dulossign.jpg (2193 bytes)IV. Project of 1865
  (1866?)
(left: Dulos signature in oval, right)

Photo used by Dulos. Courtesy: Stefan Ralescu
Exhibited by Stern at the 1867 Paris World Fair: Moldo-Wallachian stamps in a frame

In 1865 the engraver J. Dulos presented a project for a new stamp to the romanian governement. It is not established if this was a private initiative or if it was ordered by the governement. The project was abandoned because of Prince Cuza´s abdication.

4A    Die Proofs
Engraved by J. Dulos  Printed by Maison Aumoitte-Stern  Paris


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left:   blue    right: deep brownish purple

IVA - 2      Proofs

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More proofs - in blocks of 4
Dan N. Dobrescu: Display of Dulos essays 1
                             Display of Dulos essays 2

2. 2 Parale Clear blue 3. 5 Parale Grey-brown 4. 5 Parale Yellow-brown
5. 5 Parale Brown 6. 5 Parale Chocolate 7. 5 Parale Black
8. 5 Parale Blue 9. 5 Parale Dull lilac 10. 5 Parale Carmine rose
11. 5 Parale Red 12. 5 Parale Yellow-green 13. 5 Parale Dark green
14. 20 Parale Grey olive    
 

A new engraving was made later, very badly executed and differing in all details from the first essay. This engraving is easily recognized by the white spot, breaking the circle to the left of the Prince. These are proven forgeries. See Don Hellers: "The history of an "essay"".   It is evident that they were made by the same atelier that printed the essays 3B and 3C as the overprint PROBE, encountered on some of these are made by the same cliché.

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Printed black on coloured paper

1. 5 Parale Lilac-rose 2. 5 Parale Yellow 3. 5 Parale Yellow-green
4. 5 Parale Dark green 5. 5 Parale Blue 6. 5 Parale Grey

Printed on white paper

7. 5 Parale Yellow 8. 5 Parale Dark green 9. 5 Parale Grey
10. 5 Parale Carmine    

Printed on white paper, ribbed horisontally

11. 5 Parale Black-grey 12. 5 Parale Blue 13. 5 Parale Dark blue
14. 5 Parale Yellow 15. 5 Parale Orange 16. 5 Parale Rose
17. 5 Parale Carmine 18. 5 Parale Red 19. 5 Parale Green
20. 5 Parale Dark green 21. 5 Parale Lilac 22. 5  Parale Brown
23. 5 Parale Bright brown    

Printed on white paper, ribbed vertically

24. 5 Parale Violet