Worldwide Stamps and Covers 1868-70 Prince Carol I - New Currency
Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50236
Symbol: F
Cat No: 22a
1869 Cover to Giurgui franked with a 10b blue, Carol with whiskers, imperforate, four margins, tied by indistinct cds, arrival in blue on reverse dated 23 Oct, alongside a sender cachet "Pierre Zlatoff/Roustzouk", slight soiling, but very fine; rare mail from Bulgaria franked with Romanian stamps. (Image)
Opening EUR 800.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50237
Symbol: G
Cat No: 19, 22a
1869 (June 27) Fragment bearing a mixed franking of the 1868 4b vertical pair, together with 1869 10b blue, neatly tied by very fine scroll type A65 "DOROHOI" cds in blue, superb colour, crisp clean examples, with large margins all round with the exception of the base of the 10b and top of the first 4b, visually appealing piece; we have recorded only one additional example of this combination franking (on cover) including the very rare 1868 4b (see Cohen part III lot 4049); signed Heimbüchler. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50238
Symbol: F,WWW
Cat No: 17
1869 (July 20) Cover to Braila franked with a 2b orange, large four margins, very rare and spectacular variety "PCSTA", tied by a time indicating T69 "Bucuresti" cds, arrival on reverse in blue dated 23/7, the cover being a folded printed matter article concerning a commercial signature specimen (thus the 2b franking being the correct rate for printed matter up to 15 grams), horizontal filing crease centrally not affecting stamp, attractive cover, very rare and fine, especially so given the size of the margins and the error in "POSTA"; this variety is only present on one position of the six different stones, almost certainly a unique variety on cover; cert. Heimbüchler (2007).
Note: A cover showing a similar "FOSTA" variety was part of the "Cornelia" collection and was offered in 2007 for 5,000CHF. (Image)
Opening EUR 3,000.00
Sold...EUR 4,600.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50239
Symbol: G
Cat No: 17, 18
1868 2b and 3b tied to fragment of telegraph form by complete "STATIA TELEGRAFICA POSTALA BUDAU" in blue, the 3b cut into at foot, unique; illustrated in "Stampilografie Postala" by Kiriac Dragomir on page 66, fig. 192. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50240
Symbol: G
Cat No: 18, 23
1869 (Sept 12) Fragment bearing a mixed franking of the 1869 15b vermilion, used in combination with 1870 3b violet, both four margins, tied to small piece by rare star type A62 "TINTARENI" cds, forming the 18b rate for a simple domestic letter, this cancellation a great rarity; Tintareni is a small post office and one of the rarest of the entire Romanian classic philately (Heimbüchler = RR). (Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50241
Symbol: F
Cat No: 23
1870 Printed Pharmacy lettersheet sent from Roman to Itzcani, Suceava (Austria) franked with 15b vermilion, Carol I with whiskers, four margin imperforate, tied by a "Gratar Simplu" (GR1 type) cancel, with "Roman Dim" dated 20.8 in blue, "P.D." lower left and "E. Mich Kerestes/Roman" cachet also in blue alongside stamp, additionally to reverse "Gara Roman Off Postal" in blue (=RRR), posted when there was no post office in Itzcani, the first being established the following year, as such no arrival, the mail being processed through the exchange office at Gara Roman; an extremely rare postmark. (Image)
Opening EUR 800.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50242
Symbol: F
Cat No: 24
1870 Cover from Lasi to Prag (Prague) franked with a 25b orange and blue, Carol with whiskers, imperforate, just touching top right otherwise four margins, tied by "Jassy Sera" black cds, with boxed "P.D." lower right, arrival to reverse, vertical filing crease, slight soiling, a fine example; a rare destination mail to Prague (then Austria, in modern day Czech Republic). (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50243
Symbol: F
Cat No: 18
1870 (Nov 11) Printed matter cover sent to Targu Jui, via Bucharest and Craiova, franked with a 3b violet, Carol I with whiskers, imperforate, four large to very large margins, tied by blue "Ploesti", "P.D." boxed in blue to front, Bucharest transit and thimble arrival, superb quality, certainly the finest known 3b on printed matter item; signed Heimbüchler; ex Odor (1936). (Image)
Opening EUR 800.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50245
Symbol: F
Cat No: 26a
1871 (Feb 16) Maritime cover sent using the DDSG service to Braila, franked with horizontal pair 5b carmine-pink, Carol I with beard, imperforate (left stamp with repaired margin top and left) otherwise very fine, tied by a superb "Calafat Sera" cds in blue, "P.D." boxed in blue, arrival on reverse "Braila Dim" dated 18.2, the cover endorsed "Cu Vaporu" (by Steamboat); overland mail took several days, the boat service being much quicker and the Faranga merchants having a special agreement with DDSG for postal deliveries the normal rate being 10b for a domestic letter (the service was in operation from October 1870 to late 1872); very few covers recorded which used this postal arrangement and rare franking with a pair of 5b, being of greater rarity than the single 10b frankings (with the exception of the Paris issue). (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50246
Symbol: F
Cat No: 23, 24
1871 (Jan 7) Registered cover sent to Fogaras (Hungary) franked with a 15b vermilion, Carol I with whiskers, imperforate, three margins cancelled by a Campulung blue cds to front paying the near distance rate, and a 25b orange and blue, Carol I with whiskers, imperforate, four good margins, tied to the back by Campulung blue cds, paying the registration fee; the near distance rate to the Austrian Empire was 15b (the normal rate was 25b), and nearly all the covers bearing this rate were sent to Itzcani; a cover sent registered to Hungary at the 15 Bani rate is a major rarity. (Image)
Opening EUR 1,500.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50247
Symbol: F
Cat No: 27
1871 (May 10) Cover sent from Ruse (Bulgaria) to Bucharest franked with a 10b orange, Carol I with beard, imperforate, four margins tied by Giurgui with sender's cachet "Pierre Zlatoff / Roustzouk" underneath, arrival on reverse dated 11 May; a very rare cover showing Romania used from abroad. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50248
Symbol: F,WWW
Cat No: 17, 18
1871 (Sept 1) Return receipt which accompanied a registered letter sent from Dorohoi, bearing a superb mixed franking of the 2b orange with four good to large margins, and the 3b violet large to huge margins showing the spectacular variety broken "S" in "POSTA", tied by scroll type A65 cds, paying the 5b fee for a return receipt; central vertical crease which has been reinforced, horizontal crease through top of 2b, some wear to edges as would be expected for such a document; however an attractive item and an extraordinarily rare combination, the 3b in superb condition with the variety; which is only present on one position of the six different stones, possibly a unique example of this variety on cover; cert. Heimbüchler (2006). (Image)
Opening EUR 1,500.00
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Closed..Jun-15-2022, 11:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50249
Symbol: F
Cat No: 27
1872 Maritime cover sent using the DDSG service to Braila, franked with 10b orange-yellow, Carol I with beard, imperforate four margins, light vertical crease right side, otherwise very fine, tied by a crisp "Calafat Sera" cds in blue, "P.D." boxed in blue to front, endorsed "Cu Vaporu" (by Steamboat); thus traveling down the Danube by DDSG vessel (both origin and destination towns are Danube river harbors) as an exception from the regular land delivery, arrival on reverse, vertical filing crease centrally has split top, however an attractive a charming cover; rare with the manuscript "Cu Vaporu". (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 50250
Symbol: F
Cat No: 29IIa
1872 (Sept 27) Cover to Giurgio franked with a 10b ultramarine, Carol I with beard, imperforate, good to large even margins, tied by single circle Braila cds, endorsed with "Prin acceleratu" (by fast train), and a "P.D." mark front, arrival on reverse dated 28.9.; only 15 covers known with this stamp and very rare with the "Prin acceleratu" manuscript notation. (Image)
