left/b
Michael looking left, Romania at bottom
left/t
Michael looking left, Romania at top
right/b (horizontal design)
Michael looking right, Romania at bottom
right/t
Michael looking right, Romania at top
| 1945 - 47 MICHAEL Perforated 14 1/2:14 except right/b 14 : 14 1/2 * = white semicoarse paper 1947 Var #1= Plate flaw Var 1= Print flaw or possible plate flaw |
Sources: CMR 74, CMR84, "Sistematizarea emisiunii Uzuale Mihai I Fomat Englez 1945 - 47" by Valeriu Avramescu in Filatelia 2/92 and Catalog Specializat al Marcilor Postale Romanesti (erori si varietati 1945 - 91) also in Filatelia 2/92 + my collections of jpgs from different sources. |
left/b Michael looking left, Romania at bottom |
left/t Michael looking left, Romania at top |
right/b (horizontal design) Michael looking right, Romania at bottom |
right/t Michael looking right, Romania at top |
| Mi/ Scott |
Type | White paper | Mi/ Scott |
Type | Grey paper | ||
| 929/ 568 |
0.50 L greyblue |
left/b |
Perf var 1: 14 1/2: 13 1/2 Perf var 2: 14:14 1/2 Perf var 3: Horiz. pair imperf in the middle Perf var 4: Double vertical perforation |
932/ 571 |
2L brown |
left/b |
|
| 930/ 569 |
1 L sepia |
left/t |
Var 1: A in POSTA small, dot after 1, engravers named shifted up Var 2: Dot between T+A in POSTA Var#3: with 1*L |
934/ 573 |
5L redlilac |
right/t |
Double print: 2 kings |
| 931/ 570 |
2 L violet |
left/t |
Var 1: With beard Var 2: Dot over head Var 3: Colored line on head Var 4:"coloured cheek" Pic 2 Var 5: Dot on jaw |
936/ 610 |
10L brownred |
left/b |
Var 1: dot between I and A flaw in signature or Fabrica |
| 933/ 572 |
4L yellowgreen |
left/t |
Var: I in LEI split Var 2: I in LEI diminished at top Var 3: line back of E in LEI Var#4: I with "scar" Pic 2 Var#5: half I in Lei (retouch of flaw above) Var#6: E in LEI (pf) Dots back and front |
937/ 651 |
10L brownred |
left/t |
Var 1: Missing engravers signature Dot on A in romAnia Moustache |
| 935/ 574 |
10L blue |
left/b |
Engraver&Fabrica de Timbre split |
939/ 576 |
20L blue |
left/b |
|
| 938/ 575 |
15 lilac |
left/b |
940/ 611 |
20L purple |
left/b |
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| 939/ 576 |
20L blue |
left/b |
Perf var: Imperf top |
941/ 652 |
20L red lilac |
right/t |
|
| 942/ 577 |
25L orange |
right/t |
942/ 577 |
25L orange |
right/t |
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| 943/ 578 |
35L dark brown |
right/t |
Perf var 1: 14 1/2: 13 1/2 Perf var 2: 14: 14 1/2 Perf var 3: horiz. pair imperf in the middle Perf var 4: Double vertical perforation |
945/ 580 |
50L Blue |
left/t |
Var 1: O in POSTA interrupted Colour nuance: Light blue |
| 944/ 579 |
40L carmine |
right/t |
946/ 581 |
55L red |
left/t |
Broken O in POSTA |
|
| 947/ 582 |
75L greenblue |
right/t |
948/ 583 |
80L orange |
right/b |
Var#1: LE instead of LEI Pic 2 |
|
| 948/ 583 |
80L orange |
right/b |
Perf var 1: 13 1/2:14 1/2 Perf var 2: 14:14 1/2 Perf var 3: Vertical pair imperf in the middle |
949/ 612 |
80L blue |
right/b |
Var 1: Letters NI in ROMANIA
bigger (r1, c4) Var 2: 8 in 80 retouched (r6 & 7, c1) Var 3: smear over I in LEI Perf var: Vertical pair imperf in the middle |
| 951/ 584 |
100L brown |
right/b |
ought to be found in two paper variations: white (45) and semicoarse white (47) |
950/ 653 |
80L blue |
left/b |
Perf var 1: Vertical pairs imperf in the middle Perf var 2: Double horizontal perforation |
| 955/ 586 |
200L olive green | right/b |
951/ 584 |
100L brown |
right/b |
Var 1: defect signature |
|
| 963*/ 655 |
500L lilac red |
left/b |
952/ 613 |
137L green |
left/b |
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| 965*/ 656
|
860L brownviolet |
right/t |
Var 1: R in
Romania split (r2, c2) Var 2: Missing engravers signature Var 3: Compare O in Romania upper/lower row Var 4: Big dot under I in LEI |
953/ 585 |
160L green |
right/b |
Perf var: Vertical pairs imperf in the middle
|
| 969*/ 657 |
2500L ultramarine | left/t |
Var 1: Dot in the word POSTA (r8, c3) | 954/ 614 |
160L greyblue | right/b | Perf var : Vertical pairs imperf in the middle |
| 971*/ 658 |
5000L |
left/b |
Var 1: R in ROMANIA worn Var 2: No nose line (r2, c4) Var 3: Line under LEI (r9, c10) Var 4: Head of R split (r4, c2) |
955/ 586 |
200L olive green |
right/b |
Abklatsch |
| 972*/ 659 |
8000L bluegreen | left/b |
Perf var: 14 1/2:13 1/2 Perf var 2: 14:14 1/2:13 1/2:14 1/2 |
956/ 615 |
200L brick red |
right/b |
|
| 973*/ 660 |
10000L brown |
right/b |
Var 1: Curved line through hair | 957/ 654 |
200L cinnamon |
left/t |
|
| 958/ 616 |
300L blue | right/b | Paper var: carton | ||||
| 959/ 617 |
360L sepia | right/b | Var1: LE instead of LEI (r3, c9) | ||||
| 960/ 587 |
400L violet |
right/b |
Var 1: print flaw left side |
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| 961/ 618 |
400L orange |
left/t |
Double vertcal perforation | ||||
| 962/ 619 |
480L redbrown |
right/b |
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| 964/ 620 |
600L olivegreen |
right/b |
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| 966/ 621 |
1000L greenblue | right/b |
Var 1: Dot over number 1 r7, c3) Var 2: Words POSTA & LEI unclear (r6-10 c 9-10) |
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| 967/ 622 |
1500L bluegrey |
left/b |
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| 968/ 623 |
2400 pink lilac |
right/b |
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| 970/ 624 |
3700 steel blue |
right/b |
Perf var: Vertical pairs imperf in the
middle Paper var 1: Bluish grey thin hard paper Paper var 2: Coarse yellowgrey paper Paper var 3: Coarse bluegrey paper (Given differently - check!) |
| This issue is rich in varieties: A display of shifted perforations A display of shifted images A display of colour smudges, lines etc See also: Paper folds Most images in these displays courtesy Sorin Pantis and Dinu Matei. Additional images courtesy Chris Trevers and Ebay |
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| 1946 6 March Agrarian
reform Wm8 Perf 14 Design: A Murnu Issued: 300.000 sets |
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| Mi | Scott | flaws | |
| 974 | B326 | 80L blue | |
| 975 | B327 | 50+450L dark red | |
| 976 | B328 | 100+900L purple | |
| 977 | B329 | 200+800L orange | yellow instead of orange |
| 978 | B330 | 400+1600L dark green | REFOR in Reforma weak print |
| 1946 Agrarian reform Block Wm8 Perf 14 Issued: 30.000 blocks |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 979 Bl 31 |
CB4 | 80+20L blue |
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| 1946 26 april Bucharest
Philharmonic Design: O Adler Wm 8 Perf 13 1/2 Issued 252.000 sets
|
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 980 | 600 | 10L blue | |
| 981 | 601 | 20L redbrown | |
| 982 | 602 | 55L bluegreen | |
| 983 | 603 | 80L violet | |
| 984 | 604 | 160L orange | Vertical pair imperf in the middle |
| 985 | B330 | 200+800L redorange | |
| 986 | B331 | 350+1650L dark blue |
| Minisheet1
Minisheet2 80L tete-beche |
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| 1946 1 may Labour
Day Design: C M�ller Wm8 Perf 13 1/2 |
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| Mi | Scott | flaws | |
| 987 | 605 | 10L prussian green | |
| 988 | 606 | 10L dark carmine rose | without engravers initials |
| 989 | 607 | 20L dark blue | |
| 990 | 608 | 20L dark brown | |
| 991 | 609 | 200L orange red |
| 1946 Labour Day block air
Wm8 Issued: 31.500 blocks on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 992 Block 32 |
CB5 |
200+9800L red/blue |
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| 1946 28 july Youth
Organisations Wm8 Perf 13 1/2 issued: 301.000 sets |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 993 | B332 | 10+100L sepia/orange | Dot in the middle of 1 in 100 (r2, c2) |
| 994 | B333 | 10+200L bluegrey/redbrown | |
| 995 | B334 | 80+200L lilac brown/sepia | Colour brown shifted left |
| 996 | B335 | 80+300L brownred/redviolet | |
| 997 | B336 | 200+400L bluegreen/orangered |
| 1946 5 july Air Wm8 Perf 11 1/2 issued: 91.000sets |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 998 | C24 | 200L light olivegreen/blue | |
| 999 | C25 | 500L redorange/dark blue |
| Minisheets Minisheets Air |
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| 1946 1 sept
Sport Wm8 Perf 11 1/2 issued: 224.000 sets |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1000A | 628 | 10L dark blue | Cut head of right player |
| 1001A | 629 | 20Lorange red | |
| 1002A | 630 | 50L dark violet | |
| 1003A | 631 | 80L dark brown | |
| 1004A | B340 | 160+340L dark green |
| 1946 1 sept Sport Wm8 Imperf Issued: 224.000 sets |
 |
| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1000B | 628 | 10L dark blue | |
| 1001B | 629 | 20Lorange red | |
| 1002B | 630 | 50L dark violet | |
| 1003B | 631 | 80L dark brown | |
| 1004B | B340 | 160+340L dark green |
| 1946 1 sept Sport
Air Wm8 Perf 11 1/2 issued 120.000 sets |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1005 | C26 | 300L red | |
| 1006 | CB6 | 300+1200L dark blue |
| 1946 1 october Sport
Block air Wm8 Imperf Issued: 40.000 blocks |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1007 Bl 33 |
CB8 |
300+1000L dark redlilac |
| Minisheets perf
Minisheets
imperf Air: printed in 2 different minisheets of 16 both Block Air: Printed in minisheets of 4 Nice lettercourtesy: Dinu Matei Essay |
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| 1946 20 oct ARLUS
(Romanian-Soviet friendship) Wm8 Perf 13 1/2 & (1011B) imperf Issued: 300.000 sets Design: O Adler |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1008 | 625 | 80L dark brown | |
| 1009 | 626 | 100L dark ultramarine | |
| 1010 | 627 | 300L greyblue | |
| 1011A | B338 | 300+1200L red (perf) | |
| 1011B | B338 | 300+1200L red (imperf) |
| 1946 ARLUS (Romanian-Soviet
friendship) Block Wm8 Perf 14 Issued 65.000 blocks |
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| Mi | Scott | flaw | |
| 1012 bl 34 |
B339 | 1000+5000L red |
Red dot at right of stamp |
| Set on FDC Front Back courtesy: Dinu Matei |
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| 1946 20 nov Womens organisation
Wm8 Perf 14 Design: A Murnu issued: 225.000 sets on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1013 | 636 | 80L olive brown | |
| 1014 | B342 | 80+320L brick red | |
| 1015 | B343 | 140+360L orange red | |
| 1016 | B344 | 300+450L olive green | |
| 1017 | B345 | 600+900L blue |
| 1946 20 Dec Womens
organisation Wm8 Imperf issued. 65.000 blocks |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1018 bl 35 |
CB7 |
500+9500 brown/red |
| Mi 1015 Type
1 Type 2
Type 3
Type 4
Type 5 (for
further description see R. Weinbrecht) Mi 1016 Type 2 : Coloured dot in „A" of „ROMANIA" Type 3 : Smoke on the mountain in the background "Thin left leg of "N" of "ROMANIA", only on type 2 |
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| 1947 15 jan Social assistance
Wm8 Perf 14 issued: 200.000 sets Design: A Murnu |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1019 | 637 | 300L olive black | |
| 1020 | 638 | 600L lilac | Broken O |
| 1021 | B346 | 1500+3500L orange | |
| 1022 | B347 | 3700+5300 violet |
Horizontal line
through bread (r5, c7) Additional ray at top left |
| 1947 15 jan Social assistance
Wm8 Block issued: 62.000 blocks on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1023 bl 36 |
B348 |
5000+5000L blue |
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| 1947 25 feb Peace
Wm8 Perf 14: 14 1/2 issued: 1.000.000 sets on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| Mi | Scott | flaws | |
| 1024 | 642 | 300L dark violet | 1+0 in 10 Februarie united by line (r9, c10) Coloured dot in medallion (r1, c1) |
| 1025 | 643 | 600L dark orange brown | |
| 1026 | 644 | 3000L blue |
LEJ instead of LEI letter A in ROMANIA underlined pearl at 1 of 1947 LE instead of LEI |
| 1027 | 645 | 7200L sage green | Sharp accent on 9 in 1947 |
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| 1947 MICHAEL Big format Perforated 13 1/2 white semicoarse paper watermark 8 Design: A Murnu Information concerning Michael Big and Small format courtesy: Filatelia 12/92 Mr Valeriu Avramescu |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1028 |
646 |
3000L blue |
Var 1: E in LEI thicker Var 2: frame split under LEI 3000 |
| 1029 |
647 |
7200L dark violet |
Var 1: Coloured dot at root of nose (r1,
c10) Perf var: imperf right |
| 1030 | 648 | 15000L bright blue | Perf var: imperf right |
| 1031 | 649 | 21000L magenta | Var 1: Dot at A in ROMANIA (r10 c7) |
| 1032 |
650 |
36000L violet |
Var 1: Shiny fragments (sters�turi) (r10, c10) Var 2: dot between O & S in POSTA (r4, c2) Perf var: Imperforate at right |
| The imperf rights can be found trimmed to imperf by morons |
| 1947 MICHAEL Small format Perforated 14 1/2 : 14 white semicoarse paper watermark 8 Information concerning Michael Big and Small format courtesy: Filatelia 12/92 Mr Valeriu Avramescu |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1033 | 651 | 1000L grey blue | Var 1: Dot over 1 in 1000 (r7, c3) Var 2: POSTA LEI hardly visible (r6-9, c9-10) |
| 1034 |
652 |
5500L green |
Var 1: Dot before 5500 (r4, c4) Var 2: Dot between crown and ROMANIA (r2 & r7) Var 3: Line at 5500 (r8, c4) Var 4: Dot at M in ROMANIA (r2, c5) Var 5: (Sters�turi) Shiny profile(?) (r9, c1-2 & r10, c1) |
| 1035 |
653 |
20000L olive brown |
Var 1: (pete la perciune) (r9, c8) Var 2: Dot inside R of ROMANIA (r10, c6) Var 3: Patch in hair (r1, c2) |
| 1036 | 654 | 50000L red orange | Var 1: Dot at third zero of 50000 (r10, c1) |
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| 1947 march CGM Wm8 Perf 13 1/2 issued: 180.000sets |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1037 | 639 | 200L blue | |
| 1038 | 640 | 300L orange | |
| 1039 | 641 | 600L red |
| 1947 3 march CGM
Air Wm8 Perf 13 1/2 issued: 150.000 stamps |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1040 | C27 | 1100L ultramarine |
| 1947 1 march CGM
Air Wm8 Imperf issued: 152.000 stamps |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1041 | CB9 | 3000+7000L dark brown lilac |
| Flaw: 300L liniuta cu halou in dreptul rotii dintate (r1, c4) Minisheet Air: Minisheet Air: Minisheet Air on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| 1947 5 mar Schools Wm8 Perf 14 issued: 600.000 sets on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1042 | B349 | 200+200L blueviolet | |
| 1043 | B350 | 300+300L brownred | |
| 1044 | B351 | 600+600L greygreen | |
| 1045 | B352 | 1200+1200L ultramarine | |
| 1046 | B353 | 1500+1500L lilac red |
| 1947 Schools block Wm 8 Imperf issued: 150.000 blocks |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1047 Block 37 |
B354 |
3700+3700L brown/bluegrey |
| Flaw: 3700+3700L C in Casa disturbed below +S in Scoalelor cut |
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| 1947 june Romanian-Soviet
Institute Wm8 Perf 14 Design: J Cova issued: 225.000 sets on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1048 | B355 | 1500+1500L brownlilac | Lomonosov |
| 1049 | B356 | 1500+1500L dark olive | Eminescu |
| 1050 | B357 | 1500+1500L dark brown | Repin |
| 1051 | B358 | 1500+1500L dark lilac | Movila |
| 1052 | B359 | 1500+1500L red | Pusjkin |
| 1053 | B360 | 1500+1500L ultramarine | Tschaikowski |
| 1054 | B361 | 1500+1500L slate | Grigorescu |
| 1055 | B362 | 1500+1500L orange | Babes |
| 1947 Romania-Soviet Institute
Air Wm8 Imperf issued: 152.000 stamps on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1056 | CB10 | 1500+1500L olive green |
| Minisheet |
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| 1947 15 june Labour day Wm8 Perf 14 issued: 225.000 sets on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1057 | B363 | 1000+1000L dark olive | |
| 1058 | B364 | 1500+1500L brownred | |
| 1059 | B365 | 2000+2000L blue | |
| 1060 | B366 | 2500+2500L purple | |
| 1061 | B367 | 3000+3000L red |
| 1947 15 june Labour Day
Air Wm8 Perf 13 1/2 issued: 225.000 sets on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1062 | C28 | 3000L black | |
| 1063 | C29 | 3000L red orange | |
| 1064 | C30 | 3000L greenish black |
| 1947 15 june Labour Day
Air Wm8 Perf 13 1/2 design: J Molnar issued: 225.000 stamps |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1065 | CB11 | 3000+12000L bluegrey |
| Minisheets 1062-4 Minisheet 1065 |
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| 1947 15 augMICHAEL King and country design: A Murnu Perforated 14 1/2 : 14 watermark 8
|
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1066 | 666 | 0.50L red orange | |
| 1067 | 667 | 1L redbrown | Imperforated Point (dot) after L in LEI (r4, c2 first printing) |
| 1068 | 668 | 2L bluegreen | Print fold double neck courtesy:
Dinu Matei Print fold: smudge courtesy: Dinu Matei Paper fold courtesy: Dinu Matei |
| 1069 | 669 | 3L pink red | Coloured stripes courtesy: Dinu Matei |
| 1070 | 670 | 5L blue violet | Scar under eye Long cut courtesy: Dinu Matei |
| 1071 | 671 | 10L dark blue | Print fold courtesy: Dinu Matei |
| 1072 | 672 | 12L dark violet | |
| 1073 | 673 | 15L dark ultramarine | |
| 1074 | 674 | 20L dark brown | 201 LEI variety Pic 2 Pic 3 (r1, c4 last printing) F in Fabrica disturbed below (r2, c4) F in FABRICA missing (r2, c5) abklatsch courtesy: Dinu Matei |
| 1075 | 675 | 32L purple brown | |
| 1076 | 676 | 36L carmine brown | abklatsch courtesy: Dinu Matei |
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| 1947 Balcan Games Mi 1032 ovp C.B.A. / 1947 and new value Wm8 Perf 13 1/2 issued: 400.000stamps on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1077 | B368 | 2+3L on 36000L dark violet |
| Flaw: |
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| 1947 1 oct AGIR
congress Wm8 Perf 14 issued: 250.000 sets |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1078 | B370 | 1+1L lilac carmine | |
| 1079 | B371 | 2+2L sepia | |
| 1080 | B372 | 3+3L dark violet | |
| 1081 | B373 | 4+4L dark olive |
| 1947 5 oct AGIR
congress Wm8 Perf 14 issued: 250.000 sets |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1082 | CB12 | 5+5L blue |
| FDC FDC air on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| 1947 31 oct World savings
Day Wm8 Perf 13 1/2 issued: 1.000.000 stamps on cover (courtesy: Dinu Matei) |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1083 | 677 | 12L winered |
| FDC FDC 2 |
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| 1947 30 oct 2nd ARLUS Congress mi 1070 imperf with ovp ARLUS /1 - 7.XI. /1947 issued: 250.000 stamps |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1084 | B369 | 5+5L blue violet |
| Flaw: 5+5L 7 in 1947 without foot FDC |
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| 1947 7 nov Apararea Patriotica 3
years Wm8 Perf 14 1/4:14 issued: 240.000 sets |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1085 | B376 | 1+1L bluegrey | |
| 1086 | B377 | 2+2L dark brown | |
| 1087 | B378 | 3+3L brownish lilacred | |
| 1088 | B379 | 4+4L dark ultramarine | |
| 1089 | B380 | 5+5L red |
| Minisheets FDC |
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| 1947 10 nov 2nd CGM
Congress Wm8 Perf 14 1/4:14 issued: 250.000 sets |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1090 | B374 | 2+10L carmine brown | |
| 1091 | B375 | 7+10L dark blue |
| 1947 10 nov 2nd CGM
Congress Air Wm8 Perf 14 1/4:14 issued: 250.000 sets |
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| Mi | Scott | ||
| 1092 | C31 | 11L dark blue/red |
| Flaw:
2+10L Big accent at + between 2 +10 FDC Air: FDC Air: Minisheet |
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