David Feldman Romania June 5, 2019

52 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) Romania – Early Postal History & Classic Stamps – June 5, 2019 20082 F TIRGUJIUL: c1859 (10.4) Registered cover to Craiova, bearing very clear, black, Cyrillic bilinear ds “TIRGUJIUL APR 10”, most of a red wax seal of Tribunalul Districtului Gorj (the Court of Gorj District) on reverse, very fine strike and extremely rare – one of only four such covers recorded (Dragomir type PV53, fig. 254 – highest valuation “FF”; see pg. 76-77) , very fine combination of Cyrilic bilinear stamp and the red wax seal of the court, exhibition showpiece Provenance: Moldavitza Collection, Corinphila Dec. 2000, lot # 1033 2’000 - 3’000 20083 F TURNU: 1861 (18.5) Registered entire addressed to Zentleru Hainaru in Bucharest, showing bluish, Cyrillic bilinear departure and arrival ds “TURNU MAY16” (large) and “BUKURESTI MAY 18” (large), respectively, the letter accompanied a shipment (grop) of 85 gold coins (Dragomir type PV53 - 8R + 6R; see pg. 76-77) , very fine combination of two rare Cyrilic bilinear date stamps, showpiece 800 - 1’200