Petite Treasures – May 2026

1868, 2 b. to 18 b., 17 cancelled stamps and 2 b. pair showing colour varieties, mostly thins and faults but interesting

1868, Prince Carol 18 b. carmine-rose and brick-red with very clear cancellations, one left margin touched, otherwise fine

1869, 25 b. orange blue, six cancelled stamps showing colour varieties, some faults but interesting

1871, Prince Carol 5 b. carmine and 10 b. yellow with very clear cancellations, two stamps margins touched, otherwise fine

1871, Prince Carol 5 b. red and carmine, 10 b. yellow-orange and 25 b. brown, six used stamps, tiny faults

1871, 5 bani rose, a fine four margined example in a bright shade, neatly tied to 'Recepisa de Priimire' for a registered letter to Braila at 50 bani rate by 'BUCURESTI 12/10' datestamp (Kiriac fig. 423) in black, small filing hole, vertical light file fold not affecting the stamp, fine

1872/85, Prince Carol group of 19 stamps with beautiful cancellations, incl. Botosani, Giurgiu Ismaila, Craiova etc., a visual treat

1873/81, Prince Carol two 25 b. covers to Triest, one franked with 1879 25 b. blue, tied by clear BRAILA 10 FEB 81 c.d.s. (shortened at right); one with 25 b. orange tied by GALATZI 1/12/73 c.d.s. via Wien and boxed P.D. alongside, both on reverse with arrival mark, minor faults and crease, still fine pair

1881, Prince Carol 15 b. rose-brown tied on envelope by blue ‘CALAFAT 3/OCT/81’ c.d.s., on reverse transit mark BUCURESCI 5/OCT/81 and arrival mark ROSIORI DE VEDE 6/OCT/81 in blue, shortened at right and vertical creases not affecting the stamp, otherwise fine

1895, King Carol I. 1 b. pale brown, vertical pair imperf between, unused, tiny crease, otherwise fine and a scarce variety. (SG 316var.)

1913, Silistra issue part sheets mint never hinged and cancelled, including blocks of 20, very fine

1913, Silistra issue 2 l. brick/lilac, block of four mint never hinged, very fine

1916, German cancellation FELDPOSTSTATION Nr.185 18/12/16 c.d.s. on officer mail from Bukarest with violet “T” in circle for Taxe, only soldiers mail was free, two different Istanbul censor marks and arrival mark on front. Sender was an officer of the commanding minister of war Enver Pacha, addressed to Djemil Bey Director ‘Nationale Verteidigung Konstantinopel’. Extremely scarce mix of German and Turkish Fieldpost in Romania during WWI

Provenienz: C. Arsman Coll. (D. Feldman 2010)

1926, King Ferdinand I 60th birthday, proof set of five values in different colours, up to 10 lei, watermark vertically wavy lines, fine set and very rare. (SG 1051-53, 1055, 1060var.)

1926, King Ferdinand I 60th birthday, 25 b. slate, colour trial proof block of four, watermark vertically wavy lines, perforation 11, mint never hinged, fine and very rare. (SG 1051var.)

1926, King Ferdinand I 60th birthday, two 10 lei slate and red brown, colour trial proofs, watermark vertically wavy lines, perforation 11, mint never hinged, fine and very rare pair. (SG 1060var.)

1930, air mail issue complete set with overprint "8 IUNIE 1930", commemorating the Accession to the throne of Carol II with rare standing watermar, tied to envelope by BUCURESTI 1 PAR AVION 11/JUN/931 cds., signed Zoserak, very fine.

1935, King Carol II, 1 lei violet, imperf margin block of four, mint never hinged, fine and very rare. (SG 1312var.)

1945, Aparea Patriotica 20-100 l. on grey paper, complete miniature sheet set, unmounted mint (no gum as issued), fine.

1945, Apararea Patriotica 20-100 l. on white paper in miniature sheets of 4, complete, mint never hinged, very fine

1956, Answering card complete, both sides with Romania stamps, each 40 b. rate, from Crasul Stalin to New York and from United Nations NY 26.10.1956 to Oregon, scarce usage

1862/64, selection of three unused and used 30 parale, including 30 parale (hand printing) on laid paper (ex Mi.-Nr. 10I/II)

1850 ca., Folded envelope to the Moldavian Medical Committee in Jassy with clear “HUSCH 7/2 MOLDOVA” (type M1, "7" upside down) and arrival cancellation “JASSY 9/2 MOLDOVA” on the reverse, minimal traces of transport, fine

1855, Cover from Ibraila to Triest, struck with rare two line dated "IBRAILA / 2. SET." handstamp in green (Tchilinghirian fig. 728) in use for a short period in 1855 only in this colour. Reverse struck with "ALT-ORSOVA gereiniget b.k.k. Rastelamte 1855" c.d.s. in black, clear strike of "PESTH 8/9" in black and "Triest 10/9/Früh" c.d.s in red, usual file fold and cholera slits, scarce and fine

1859, Austrian P.O. cover from Bucharest to Triest struck on despatch with "BUKAREST / 21 FEB." handstamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 710) and charged 6+9=15 kreuzer to pay, boxed transit WIEN 29/2 and red arrival mark TRIEST2/3 on reverse, rastel punched for Disinfection, file fold, very fresh and fine

1861, Folded envelope from GALLATZ 20/9 with blue oneliner "FRANCO" alongside, carried by ship to Constantinopoli with Lloyd Agenzie arrival mark on reverse, usual file fold, fine and scarce

1869, unfranked folded envelope from WIEN 30/8/69 to Bucharest with taxe mark ‘50 Bani’ on front, arrival mark 3/9 on reverse. Vertical file folds and spot, otherwise fine
 

1887, two folded envelopes, Petroseny to Puj and Bukarest to Craiova, file folds, otherwise fine
 

1875, 5 b. blue on cream, two postal stationery cards, one written in hebrew, other with sender cachet Marcus Silberstein Galatz, each clear cancelled BOTOSANI and JASSY cds., fine pair

1900, 5 b. green postal stationery card uncancelled from Ploesti to Zurich with 10 c. green/red postage due and clear cdsl. Fine and attractive

1900, 5 b. postal stationery card cancelled clear DORNA 12/SEP/900 in blue to Czernowitz with 10 h. braun postage due and clear boxed cancel. Fine and attractive

1908, 10 b. Colis Postal Bulletin d'Expedition stationery card cancelled BRAILA 10/NOV/908 with rose label and senders cachet “Fotografie Marco Braila” in red. On reverse transit mark ITZKANY 20/11/08 and on front Swiss customs mark “Buchs Postzoll” in green, flaw at top right and vertical fold, otherwise fine

1916, 10 bani brown postal stationery parcel card tied by BUCUREST 28.3.16 c.d.s., framed FRANCO alongside, ms. Via. GIURGIU, transportet via Danube and black sea with arrival mark CONSTANTINOPEL COLIS ARRIVES 13.4.1916 on reverse, some border crease and tiny toned, otherwise fine and a scarce parcel destination to Turkey

1856, Manchester to Galatz, Romania, stampless folded letter, sent prepaid at 1/1d. rate in manuscript, endorsed “Via Ostend & Vienna” with red Manchester cds. and PAID 6 FEB 1856 transit; red AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO 7/2 exchange marking (van der Linden Nr. 2083) and large red “P” in circle handstamp on face, three Anglo-French accountancy notations (red) and one in blue reflecting settlement of charges; reverse with black double-circle Hermannstadt 11/2 transit and straight-line Galatz receiver, two pages of original commercial contents enclosed, typical light wear and minor creasing, overall fine and a scarce destination.

1857, Galatz / Agenzia del Lloyd: Entire letter from Galatz to Constantinople struck withclear strike of oval "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO/GALATZ" in green (Tchiiinghirian fig. 828), commercial sender mark on reverse. Some small crease of thin paper, otherwise fine.

1862, Prepaid cover from Constantinople to Paris with CONSTANTINOPLE wreathed datestamp (11/6), straight line FRANCO and VIA KUSTENDGE-VIENNA handstamps all in blue (Tchilinghirian figs. 385+384+113). Crossed to denote prepayment with reverse showing Vienna cds. (18/6) and Berlin 18/6 arrival mark, fine.