1865 Prince Cuza
on plain or vertically striped paper  (cursive= CMR)
Essays            Forgeries          1864 Cuza in oval
2 PAR  white to grey paper
            orange
            dark orange
            yellow
            lemon yellow
            brown-yellow
            ochre
            yellow-brown (bistre)
           orange-brown
Mr Dan N Dobrescu: Display of 2p
P. Dica collection
2 PAR vertically laid paper
            orange
            dark orange
            yellow
            yellow-brown (bistre)

Used copy, Pitesci cancellation
Courtesy: Harmers of London
Retouches, varieties
1. Top right 2 as an Z (Pos 36)
    top right 2 thin at right (Z?)
2. R in Romana as upside down U
3. Scratch from under top right 2 (on one stamp in row 7) through R in ROMANA on to next stamp (in row 8) through P in POSTA and slicesfoot of lower left 2 in two.
Mr Dan N Dobrescu: Display of 2p varieties
5 PAR blue
plain white paper          -    blue, pale blue, dark blue
yellow paper                 -    dark blue
vertically striped paper -   blue, dark blue
Mr Dan N Dobrescu: Display of 5p
P. Dica collection
Nice block of 18  Courtesy: Harmers of London
Retouches, varieties
Double prints
Mr Dan N Dobrescu: Display of 5p varieties
20 PAR red
white paper                  - red, light red, fire red, pink red, dark red
thin bluish paper          - red, carmine
yellow paper                - red, red (thick yellow paper)
Mr Dan N Dobrescu: Display of 20p
7 displays: 20p on letters and with interesting cancels
Display 1 Display 2  Display 3 Display 4  Display 5 Display 6  Display 7
P. Dica collection
Types:
Type 1: Oval touches Frame, bottom right 2 touches frame
Type 2: Oval centered, bottom right 2 centered
Retouches, varieties
1. Big coloured patch under I of deci and P of PAR (Pos 8)
2. Line under C of deci (Pos 10)
3. Scratch under T in POSTA (type 2)
Mr Dan N Dobrescu: 1st display of 20p varieties
Mr Dan N Dobrescu: 2nd Display of 20p varieties

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