David Feldman Romania June 5, 2019

22 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) Romania – Early Postal History & Classic Stamps – June 5, 2019 20012 F 1855 (10.2) Post Ticket ( Post Blanket ): Pre-printed form decorated with the Moldavian coat of arms, instructing the Post Directorate to immediately release eight small post horses to Vornic (archaic boyar title) Kari Ulencu Giurge to go to Berheciu for his own interests. The document bears a large, oval black seal with the Moldavian coat of arms and reading ”Principality of Moldavia, Treasury Department, 1855” – very fine, attractive and scarce Note: full translation of the document may be viewed on line. 100 - 150 20013 F 1857 (28.1) Post Ticket ( Post Blanket ): Decorative pre-printed form ordering to the post captains of the Main Route (Drumul Mare) to release two horses and a coach to his lordship Cluger (archaic title of a high level boyar, tasked with supplying the royal court) Stefan Zahariea for travel from Jassy to Tekuchiu-Fockshani and back. Green octagonal handstamp dated 1857 with Moldavian coat of arms and inscribed “VOGORIDI KAIMAKAM (*) OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF MOLDAVIA PRINCE NIKOLAI KONACHI”, plus Finance Department boxed cachet in black. On the reverse the document bears the names and the signatures and dates of all the post captains on the route - vary fine, attractive and scarce. (*) the “kaimakam” was a Lieutenant of the Prince, appointed by the Ottoman Porte, during the throne vacancy – in this case Vogoridi was acting as kaimakam for the unavailable prince Nikolai Konachi Note: Full translation of the document may be viewed on line. 100 - 150