1861 (27.4) Post Ticket (Post Blanket): Long, decorative pre-printed form with the coat of arms of Moldavia atop and “Mircesti Station” in manuscript, ordering to the post captains of the Siretului Route (Drumul Siretului) to release a coach and two horses to Mr. Iancu Dinios Tinde for travel to Nisporesti. It bears a large circular seal ornated with the coat of arms of The United Principalities and reading “UNITED PRINCIPALITIES OF MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF MOLDAVIA”. On the reverse the document bears the names and the signatures and dates of all the post captains on the route – very fine, attractive and scarce
Note: full translation of the document may be viewed on line.
Translation: Post captains of the “Drumul Siretului” shall release a coach and two horses to Mr. Iancu Dinios Tinde for going to Nisporesti only, with the horse payment to be calculated at the Treasury rate of 90 parale, per horse per hour to be received from the passenger; for the post districts I, II, IV and V, and for the post district III, 60 each, in addition to the payment of ten parale per horse per hour owed to the state and which was received at the release of this ticket in the sum of (blank) lei (blank) parale again Treasury rate
POST TICKET 96 (manuscript)
Post captains of the “Drumul Siretului” shall release a coach and two horses to Mr. Iancu Dinios Tinde for going
to Nisporesti only, with the horse payment to be calculated at the Treasury rate of 90 parale, per horse per hour
to be received from the passenger; for the post districts I, II, IV and V, and for the post district III, 60 each, in
addition to the payment of ten parale per horse per hour owed to the state and which was received at the release
of this ticket in the sum of (blank) lei (blank) parale again Treasury rate.
Director of the Posts of Moldavia (signature) Bureau Chief (signature)
Black, round stamp (United Principalities of Moldavia and Walachia Finance Department of Moldavia)
Bureau I
No. 6426
Month of April, day 27, year 861
ON REVERSE:
March-Route
From Mircesti to Nisporesti only
Post Distance from one station Number of Payment Confirmation of receipt
of funds
Name to another in hours Horses Lei Par. and passage through
stations
2,45 2 12 24
Mircesti Station Proper payment received
to Nisporesti only I. Vasali for two post horses
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