David Feldman Romania June 5, 2019

45 Romania – Early Postal History & Classic Stamps – June 5, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) Wallachian Bilinear Cyrillic Handstamps 20060 F BEKETU: 1861 (26.9) Folded cover addressed to the Prefect of the Dolj District, in Craiova, bearing bluish Cyrillic bilinear date stamp “BEKETU SEP 26” and on reverse a decorative bluish seal reading “PRINCIPATELE UNITE PUNCTU BECHETU, COMP.4 DIN BAT.1” and depicting the emblem of the United Principalities in the middle” (UNITED PRINCIPALITIES POINT BECHETU, COMP.any4 of the 1th BATTALION) (Dragomir type PV53-1.5R; see pg.76-77; the boarder disinfection cachet belongs to type KR2 but it is not described by Dragomir; see M Iordache in “Filatelia” 7-8, 2004) , rare combination of a bilinear Cyrillic date stamp and a border disinfection cachet Provenance: Moldavita, Corinphila, Dec 2000, lot # 1019 300 - 400 20061 20062 20061 F BRAILA : 1858 (7.3) Entire letter addressed to Hristo Georgiu, with bluish, Cyrillic bilinear date stamp “BRAILA MAR 7” (Dragomir type PV5 – 0.2R; see pg. 76-77) , fine and scarce 150 - 200 20062 F BRAILA: 1859 Cover from Braila to Bucharest showing two line ‘BRALIA’ hand stamp in greenish ink, (Kiriac fig.235) at upper left side ‘Nicola Zeno/Braila’ company cachet, fine 80 - 120 The currency for this auction is the Euro La monnaie utilisée pour cette vente est l’Euro Die Währung für diese Versteigerung ist Euro €