81 parale, the finest copy known out of the 28 used copies recorded to date. Unsurpassable!
Provenance
Alfred H. Caspary (1957)
“SARAH” collection, Corinphila (1999)
27 + 81 parale originally used together on a cover from Jassy. One of only two recorded “rose & blue” combinations.
Provenance
Ferrary (1923)
Alfred H. Caspary (1957)
Lars Amundsen (1969)
27 parale used on cover from Botuschani to Jassy. Only 5 Bull’s Heads are known used in Botuschani, this is the only cover recorded from this Post Office!
108 + 108 parale, the famous “Caspary”-pair on piece.
Provenance
Alfred H. Caspary (1957)
12. Schwenn Auction (1967)
Corinphila (1980)
81 + 81 parale, the rejoined pair originally used as singles side by side on cover. No multiples are known of the 81 parale except for this (rejoined) pair!
108 parale used on registered cover from Berlad. Only two covers are known from Berlad, this 108 parale franking is unique.
1858
Newspaper stamp 5 parale on bluish paper, rejoined pair originally used together on newspaper from Jassy. Separated before 1914, reunited in the “MOLDAU” collection in 1989
1858
Newspaper stamp 5 parale on white paper, mint in perfect state of preservation. One of the finest out of only 7 mint/unused copies recorded.
1858
40 parale on bluish paper and 80 parale on yellowish paper, two pairs used on registered cover. Unique and one of the most attractive covers existing.
1858
40 parale on white paper, the unique block of six used on registered cover. The only recorded used block of six of any postage stamp of the Principality of Moldavia!
1862
United Principalities 3 parale on bluish paper, 10 stamps used on front and reverse of cover. The only known cover bearing the 3 parale on bluish paper.
Prince Cuza Issue · 1865
1865, Prince Cuza used in combination with Austrian stamps on readdressed cover from Vienna to Bucharest, forwarded from Bucharest to Jassy. Unique!
1868/70
1868/70, the unique “three issues & three colours” mixed franking to Constantinople.
1872
Emergency Issue 50 bani “full beard” used on cover to Venezia. Only a handful covers exist from the rarest of Romania’s lithographed stamps.
1870
Danube & Black Sea Line of Steamers, T.B. Morton & Co (D.&B.S.L.S.), 1 piastre vermillion used with 1869, Journal Stamp 10 paras on cover from Constantinople to Braila. Ringström & Tester have records of 8 covers only, this is the only cover addressed to Braila.
1869
Danube & Black Sea Railway (D.B.S.R.) Local Post 20 paras used in combination with Austrian Levant stamps on cover from Kustendje to England. Ringström & Tester state: possibly less than 10 covers existing franked with D.B.S.R. stamps!