388th Auction

1853, entire letter from Braila, privately carried to Constantinopel and from here posted to Syros, with arrival mark. Small sticky tape reminders on reverse.

1874, cover with blue c.d.s. "CALAFAT 27 AUG 74", via Orsova and Triest to Athens, here franked with 1872/76, 40 l. in horizontal pair and 1868/69, 20 l. blue, tied by dotted "1". Fine and scarce.

IBRAILA: "5087", GC in blackish blue, clear on Napoleon perforated 10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange, on letter sheet (2 side flaps missing) with adjacent blue dotted c.d.s. "IBRAILA 26 NOV 65", to Athens, with transit and arrival marks. Little stained, otherwise fine. A rare letter.

1839, “YASSI” Cyrillic handstamp in slanting capitals (Tchilinghirian Type 1, Dobin-Nr. 1.02), a very fair strike on reverse of an official entire letter from the Kharkov Court to Yassi, endorsed both inside and on the back flap “Kharkov 15 September (1839)”. From Jassi the cover was forwarded to Bucharest via the weekly mail service linking the two cities, with manuscript dockettings “6 October” (reverse) and “10 October” (inside), very fine. An exceptional redirection  and a noteworthy use of this rare Jassi marking 

1866, unpaid lettersheet from "GALATZ 9/2" (beneath Greek stamps) to Corfu with transit marks of Vienna and Triest on reverse. The letter taxed with "45" new kreuzer, plus Greek inland postage of 20 lepta charged with a total of "155" lepta in red crayon (somewhat faint) and franked with 2nd Athens printing 5 lepta green, 10 lepta orange, 20 lepta blue, 40 lepta mauve and 80 lepta carmine, mostly good margins, tied by clear cds. "KERKYRA 7 FEB.66" (Julian calendar). Top cover fold somewhat weak and fixed by hinges. the 10 lepta affected by vertical cover crease, but of only minor importance. An attractive and very rare 5 colour franking; PROFI has recorded just one similar item.

 

"TULCA", all arabic double-circle, clear and complete strike in blue on 1869/71, 1 pia. Extremely rare. Certificate Nakri AIEP(2019).

BRAILA: 1843, Entire letter to Constantinopel, upon arrival struck with all Arabic negative "An Canib Posta-i Deraliyye 257" greenish handstamp. Very rare; just 5 entires from this early period have been recorded.

KALAS (GALATZ), "AN CANIB-I POSTA-I KALAS", blue negative seal cancel, nice clear strike on tatar postal document from Shumnu, Bulgaria, to Galatz. Very rare.

IBRAILA: "101" in blue, clear on 1862/67, 40 l. mauve (small faults). Extremely rare

BUCAREST: "102" in blue, clear on 1861, 80 l. rose. Extremely rare; PROFI has not recorded another example

Provenance: 227. Heinrich Köhler auction (1979)

"IBRAILA (BΛAXIA) 12 MAPT.60" clear c.d.s. in blue on entire letter with adjacent "P.E.D." to Syra, taxed on reverse with "100" lepta. Very fine and extremely rare

"IBΡAIΛA (BΛAXIA) 23 OKT.59" and "BOYKOYPEΣTI 27 OKT.59" clear c.d.s. in blue on reverse of entire letter from to Syra with adjacent "P.E.D.", to Bucarest. Very fine and extremely rare.

"HIRSOVA", all arabic double-circle, clear and complete strike in blue on 1869/71, 1 pia. yellow. Extremely rare. Certificate Nakri AIEP (2019). Ex Kuyas.

1850, entire letter from Athens via Triest to Galatz, with transit marks and arrival mark of the Austrian PO. A scarce letter.

JASSI INCOMING MAIL: 1817, entire letter with straight-line “KISHINEV” despatch on reverse and addressed to Jassi, intact wax seal, fine; Kishinev herself was ceded to the Russian Empire after the end of the Russo-Turkish War. An early and very scarce cover

1850, “YASSI 1850 5 OKTIAB”, Cyrillic foliate-ornament datestamp (Tchilinghirian Type 7), very good strike on the reverse of an ecclesiastic envelope to Constantinople; some wrinkles, still very fine. Very rare, and one of only three covers known from this correspondence

1871, entire letter from Agostolion, Cephalonia, to Galatz, franked with 1868/69, 40 l. lilac with full to large margins; transit marks of the Lloyd agency and Austrian PO at Constantinopel and arrival mark of Romanian PO. Very fine and scarce.

1860, “YASSI SEP. 23 1860”, Cyrillic datestamp mit fleuron (Tchilinghirian Type 9), very good strike in blue on entire letter to Constantinople with adjacent manuscript “received 30 September”. Slightly soiled at left, still very fine and scarce

1860, “YASSI SEP. 9 1860”, Cyrillic datestamp mit fleuron (Tchilinghirian Type 9), fair strike in blue on entire letter to Bucharest, fine and scarce

1867, entire letter from Syros via Triest to Bucarest, franked with 1862/68, 5 l. green, 40 l. lilac and 80 l. carmine, with transit- and arrival marks of the Austrian PO. Small notations in red colour.

IBRAILA: "4009", PC, clear strike on small piece with 1853/54, Napoleon 10 c. and 40 c.

“KÖSTENCE” all Arabic double-box, clear and almost complete strike on 10 Pa. revenue stamp (for Postal receipts). Very rare

1869, lettersheet from Galatz to Corfu, forwarded to Constantinopel (faint forwarder handstamp on front left), here franked with 1868/69, cleaned plates 40 l. (large margins) and 5 l., Corfu arrival mark of 15.7.69. Fine and scarce.

1858, “Reçu le 1er Avril”, French two-line Bucharest arrival handstamp (Tchilinghirian Type 5, this very mark illustrated), fair strike on an entire letter written in Greek with reverse oval postmark “MOSCOU AVRIL 4”, dated inside 3 April 1858, on front endorsed in crayon “32K(opek)” (correct rate), very fine. A very rare entire

Provenance: 290th Heinrich Köhler auction (1996)

1859, “BUKAREST OTPR(avleno) 8 MAIYA” Cyrillic two-line (Tchilinghirian Type 4), a very fine strike of the despatch mark on reverse of an envelope from “KRONSHTADT APRIL 1859”, addressed to the ruler of Moldavia and Wallachia, Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza. Slight toning, otherwise very fine. A delightful, historically significant, and rare item. 

Provenance: 290th Heinrich Köhler auction (1996)

1833, "BUKUREST. OKTIABR 12 1833" Cyrillic two-line handstamp (Tchilinghirian Type 2, this very strike being illustrated), on reverse of an entire letter to Jassy, endorsed “N100” on front, very fine. Rare

Provenance: `Cihangir´ (121th Corinphila auction, 2000)

1830, “BUKAREST” Cyrillic straight-line (Tchilinghirian Type 1), a rather faint but complete strike with additional handwritten date “21” on reverse of an entire letter addressed to Jassy, the cover disinfected with rastel marks. A fresh and very fine entire from the period of Russian occupation of the city. Very scarce

Provenance: `Cihangir´ (121th Corinphila auction, 2000)

1869, lettersheet with manuscript "Galatz 12/11" without further dispatch mark, via Triest (transit mark on reverse) to Corfu, here franked with 1868/69, cleaned plates 10 l. and 80 l., tied by Kerkyra c.d.s. Very scarce.

"IBRAILA VALACHIE 6 MAI 58", dotted c.d.s. in black, as arrival mark on lettersheet (two side flaps missing) from Athens, endorsed 'Via Constantinopoli', to Ibraila, taxed with "5" decimes.

1846, “V GALATZ 1846 NOV. 30”, Cyrillic two-line (Tchilinghinrian Type 2, Dobin-Nr. 1.01), a very good strike in red on the reverse of an entire lettersheet to Odessa, very fine, also an entire letter dated inside “Galatz 15/27 Maggio 1828” to Odessa with disinfection rastel marks and slices, fine. A delightful duo

IBRAILA: "5087", GC in blue, clear on 2 pairs Napoleon lauré 10 c. bistre, on letter sheet without dispatch mark to Athens, with transit and arrival marks. One stamp with small faults, where applied over the edge of the entire, otherwise fine. A very scarce cover.

"GALATZ MOLDAVIE 20 AVRIL 72", blue dotted c.d.s. on unpaid lettersheet to Constantinopel

"GALATZ MOLDAVIE 18 JUIL 72", blue dotted c.d.s. as arrival mark on reverse of lettersheet from Varna, franked with Napoleon lauré 40 c., tied by blue GC "5103". Fine and scarce. Signed Todd.

"GALATZ MOLDAVIE .. NOV 61", blue dotted c.d.s. on entire letter to Syros, charged with 80 lepta, paid by 1861, Paris printing, 80 l. rose with good to large margins, tied by no. "67". The very thin stationary paper with some ink corrosion, backed by hinges, otherwise very fine. A rare combination letter.

GALATZ: "5085", GC in blue, clear on horizontal pair and 2 singles Napoleon perforated 10 c. bistre, on letter sheet with adjacent blue dotted c.d.s. "GALATZ MOLDAVIE 27 JUIL 67" to Constantinopel. The pair affixed with horizontal crease and one single stamp with small corner fault, still fine and attractive. A rare multiple franking for the single rate.

IBRAILA: "5087", GC in blue, clear on pair Napoleon perforated 40 c. orange, on letter sheet with adjacent blue dotted c.d.s. "IBRAILA 3 SEPT 64", to Athens, charged with 50 lepta, paid by 1862/68, 10 l. orange and 40 l. lilac, tied by Athens c.d.s. The French stamps somewhat oxidised and one defective, otherwise fine and fresh. A rare franking.