1837 Postal document regarding disinfection of a package, dual messages incl. (at top) one from the post office at Gura Ialomiei stating the package had already been seen to at the Quarantine Calarasului and dated April 25, the message below dated July 19 from the Quarantine Gura Ialumitei being a “clean bill of health,” struck with superb strike of the negative pictorial (eagle etc.) quarantine station Gora Ialumitei hs (Dragomir fig. 150), transcription enclosed, a splendid showpiece showing a rare marking and a “parcel accompanying” usage, believed to be unique thus (Image)

1838 Cover sent to Bucharest and disinfected at Turnu Severin, certified fumigated there by the director (V. Stambeanu) on Dec. 27, 1838 and stamped with the station’s negative seal (Dragomir type K38, fig. 153), lovely showpiece, signed Pascanu, accompanied by 1851 certificate of quarantine with same seal hs (Image)

1839 Cover (opened out for display), rastel disinfected and sent to Zimnicea where the fumigation was certified, struck with the rare negative seal of the quarantine there (Dragomir type K30, fig. 134, rated “6R”), great showpiece, signed Pascanu (Image)

An exceptional example of the 27pa First Issue 1858 Bull’s Head Issue 27pa black on rose laid paper, good and sharp impression, cancelled by clear GALATZ 25/9 cds in blue, clear to good margins all around, very fine & rare Expertise: cert. Heimbüchler; his census no. 278/1 (Image)

1858 Bull’s Head Issue 54p Green on blue-green laid paper, solid impression in dark colour on greenish blue paper, large to huge margins all around, “face free” GALATZ cds, tiny corner crease at top left, a wonderful example, Heimbüchler census no. 326/5 Expertise: cert. Pescanu (Image)

1858 Bull’s Head Issue 54p Green on blue-green laid paper, a damaged and repaired example cancelled FOKSCHANI 18/7 cds in blue, large margin at top, not in Heimbüchler’s census, signed Pascanu (Image)

1858 Bull’s Head Issue 54p Green on blue-green laid paper, sharp impression and ample to enormous margins all around, uncommon RED “JASSY / MOLDOVA / 23/9” cds, on lettersheet with all text inside addressed to the Theologo Brothers in Galatz, small tears to cover on reverse only as well as clear GALATZ 25/9 cds An extremely fine & flawless example of the 54 Parales on cover Expertise: cert. Heimbüchler; his census no. 341/1 (Image)

1858 Bull’s Head Issue 108pa Blue on pale rose laid paper, cancelled by clear JASSY cds in blue, good margins all around, tiny thin spot and a horizontal crease, still a very fine example of this rare stamp Expertise: cert. Heimbüchler; his census no. 388/5 (Image)

1858 Bull’s Head Issue 108pa Blue on pale rose laid paper, cancelled by clear BERLAD 3/10 cds in blue on small piece, clear to good margins all around, several paper damages incl. crease and tears, somewaht unfresh, not in Heimbüchler’s census Expertise: cert. Pescanu (Image)

1858-61 Second Issue, 80p Vermilion, large to huge margins on three sides, tied to registered embossed “lady’s cover” by blue FRANCO / BERLAD ribbon, blue italic RECIPISSE and ms number plus Berlad cds (28/10) alongside, red Jassy bs (29/10), cover opened for display, a stunning showpiece, fine (Image)

1859 Registered letter (back flaps slightly trimmed away) showing superb hs of FRANCO, italic RECIPISSE and Jassy / Moldova cds (25/6), to Roman, showing ms valuation of 9 lei 30 rapale at top right, a stellar showpiece (Image)

1862 Moldavia-Wallachia 6p Brownish Red, remarkable strip of 5 tied to large part-cover (front plus one backflap showing bs) by FRANCO / JASSY ovals, cds of same at right (30/4), sent to Galatz (bs 2/5), file fold between 2nd & 3rd stamps else very fine showpiece, ex Tomasini (lot 20122, € 8’365), signed A. Diena (Image)

1862-64 Moldavia-Wallachia specialised selection on 2 A4 stockcards, mint hinged, never hinged and / or used, noted pairs, blocks & strips, a scarce group (Image)

1865 Prince Alexandru Cuza, 5p Blue on wove paper, pair and two singles tied by diamond grills to 1865 Retour Recipisa form also showing superb TIRGUL-FRIMOS ornamented cds (2/12 on front and 7/12 on back), sent to Jassy, a spectacular and important exhibition showpiece, vertical file folds as can be expected, cert. Heimbuchler (2007) and signed by R. Zoscsak (Image)

1868-70 Prince Carol I, Second Earliest Known Usage of the 18b value: Carmine Rose shade tied to Retour Recepisa by diamond grill, bold Tirgul-Frumos ornamented cds dated 5 February and per the 2008 Heimbuchler cert. the 2nd earliest known use, usual file folds, very fine and important showpiece for the issue (Image)

1869 Prince Carol I, Vertical BISECT of 10b Blue tied to “Recipisa de priimire” by Bolgrad ornamented cds (27/), dated 1871 and with ms No. “71” thus second on the Heimbuchler list of 30 or so Bolgrad bisects (pg. 298), large margins, small part of form missing at left, else very fine. Signed Odor and part of the famous Odor find of bisects (see Heimbüchler pg. 288) (Image)

1858-1947, Duplicated ranges in 3 stockbooks, section of 1862 issues including pairs with stamp turned sideways, Prince Carole issues in mixed condition, later generally fine with different perforations, forgeries noted in pre1862 issues (Est. € 500/800) (Image)

1860-1960, Accumulation with much duplication mint & used incl. 1958 Stamp Centenary set in mint nh blocks of 4 perf & imperf, specialised section of 1891 issues with many cover fronts & multiples + page from Fournier book with 1891 3b & 5b ‘used’ blocks of 10, a small collection of Romanian Levant incl. covers, etc., needs reorganising (Est. € 500/750) (Image)

1872-1960, CANCELLATION collection in 4 well-filled albums from 1872 Paris issue with covers arranged alphabetically under each post office from Acherman to Zimnicea, postal history throughout (Est. € 1’000/1’500) (Image)

1875-86, REVENUES selection of 127 stamps, rarely offered (Est. € 400/600) (Image)

1893-1940, PERFIN collection of used and covers written up on 83 pages, very unusual, great for further study, one for the specialist (Est. € 1’500/2’000) (Image)

1922-39, Collection in 2 albums incl. 1922 Coronation imperf, unused, varieties, flaws & multiples, 1926 King Ferdinand’s Birthday 10l error of colour, 1930 King Karl definitives etc., fine specialised ranges (Est. € 600/800) (Image)

2008 Beijing Olympics complete set in 19’324 souvenir sheets, still in original post office packaging, face value equivalent to €17’370 (Est. € 2’000/4’000)

BAKEU: 1855 Incoming mail from Hannover franked by 1/10 Thaler adhesive, reverse bears K.K.F.POST 12 16/8 arrival from Bakeu as well as Bucarest transit K.K. FELDPOSTAMT N°1, fine (Image)

CRAIOVA 1850 9Kr (MP, IIIb) and 6Kr (MP, III) on reverse for registration on opened-up disinfected envelope, tied by “K.K.öST.F.P.KRAJOVA 4/10” cds with “RECOM:” adjacent, as well as manuscript registration cachet “Krajova 139”, sent via Hermannsburg and addressed to K.K. Lieutenant Georg v. Popp, 50. Infanterieregiment at Karlsburg (11/10) in Transylvania. Rate: 6Kr for Wallachia, 3Kr for Austria and 6Kr for registration. Only one other registered cover from Crajova (in poor condition) addressed to Prussia is recorded. Very fine and extremely rare, cert. Puschmann (Image)