra, with arrival mark, taxed on front with "100" lepta. Very fine and rare

"GALATZ MOLDAVIE", blue c.d.s. with dotted frame, as arrival mark on letter sheet from Constantinople with Napoleon 10 c. and 40 c. , tied by GC "5083" also same arrival mark on letter from Syros via Constantinople and 2 unpaid letters from Syros and ? 

GALATZ: "5085" GC in blue on Napoleon 10 c., 40 c. and strip of three 80 c. on piece and Siege 40 c., partly small faults

GALATZ: "4008" PC in blue on 1853/54, Napoleon 40 c. and 80 c. (slightly touched)

KUSTENDJE: "5139", GC in blue, clear and central on Siege  40 c. orange. Some short perfs, and "5087" IBRAILA in blue on 40 c. Napoleon laure

 

1879, Prince Carl 50 b. yellow-olive on light chromish yellow, tied by cds “BUCAREST 16 NOV 82” to small registered envelope to Paris with matching framed “RECOMANDAT”, on reverse transit and despatch Paris (November 21), the adhesive with a few imperfections, still fine; together with a second registered envelope to Paris bearing 50 b. (partly stuck on the reverse) tied by “BUCARESTI-FINANCE 25 DEC 82” with adjacent straightline “RECOM” in blue, transit and reverse arrival. An extremely scarce registered duo.

1865/1975, unused/mint never hinged and used collection, incl. e.g. Mi.-Nr. ex 17-20, 21-25, 26-28, also 29-31 signed Pfenniger, all unsued, etc., in two stockbooks

1930/60 (ca.), over 120 covers and cards, incl. many from Transylvania to or from Germany with censorship marks, etc., many different, also some other material, in two albums

1879, cover with c.d.s. "JASSY 12 MAY 79", via Triest to Athens, here taxed with "60" lepta and postage due stamp 1876/90, 60 l. applied, tied by dotted "1". Little cleaned.

1875, cover with blue c.d.s. "CALAFAT 15 FEB 75", via Orsova and Triest to Athens, here franked with 1868/69, 80 l. carmine and 20 l. blue (small corner fault), tied by dotted "1". lower backflap missing, otherwise fine and scarce.

1868, lettersheet with manuscript "v Galatz" without further dispatch mark, via Vienna and Triest (transit marks on reverse) to Corfu, here franked with 1868/69, cleaned plates 10 l. and 80 l., tied by Kerkyra c.d.s. Very scarce.

KALAS (GALATZ), "AN CANIB-I POSTA-I KALAS", blue negative seal cancel, nice strike on tatar postal document from Shumnu, Bulgaria, to Galatz. Very rare.

"TULCA", all arabic double-circle, clear and almost complete strike in blue on 187, 20 pa. Extremely rare.