1871 (May) lettersheet sent registered to King Carol I, with mixed issue franking of King Carol I 1869 15 bani red (fine to large margins) and 1871 25 bani brown (close to good margins), superbly tied by single crisp "BOTOSANI" 30 MAI 11 thimble cds, framed "RECOMANDAT" hs above and reverse with Bucharest arrival, a little internal splitting and a couple of reinforced tears, an attractive franking; the only cover we have recorded with lithographed Carol I issues sent to the King himself, and to find such an item in classic philately with stamps featuring the portrait of the addressee makes this a fantastic showpiece not only for the Romanian specialist but for the collector interested in the history of philately; cert. Heimbuchler (2008). (Image)

5 bani orange red, good to large margins, tied on registered receipt by superb PLOESCI/4.MAI.71 cds in blue, on 1871 package receipt to Bucarest, extremely fine. Signed Zoscsak. (Image)

5 bani vermilion, single tied by ornamental VASLUI/4.6 double-circle ds on 186? "Recipisa Priimire" form, a fine usage. (Image)

10 bani orange, right half of a vertically bisected stamp, vivid color, close to large margins, with partial upper sheet margin, tied by double-circle BOLGRAD/13.9 ds, on 1871 'Recipisa de primire' la Cahul, during shortage of 5 bani stamps, an important exhibition showpiece and the latest recorded date of a Bolgrad bisect. Cert. Heimbüchler (2014). (Image)

10 bani yellow orange, bisected vertically in combination with 10 bani blue, both neatly tied on fragment by large double-circle JASSY/29.9 ds, a unique rarity of classic Romania. Cert. Heimbüchler (1982), mentioned in his book on page 299. (Image)

25 bani dark olive-brown, horizontal strip of three, clear to large margins, neatly tied on folded entire from Bralia via Vienna and Venice to Genova, Italy, by two clear strikes of the BRAILA/ 25.MAR.72 thimble cds, boxed "P.D." alongside, transit and arrival bs, some trivial cover imperfections, a splendid frankings, an extremely rare usage. Signed A.Diena. (Image)