David Feldman Romania June 5, 2019

42 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) Romania – Early Postal History & Classic Stamps – June 5, 2019 20053 F TURNU SEVERIN: 1839 (4.5) Hand-written Cyrillic postal document detailing the receipt of various private mail distributed through the Turnu Severin quarantine station and signed by the Director of the station, John Strimbeanu, bearing 1838 type negative black seal of the TURNU SEVERIN quarantine station (Dragomir type K38 – 8R; see # 3 on page 38), a superb strike and extremely rare in this condition Note: full translation of the document may be viewed on line 1’000 - 1’500 20054 F TURNU SEVERIN: 1849 (11.8) Folded cover from Serbia, addressed to the Serbian embassy in Bucharest, bearing on reverse decorative circular Cyrillic, negative disinfection seal in black reading “Turnu Severin Quarantine” and depicting eagle over date of 1838, with date and signature of the Director of the station, John Strimbeanu, plus a perfectly preserved red wax seal of the KLADOVO Customs/Quarantine station, in Serbia (Dragomir type K38 – 8R; see # 3 on page 38) , clear fine and an extremely rare strike, a very rare combination of the Turnu Severin negative black seal and the Kladovo (Serbia) red wax quarantine seal Note: Full translation of the document may be viewed on line 1’500 - 2’000