Kingdom of Romania: Varieties of Postage Stamps


 

A. Postage stamps

April 1879. Definitive issue: King Carol I.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
I Color line through lower left florette.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures:
Notes:

1900/11. Definitive issue: King Carol I.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
1 bani
1 White circle on King’s neck.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Notes:

1908/09. Definitive issue: King Carol I.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
25 bani
1 Letter T in POSTA broken.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Notes:

1920/22. Definitive issue: King Ferdinand I.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 bani
1 Bottom left corner deformed.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Notes:
1 leu
1 Big colored spot on King’s head.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Notes: Probably coincidental.

1920/27. Definitive issue: King Ferdinand I.

TYPES
50 bani
Kingdom of Romania Ferdinand postage stamp types: 50 bani 50 bani:

  • Type I: dot at the bottom of numeral 5 larger.
  • Type II: the dot smaller.

Both types printed in yellow orange color.

Types I and II
2 lei
Kingdom of Romania Ferdinand postage stamp types: 2 lei 2 lei:

  • Type I: numeral 2 thin, its top in form of a hook. Inscription Lei thin, letter L on top pointing to the right.
  • Type II: numeral 2 thick, its top in form of a dot. Inscription Lei larger.
  • Type III: numeral 2 similar to Type II, inscription Lei smaller.

Type I printed in rose (1922) and light green (1924),
Types II (1926) and III (1927) only in light green.

Types I, II and III
3 lei
Kingdom of Romania Ferdinand postage stamp types: 3 lei 3 lei:

  • Type I: top of numeral 3 begins in a dot. Inscription Lei thin, letter L on top pointing to the right.
  • Type II: top of numeral 3 begins in a dot, middle stroke of numeral 3 split. Inscription Lei thicker.
  • Type II: similar to Type II, middle stroke of numeral 3 not split.

Type I printed in blue (1922), brown (1924) and rose (1924),
Type II in red brown (1924), and rose (1924),
Type III in orange red (1924) and carmine red (1925).

Types I, II and III
5 lei
Kingdom of Romania Ferdinand postage stamp types: 5 lei 5 lei:

  • Type I: numeral 5 is narrower, the end of the final stroke of letter L in Lei almost touches the vertical stroke.
  • Type II: numeral 5 is wider, the end of the final stroke separated from the vertical stroke.

Type I was printed in emerald green (1920) and in red brown (1925),
Type II only in red brown (1925).

Types II and I

1930. Definitive issue: King Michael.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
1 leu
1 Big spots right from King’s head.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Notes:

8 June 1930. Coronation of Michael I.

UNLISTED VARIETIES (POSSIBLE TYPES)
Multiple values
1 Thin and thick overprints.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Notes:

1945/47. Definitive issue: King Michael I.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
2 lei
1 Colored spot above King’s head.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Notes:

B. Charity surcharge stamps

1921. Charity issue Asistență Socială.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
25 bani
1 Black triangle cutting into top of O of Romania.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Notes:

 

Bibliography


  1. Michel Südosteuropa 2009/2010, Band 4, Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 978-3-87858-884-9