RUMANIA 1903-1920

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1903 Charity stamps, inscription 'TIMBRU DE BINE FACERE'

Sitting woman (Queen Elizabeth) spinning

  3 b orange
  5 b green
  10 b red
  15 b violet

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

The above stamps are known to have been forged. For more information see: http://home.no.net/bhb1/ro-f04e.htm. They seem to have been produced in Brussels (Belgium), the easiest way to recognize them is that the '-' is missing between the words 'ROMANIA' and 'POSTA'.

Two forgeries with the '-' missing between the words 'ROMANIA' and 'POSTA'.

Woman (Queen Elizabeth) taking care of wounded soldier

(Reduced size)

  3 b orange
  5 b green
  10 b red
  15 b brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Forgery

The above stamps have been forged! In the forgeries there is a leaf missing left above the value inscription. For more info see: http://home.no.net/bhb1/ro-f06e.htm. These forgeries also originated from Belgium. The letters 'TI' are smaller than the rest of the word 'TIMBRU'.
If my information is correct, a second type of forgeries exists, with the open space of the 'R' of 'TIMBRU' much smaller and other minor differences.

Woman (Queen Elizabeth) at a weaving machine

  3 b orange
  5 b green
  10 b red
  15 b brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

The above stamps have been forged! For more information see: http://home.no.net/bhb1/ro-f05e.htm. The hand behind the spinning wheel is directed upwards in the genuine stamps, in the forgeries it is slighty downwards. These forgeries also originate from Belgium.

Angel

(Reduced size)

  3 b brown,blue and yellow
  5 b green, brown and red
  10 b red, blue and brown
  15 b violet, blue and brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1906 25 years existance of the kingdom, King Carol with an angel

  1 b yellow and black
  3 b brown and black
  5 b green and black
  10 b red and black
  15 b violet and black
  25 b blue and black
  40 b brown and black
  50 b brown and black
  1 L red and black
  2 L orange and black

These stamps are peforated 12.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1906 Various desings, inscription '1866 1906'

  1 b brown and black
  3 b brown and black
  5 b green and black
  10 b red and black
  15 b violet and black
  25 b blue and black
  40 b brown and black
  50 b brown and black
  1 L red and black
  2 L orange and black

These stamps are perforated 12.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1906 Inscription 'EXPOZITIA GENERALA', various designs

 
  5 b green and black (ploughing man and angel)
  10 b red and black (ploughing man and angel)
  15 b violet and black (palace?)
  25 b blue and black (palace?)
  30 b red and black (famous building)
  40 b green and black (famous building, design as 30 b)
  50 b orange and black (another famous building)
  75 b brown and black (famous building, design as 50 b)
  1 L 50 red and black (King on a horse)
  2 L 50 yellow and brown (King on a horse)
  3 L light brown and dark brown (Queen writing)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

I've seen these stamps with 'S E' overprint (two sizes), I don't know where this overprint was used for.

1907 Charity stamps

(Reduced size)

  3 b red-brown and brown
  5 b green and brown
  10 b red and brown
  15 b violet and brown

These stamps are perforated 11 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1909 King Carol in an ellipse

The two types of the 10 b

  1 b black
  3 b brown
  5 b green (2 types)
  10 b red (2 types)
  15 b violet (2 types)
  15 b olive
  15 b brown (1918)
  25 b blue
  40 b green
  40 b brown (1918)
  50 b orange
  1 L brown
  2 L red

Surcharged

  '25 BANI' (red) on 1 b black

Overprinted '1918' in fancy letters

  5 b green
  10 b red

These stamps exist engraved (small head) or lithographed (large head).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1913 Various designs, inscription '1913'

  1 b black (man with flag)
  3 b olive and brown
  5 b green and brown
  10 b orange and brown
  15 b brown and violet (two kings)
  25 b blue and brown
  40 b brown and lilac
  50 b yellow and blue
  1 L blue and brown
  2 L red (2 shades)

These stamps are perforated 13 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

After the Balkan War, Romania acquired Dobrogea, and this set of commemorative stamps was issued. They were banned by the Communists and were erased from Rumanian stamp catalogues until 1990.

A non-official label with an image of a coin in the middle was also issued:

1919 King Ferdinand in a circle in the upper right part of the stamp, inscription 'ROMANIA' below the head

(Sorry, no picture available yet, does anybody have a picture of one of these stamps?)

  1 b black
  5 b green
  10 b red
  15 b brown
  25 b blue
  25 b brown
  40 b brown
  50 b orange
  1 L green
  1 L red
  2 L orange
  2 L blue
  2 L red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1919 King Ferdinand in a circle, 'POSTA' below the head

  3 b black
  5 b black
  10 b olive
  10 b green
  25 b brown
  25 b red
  30 b violet
  50 b yellow
  60 b green
  1 L violet
  2 L red
  2 L green
  3 L blue
  3 L brown
  3 L red
  5 L green
  5 L brown
  6 L blue
  6 L red
  6 L olive
  7 L 50 blue
  10 L blue

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

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