Towards the end of 1864 the governement of the united principalities decided to reduce the postal tariffes and to replace older issues with an issue printed with more modern methods

3A.    First proposition
This project carries no inscription. In the centre an eagle with the emblems of Moldavia and Valachia. In the bottom right corner three letters: MRF.  Believed to have been rejected because the Wallachian Eagle had been given a more prominent position than the Moldavian auroch.
(According to Ingham these were proposed by a Belgian printer for the 1866-67 Maximilian issue in Mexico,
 I have a note from somewhere saying: Engraved by Martin Rister.   Printed by de la Rue,
watermark on A1 nr 2 points towards the La Croix Freres as printers)
In the latest Corniphilia auction there is a sheet of six - which divides these into those printed as singles (my guess 1 - 5)
and those printed in sheets of 6 (my guess 6 - 12)


A1  Single format proofs , printed on big fragments of papier de Chine
(two red examples found with part of (probably) La Croix Freres watermark)
Corinphila states this as issued in these colours: Black, red, green, brown, blue.

1. Rose	2. Carmine	3. Light Blue
4. Blue	5. Green

A2  Printed on white wove paper, no watermark 

6. Red	7.Black	8. S�pia
9.Dark blue  (big image)	10. Olive green	11. Green

A3 Printed on bluish paper

12. Blue

3B. Second proposition  

A star with a bulls head in the middle. In top triangle the number 2 and in the bottom triangle the word PAR.
Heraldic motives in the other 4 triangles. Some of these essays have a black PROBE overprint.

Printed in black on coloured, smooth, even paper. Colours indicated are paper colours. 2 Parale all.

1.  Bright Yellow	2.  Yellow	3.  Yellowish brown
4. Blue	5. Green	6. Grey-green
7. Carmine	8. Rose	9. Brown
10. Orange

Printed on coloured paper, smooth & even

Printed on coloured, ripped paper

Printed on grey wove paper

17. Black	18. Grey	19. Bright yellow
20. Yellow	21. Rose	22. Brick red
23. Dull red	24. Brown	25. Violet
26. Lilac-carmine	27. Green	28. Blue
29. Clear blue

Printed on grey, laid paper

30. Brown	31. Dark brown	32. Rose
33. Carmine

Prestamped envelope essays
Envelopes 13 x 7 mm with embossed essay printed in relief in top right corner

Courtesy Heinrich Koehler

A. Blue. white paper	B. Dark brown, white paper	C. Carmine-lilac, white paper
D. Blue, bluish paper	E. Yellow, white paper

3C. Third proposition  

These are the first projects carrying the words ROMANIA. Some of these has beeen found with a black PROBE overprint.
Nr 1 - 32 Circles as frame, 33 - 42 lines as frame

 Coloured paper, coarse printing (doubtful status)

1. Orange on Rose	2. Brown on Dark green	3. Brown on Yellowish green
4. Green on Olive green	5. Ultramarine on Azur	6. Black on Grey
Blue on bluish

Grey wove paper, coarse printing (doubtful status)

7. Grey	8. Rose	9. Red
10. Brick red	11. Carmine	12. Yellow
13. Olive-yellow	14. Orange	15. Blue
16. Ultramarine	17. Dark blue	18. Blue-grey
19. Green	20. Dark green	21. Violet
22. Brown	23. Red-brown

Grey laid paper, coarse printing (doubtful status)

24. Yellow	25. Orange	26. Brown
27. Dark blue	28. Yellowish green	29. Dark green
30. Rose	31. Red	32. Carmine

White, smooth & even paper, fine impression

33. Grey	34.Rose	35. Red
36. Carmine	37. Green	38. Yellow
39. Orange	40. Blue	41. Light blue
42. Ultramarine