David Feldman Romania June 5, 2019

81 Romania – Early Postal History & Classic Stamps – June 5, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 20144 F 6ay 40pa deep blue, used, two singles, both with good clear margins, on registered letter sheet to Galatzi, tied red oval “Franco Jassy” hand stamp, with red straight line “RECIPISSE” and Jassy 22/12 circular date stamp alongside, colourful attractive and scarce, signed Pfenninger 800 - 1’200 20145 C 7y 80 Parale brick-red, on bluish paper, unused with full original gum, huge margins all round, a superb example of the potentially very rare paper shade, careful examination shows the paper is most definitively bluish, exhibition showpiece Expertise: Certificates: Friedl (December 1947) states “.. on bluish, Scott # 7”; Heimbuchler (January 3, 2003): “.. on yellowish-gray paper… This unusual shade of paper is not catalogued, but it does not belong to the very rare late printing of the lilac-blue Scott 7”. Signed: Schlesinger Provenance: Cohen (Schwenn, Sale # 12, 26-30 September 1967, lot # 7329) *sold as on bluish paper, Mi 7y Rapp, November 26, 2002 Lot # 920 Note: “One of the Rarest Classical Stamps of Europe” on page 113 of David Feldman’s “Rarities of the World” sale of December 7, 2017, where another 80 Parale (lot # 70097) previously described as on bluish paper, is similarly found by Heimbuchler to actually be on an unusual, not catalogued shade (greenish blue) of paper, but NOT the lilac-blue. (same item was offred by David Feldman as lot # 40804 of its sale of May 28-30, 2014 and lot # 70807 of its sale of September 27-28, 2013). 3’000 - 4’000 You can view our catalogues and bid during the auction via our website, www.davidfeldman.com