David Feldman Romania June 5, 2019

41 Romania – Early Postal History & Classic Stamps – June 5, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 20050 F KALAFATU: 1831 Small fragment of document written in Arabic, bearing on reverse a crisp clear 1831 type negative black seal of the “KALAFATU” quarantine station (Dragomir type K31 – 7R; see # 146 on page 57) , superb strike and extremely rare 1’000 - 1’500 20052 20051 20051 F KALAFATU: 1858 Folded cover in Cyrillic, reading “Started at 2 January, To Honorable Administration of the Dolj District, No. 13, with passengers list inside, La Craiova”, bearing Cyrillic bilinear date stamp “Kalafatu Gen 2”, with red wax seal on reverse reading “POINT KALAFATU 3RD WHEEL OF THE 1ST BORDER GUARDS BATTALION“, depicting crowned falcon (emblem of Wallachia) in the middle (Dragomir types PV53 – 0.2R and KR2; see pages 70 and 60 & 61) , rare combination of Cyrillic bilinear date stamp and quarantine red wax seal 500 - 600 20052 F PUNCTUL IZLAZ: 1860 (2.1) 1836 Customs document bearing the 1836 type negative seal in blue of the IZLAZ quarantine station (Dragomir type K36 – 1.5R; see # fig 151 on page 58) , very fine strike and extremely scarce Note: Full translation of the document may be viewed on line 300 - 400