Disinfected Mail. GALATZ: 1843 Disinfected stampless entire from Galatz to Genoa, disinfected with rastel punches, plus fine strike of the rare oval-end boxed Cyrillic "SAUKUCHITSI" in black on reverse, which states that the letter "Has been Cleaned", important disinfection showpiece as only a few are recorded. (Image)

IZLAZ: 1860 Stampless large part cover/letter, having been disinfected at the Quarantine Station of Izlaz, showing somewhat smudged blue negative disinfection seal reading in Cyrillic "Directia Karantini Izlaz" and depicting Walachian eagle over date of 1836, scarce. (Image)

TURNU SEVERIN: 1838 Disinfected outer wrapper sent to Bucharest, having been disinfected at the Quarantine Station of Turnu Severin, with numerous rastel spike holes punctured the letter and disinfected with a mixture of salt, magnesium, sulphuric acid and water, after fumigation, the director of the quarantine station certified on reverse that the letter was disinfected showing black negative disinfection seal reading in Cyrillic "Directia Turnu Severin" and depicting Walachian eagle over date of 1838 and signed 'Director Vasile Strimbeanu 1838 Dec 27", handstamped with a very rare negative cachet, Dragomir type K-38, used in the first year of usage. (Image)

TURNU SEVERIN: 1841 (17.9) Folded cover from Serbia, addressed to the Serbian embassy in Bucharest, bearing on reverse decorative circular Cyrillic, negative disinfection seal in black reading “Turnu Severin Quarantine" and depicting eagle over date of 1838, with date and signature of the Director of the station, John Strimbeanu, plus a perfectly preserved red wax seal of the KLADOVO Customs/Quarantine station, in Serbia (Dragomir type K38 – 8R; see # 3 on page 38), clear fine and an extremely rare strike, a very rare combination of the Turnu Severin negative black seal and the Kladovo (Serbia) red wax quarantine seal (Image)

ZIMNICEA: 1850 Folded stampless entire to Bucarest, having been disinfected at the Quarantine Station of Zimnicea, showing on reverse clear black negative disinfection seal reading in Cyrillic "Directia Karantini Zimnicea" and depicting Walachian eagle over date of 1831, attractive and scarce. (Image)