David Feldman Romania June 5, 2019

106 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) Romania – Early Postal History & Classic Stamps – June 5, 2019 20208 20210 20208 F 1908 picture postcard of Constantinople sent to Paris bearing single franking 20 para rose-carmin with foreign countries overprint (Isfila 266 = Michel 151) tied by double-circle with star type ‘ALEXANDRIA- CONSTANTA’ in black Romanian shipping company postmark. 150 - 180 20209 F 1909 SHIP MAIL ON THE RIVER DANUBE: Postcard to Germany franked Russia 3k posted on ship of the Black Sea & Danube Steam Shipping Company, delivered to the company’s agency in Galatz and cancelled 4 line datestamp in violet in cyrillic translated as AGENCY OF THE BLACK SEA & DANUBE STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY AT GALLATZ 11 6 09. Ships on this line based in Odessa had post-boxes for letters posted on board, though evidently this service was seldom used, this example being unique. The original of illustration in “Russia used Abroad” (1957, p.72, fig.59), ex Casey 1’200 - 1’500 20210 F 1910 picture postcard of Constantinople sent to Paris bearing single franking 20 para rose-carmin with foreign countries overprint (Isfila 305 = Michel 176) tied by double-circle with star type ‘ALEXANDRIA- CONSTANTA’ in black Romanian shipping company postmark. 180 - 240