Feldman Express Auction Airmails & Romania Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 14h00 David Feldman SA, 175 route de Chancy, P.O. Box 81, CH-1213 Onex, Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 727 07 77, Fax: +41 22 727 07 78 E-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.davidfeldman.com Offices in Geneva, Hong Kong and New York; further representation in 25 cities on all 5 continents Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤ Feldman Express Online Auction Airmails & Romania Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 14h00 Great Britain 1841 1D AND 2D 90000 F 4 1848 Entire sent to Wellington bearing 1841 1d Red TI with large margins all around, 20 showing “double I” variety, tied by “447” numeral, reverse with Leeds and Wellington cds, fine Sweden 1855 SKILLING BANCO (FACIT 1-5) 90001 F 4 4sk Blue, well centred, tied on wrapper to Stockholm by Elskilstuna “thimble” cds, 2 100 very fine German States/Altdeutschland BAVARIA 1862 NUMERALS (MI. 8-13) 90002 F 4 12k Green with close to large margins, on mourning envelope to Fontainebleu, France, 120 cancelled by “325” numeral, Munich boxed ds and “P.D.” hs alongside, French bs, fine and scarce single franking Schweiz - Suisse 1850 RAYON II OHNE KREUZEINFASSUNG - CROIX NON-ENCADRÉE (ZU. 16II) 90003 H 4 Two used examples with good to large margins (plated by vendor as types 10 & 24), 80 light cancels, very fine Romania POSTAL HISTORY MOLDAVIA 90004 F 4 1857 (Oct 21) Entire from Galatz to Berlad with the first circular datestamp 120 (Dragomir type M1) of Galatz in blue, dated two months before the earliested recorded by Dragomir, fine 90005 F 4 1855 (ca) Cover from Jassy (double-ring ornamented cds) to Galatz showing on reverse 200 red wax postal administration seal, also fragment with superb impression of the first postal seal of Roman (Dragomir type SM55, as fig. 22, see pp. 18-19 but NOT LISTED for Roman), fine, 90006 F 4 1857 (Sep) Entire from Jassy to Galatz with the first circular datestamp (Dragomir 120 type M1) of Jassy in blue, fine 90007 F 4 1857 (Oct) Entire from Jassy to Galatz with the first circular datestamp (Dragomir 120 type M1) of Jassy in blue, fine 90008 F 4 1858 Registered cover with strong strike of ornamented Kahul / Moldova cds, reverse 120 with superb blue Jassy bs and largely intact red wax seal of the Kahul Post Office (Dragomir SM58, fig.30), slightly reduced & reinforced else very fine, signed Pascanu 2 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania January 24, 2012 David Feldman Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤ 90009 F Receipt (part pre-printed) for sheets of postage stamps, 10 each of the 40p and the 300 80 values (which would have to be the 1858 Second Issue!), sent from Husi with bold administrative seal hs dated 1852 (Dragomir fig. 13), tears and small loss, still a dramatic and rare document relating to the 2nd issue (see Dragomir fig. 18 for similar), signed Pascanu 90010 4 1860-1862, Postal Receipts, group of five diff. formulars used from Jassy (two with 200 s/l town name hs in red, two with diff. red or red-brown town cds) or from Michaleni, fine overall (5) David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 3 90000 90001 90002 90004 90003ex1 90003ex2 90005ex1 90005ex2 90006 90008 90007ex 90010ex 90032 90015 4 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤ 90011 F POSTAL ADMINISTRATION SEAL HANDSTAMPS, 1859-61, important and attractive group of seven m/s documents (receipts, etc. incl. statement of Postal Captain’s pay), Dragomir type SM52 (fig. 9-17) showing use from Bacau (red brown, blue), Galatzi (red, blue), Roman, Tecuci and Vaclui (rare), cf. Heimbüchler Handbook I, pg. 21. One of the largest groupings in private hands, some peripheral or filing faults as can be expected, all signed Pascanu David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 5 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤ FRANCO POSTMARKS 90012 F 1859 Registered letter (back flaps slightly trimmed away) showing superb hs of 1’200 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 WALLACHIA 90013 F 1853 Folded letter from BRAILA with superb strike of 2-line cyrillic datestamp (Mar. 300 30), an early date (earliest is Mar. 24), very scarce and very fine 6 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania January 24, 2012 David Feldman Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤ David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 7 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤ 90014 F 1853-62 Two-line Datestamps, excellent collection of covers (dated 1854-61), all well suited to exhibition, towns include BEKETU (2), BRAILA (3 Cyrillic, 2 Latin, one with red Bucharest bs), BUKURESTI (3 small, one + BRAILA and one struck on arrival), BUZAU, FOCSCHANY (+ BUZAU), KALAFATU (3), KARAKALU (+ BUKURESTI), KRAIOVA, OLTENITSA (2, blue and black), PITESTI (4), PLOESTI (red, in Latin), RAMNIKU VALCEA (+ BUKURESTI), SEVERINU, SLATINA and ZIMNICEA, some with elaborate hs or wax seals on reverse, nearly all are at least fine (couple with tape stains) and some are truly illustration quality, some partly reduced flaps, signed Pascanu and some by Heimbüchler (28) Estimate: e 4’000 - e 5’000 90015 F 4 1859 Folded letter from TARGOVISTE with superb 2-line cyrillic ds (Mar. 9), sent to 200 Bucharest, exceptional strike of a scarcer marking, fine 8 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania January 24, 2012 David Feldman Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤ 90016 F 1860 Folded letter from Bucharest showing blue Bucharest / Walachei cds (15/6; 400 Dragomir PV59, fig. 269), sent to Focsani with superb blue cyrillic 2-line bs (Jun. 16), uncommon, excellent quality, very fine showpiece MOLDAVIA - The “Bull’S HEAD” ISSUES 1858-61 (1 NOV.) SECOND ISSUE 5 PARALE 90017 J K 5p Black on white paper, broken frame under “A,” tete-beche block of four, full if 5 I 2’000 uneven original gum (slight ageing partly visible on front in margin), each stamp signed Heimbuchler, whose 1985 cert. states the gum is normal, very fine (Mi. e 1’500) 40 PARALE 90018 F 40p Blue, likely on bluish paper, sheet margin at left, tied to 1861 complete folded 6ax 800 letter by good strike of Berlad “ribbon” cancel, cds of same at opposite corner (23/2), sent to Fokschani with superb blue bs (24/2), slight overall soiling, fine David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 9 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤ 90019 F 40p Blue, appears to be on somewhat bluish paper, sheet margin at top and large 6ax 400 margins all around (minor marginal defects at right and left not touching design), tied to 1861 complete folded letter (Theologo correspondence) by Franco / Galatz ribbon, cds nearby (24/4), sent to Jassy with bs (26/4), signed and cert. Sismondo (as the greenish blue shade, which this does not appear to be) 90020 G 40p Blue on white paper, three singles (tight but clear margins) tied to large piece 6ax 600 by over-inked Piatra / Franco handstamp, faint oval handstamp adjacent, a piece from same original cover also included showing clear Piatra cds, an attractive showpiece, fine 90021 C 40pa Blue on white paper, relatively early state of the die, mint horizontal pair 6ay 300 with full brownish original gum, huge margins all around, extremely fresh & scarce unused pair 10 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania January 24, 2012 David Feldman Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤ 80 PARALE 90022 F 80p Vermilion on yellowish-white paper, ample to wide margins all around, tied to 7ay 800 small registered cover by FRANCO / JASSY oval, matched cds (3/1) below, stamp appears to be a relatively early printing i.e. type I, Galatz bs (5/1), all hs incl. italic RECIPISSE are in black, bit of peripheral wear else very fine showpiece 90023 F 80p Vermilion, large to huge margins on three sides, tied to registered embossed 7ay “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 Estimate: e 3’000 - e 4’000 David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 11 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤ MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA - THE UNITED PRINCIPALITIES ISSUES 90024 CC C J Group of full sheets including: K 1862 6p Vermilion Red on wove paper, full sheet of 32 with 8 tete-beche pairs, creases affect centre and both ends (couple stamps cracked and reinforced), original gum with many never hinged, shows varying spacing between stamps esp. in one outer row, fine appearing showpiece (Heimbuchler thought 30 or fewer sheets have survived) (Mi. 9 I xa) 1862 30p Blue, wove paper, full sheet of 32 with 8 tete-beche pairs, very uneven original gum (as issued) with two stamps having small losses as a result, sharp impressions, an important multiple, fine appearing (Heimbuchler estimated that 30 or fewer sheets may exist) (Mi. 10 I x) 1864 Plate-printed 3p, 6p and 30p values, four complete sheets of 40 with two distinct colours of the 6p, full original gum and nearly completely never hinged, central row of each sheet has 4+4 positions sideways with central pair 180° tete-beche, a very fresh unit in exceptional condition, very fine (Mi. 8 II - 10 II) A fantastic offering for the specialist 12 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania January 24, 2012 David Feldman Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat.