Auction 321 - 332 Romania – Special Catalogue, Worldwide Rarities – The ERIVAN Collection – 2nd Auction, Schweiz & Liechtenstein - Day 5

1868/70: 3 b. pale violet (Transfer Type 2), a used example in a pale shade with large margins on three sides and just touched at base, used on 1871 Printed Matter cover to Galatz tied by watery "CRAIOVA" datestamp (18/2) struck in blue (Kiriac fig. 386). Reverse with Bucharest transit cds and Galatz arrival (Feb 26). File folds but a very scarce rate.rnProvenance: Collection Paul Laptev, Köhler sale 300, Wiesbaden, 22-26 Sept 1998, lot 1408.