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| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
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| 6175 |
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 1863: Covers (2) from Braila to Bucharest, with 1863 cover franked by 1862 handstruck 30 pa.
blue, fair only, tied by red "BRAILA" cds (March 7) in red showing single rate fully prepaid, matched by 1863 entire letter struck with "BRAILA" cds (Oct 4) in blue (Kiriac fig. 368) sent unpaid with manuscript charge "55" parales Postage Due in blue
crayon - the amount due being 30 pa. for the single rate letter and 25 pa. due as tax. Scarce. Ex collection Sassower.rnNote: For further reading on Inter-Principalities Postage Due, see Gabby Sassower article in the London Philatelist, Volume 87,
Sept-Oct 1987, page 133 where the untaxed cover above is illustrated. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF340.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6176 |
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 1864: Plate printed 30 pa. blue, a used example with close margins all round, tied to
underpaid 1864 cover to Fokschan, tied by "BRAILA" cds (Oct 31) in black (Kiriac fig. 368) and by sender's oval cachet in blue. Reverse with "FOKSCHANI" cds of arrival (Nov 3) in black (as Kiriac fig. 270). Presumably found to be double weight on
arival and taxed "55" parale in blue crayon manuscript - the amount due being 30 pa. for the single rate letter and 25 pa. due as tax. A scarce cover that opens well for Exhibit display. Ex collection Sassower.rnNote: For further reading on
Inter-Principalities Postage Due, see Gabby Sassower article in the London Philatelist, Volume 87, Sept-Oct 1987. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6177 |
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 1862: 30 parale blue, used example witht just touched margin on lettersheet to Galati, tied
by framed fancy "FRANCO / BACEU" handstamp (Kiriac fig. 301) in black, matching "BAKEU MOLDOVA 10 / 9" cds in black (Kiriac fig. 271) at right, reverse with "GALATZ MOLDOVA" arrival cds of the following day. Indiscernible nick at cover's base,
nevertheless a fine item. rnProvenance: Köhler sale 300 (September 1998), lot 1313. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6178 |
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 1862: 30 parale blue, used example witht just touched margins on 1864 lettersheet tied by
"GIURGIU 29 / 11" cds in black (Kiriac fig. 345), a neat information strike at right, reverse with BUCURESCI arrival cds of the following day. A fine item. rnProvenance: Köhler sale 300 (September 1998), lot 1341. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6179 |
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 1864: Plate printed 30 pa. blue, a used example with large margins all round, corner crease,
on small envelope to Bacau, tied by "BUCURESCI" cds (Nov 26) in black (Kiriac fig. 337) with Bakeu arrival on reverse. A scarce stamp on cover: in circulation for less than four months Mi = € 500. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF280.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6180 |
|
 1862: Overcomplete handstruck unused set of the 'United Principalities' Issue on
horizontally laid paper, 3 pa. (1), 6 pa. (1), 30 pa. (3, including a pair), together with two nicely used 30 pa. The 3 pa. and the 30 pa. pair with Gmach's opinions (2020). Fine lot. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF480.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6181 |
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 1862/64: Yellow-orange 3 pa., small selection of handstruck, unused (3) and scarce used (2)
with nice FRANCO ROMAN and MOLDOVA postmarks, both with Gmach's opinion; and plate printed 3 pa., with unused (4) and used (1, unfortunately torn at base). A nice lot. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6182 |
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 1862/64: 6 pa., small selection of handstruck, unused (6) and scarce used (4), including a
pair (faults) cancelled FRANCO GALATZ and a single with BUDEU postmark, both with Gmach's opinion (2020); and unused plate printed 6 pa. (36), including a block of 9 with the only tête-bêche pair found in the sheet of 40, two sideways pairs and a
strip of 3, a block of 4 and an irregular block of 8. A nice lot. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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SOLD for CHF700.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6183 |
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 1862/64: Collection of 30 pa. handstruck, with unused (1), used (27), one cover (faults) and
1864 Issue plate printed 30 pa., with unused (21), including a block of 9, a pair and a strip of 3 with sideways pairs; and also 6 used examples. A good lot with postmark interest, including a stamp with the partial strike of the extremely rare
FRANCO NIAMTZU. Seven of the stamps have the opinions of Gmach (2020). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10)
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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6184 |
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 1862: Lot of three entires franked with 30 pa. with different rates. A rather scarce 1862
double weight cover franked with two overlapping 30 pa. cancelled FRANCO JASSY (Gmach cert. 2021); 1864 confirmation of receipt form sent from Bucharest to Slatina; and a 1862 single franking letter with the 30 pa. cancelled FRANCO BERLAD. Condition
fair to fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6185 |
 |
 1865: Unadopted Essays for a proposed United Principalities issue, imperforate on white wove
paper in green, brown and red. Imprint at base ‘M.R.F.’ with central vignette showing Crowned Eagle with the Bull on the chest and a Posthorn. Fresh and very fine (these Proofs frequently are also offered as Essays for the Maximilian Issue of Mexico
of the same date). Scarce and very fine trio. See Cohen fig. 1. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6186 |
   |
 1865: Cuza 20 pa. red, upper right corner block of twelve (3 x 4) from the second stone of
200 subjects, fresh and fine, one or two age spots in margin, large part og. with upper nine stamps unmounted og. Mi = € 540+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6187 |
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 1865: Cuza 20 pa. red, a fine and fresh example with large top right corner margin, tied in
a decorative way by two crossed strikes of grill obliterator, neat "CAHUL 18 / 9" datestamp (Kiriac fig 382) in blue at right on part cover to Galati, part GALATZ strike on lower flap on reverse. An unusual and attractive item, signed Miro; cert.
Pascanu (2019).rnProvenance: Köhler sale 214 (March 1975), lot 5394; Collection Horst Dieter Scherrer, Köhler sale 288 (January 1996), lot 5333. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6188 |
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 1865: Cuza 20 pa. rose, Type I, margins huge to clear, tied to 1865 "Retour Recepisa" blue
printed form (Posta No. 3) addressed to Botosani, tied by "T. FRUMOS / MOLDOVA 24 / 3" in black (Kiriac fig. 296). Reverse with another strike (31 / 3). Slight imperfections but a scarce and attractive usage. Cert. Pascanu (2019). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6189 |
|
 1865: Cuza 20 pa. red, a fine used example with large margins all round, tied to 'Recepise
de Înapoeri' form by grill handstamp in black with very rare Branch Post Office "BUCURESTI / POST SUCC. No. 4" datestamp (16/9) struck in blue at left (Kiriac fig. 783). Reverse with 'Craiova' arrival (19/9) datestamp in blue. Less than 10 items
bearing postmarks of the Bucharest branch post offices are recorded. Typical wrinkles to receipt but rare and most attractive.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 277, Nov 2021, lot 3898. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6190 |
|
 1865: Cuza 20 pa. red, a used example with good margins all round but with slight age spots
from gum, used on 1865 entire letter to Braila tied by bold "FOKSCHANI" circular datestamp (March 6) in black (Kiriac fig. 299) with repeated strike at lower right. Galatz transit datestamps (March 8 and 9) and Braila arrival cds in blue on reverse.
File folds away from adhesive, an unusual entire. Ex collection Sassower. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6191 |
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 1865: Cuza 20 pa. red, a fine used example with large margins all round, used on 1865 entire
letter to Ploesti tied by grill obliterator in black with "BRAILA" circular datestamp (Oct 27) above (Kiriac fig. 368) and private framed "FRANCO." handstamp in blue applied by the firm of J.J. Manoch in Braila and letter signed by Marco Cohen.
Reverse with Ploesti arrival cds (Oct 30) in black. Illustrated and discussed by G. Sassower in the London Philatelist, Volume 89, March-April 1980 on page 56. A choice and fine entire. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6192 |
|
 1865: Cuza 20 pa. red, a used example on cover front to Tragoviste, tied by "CAMPU-LUNG" cds
(Feb 4) in bluish-black (Kiriac fig. 344) with information strike at right. Some ageing but a most elusive datestamp. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6193 |
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 1865: Cuza 20 pa. red, two examples with good margins all round, one just touched at base,
used on 1866 entire letter to Braila, each tied by grill obliterators in black, with "CALAFATUL" despatch cds (Jan 3) in blue alongside (Kiriac fig. 341). Reverse with Ploesci transit cds and Braila arrival (Jan 10) displaying well on flap in black.
Carried on the land route rather than the Danube. Illustrated and discussed in the London Philatelist article by Gabby Sassower, Volume 87, July-Aug 1978, page 99. Signed Calves. Ex collection Sassower. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 6194 |
|
 1864/65: Prince Cuza Unissued (17 stamps) and the 1865 definitives with 2 pa. on wove paper
unused (5, three orange and two yellow) and on laid paper (6, including a pair) and used (1, wove paper, faults); 5 pa. on wove paper unused (13, including a block of 4), and used (2); 5 pa. on laid paper unused (1) and used (1, faults); and 20
parale red unused range (16, including a mint block of 4 and a pair) and used examples (22). Also included is an unused 20 pa. on bluish paper with a 1940 Zoscsak certificate and two single usages on cover and on confirmation of receipt form.
Interesting lot for the postmark collector, but also for the specialist, with some plate flaws noted. Generally fair to fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)
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SOLD for CHF850.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
