Currency reform          Catalogue including flaws & variations
All images courtesy of Dinu Matei, All info courtesy of CMR74 & Filatelia 7-8/92
Variations marked * are not listed in CMR or Filatelia 7-8/92    * courtesy Filatelia 7-8/92
First column= Michel number  Second column = CMR 74   Third = Scott(Many colour names are shortened)
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CARAGIALE
1295
1356
817
20B/11L red
.1/ Overprint shifted left (2nd printing)
.2/ without overprint
1296

1357

818

55B/11L green

.1/ Vertical overprint (1/sheet in 1st printing)
.2/ without overprintcourtesy: Mircea Dragoteanu
.3/ n of Bani interupted at top  *
.4/ light olive green (essay? discolouration?)
1297 1358 819 75B/11L ultramarine .1/ Break in half circle of 5
Double perforation at right
1298 1359 816 1L  brownred  
Census    (Mi 1093)  
1299 1360 819A 55B / 12L violetblue .1/ a in Bani inverted  *
Constitution   (Mi 1120)
1300 1361 820 50B / 12L blue .1/ inverted overprint  *
Revolution 1848   (Mi 1132-36)
1301 1362 820A 1.75L / 11L carmine  
1302 1363 856 1.75L / 2+2L carmine  
1303 1364 857 1.75L / 5+5L violet  
1304 1365 858 1.75L / 10+10L grey  
1305 1366 859 1.75L / 36+18L blue  
Pushkin   (Mi 1187-88)
1306 1371 821 10B / 11L red  
1307 1372 822 10B / 30L green  
Eminescu     (Mi 1196-1200)
1308 1375 823 10B / 11L blue .1/ a in Bani inverted *
1309 1376 824 10B / 11L green  
1310 1377 825 10B / 11L violet purple  
1311 1378 826 10B / 11L lilacbrown  
1312 1379 827 10B / 11L violet  
Andrescu     (Mi 1201 & 1203)
1313 1380 827A 55B / 5L   greygreen .1/ a in Bani inverted *
1314 1381 827B 55B / 11L  blue .1/ a in Bani inverted *
.2/ first 5 of 55 with vertical line missing & dot over i missing  *
5-year-plan    (Mi 1205 & 1207)
1315 1382 827C 20B / 11L red  
1316 1383 827D 20B / 31L violet  
1 May        (Mi 1209)
1317 1384 827E 55B / 31L brick red .1/ a in Bani inverted *
Coat of arms     (Mi 1211-24)
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1318 1388 828 3B/1L  red orange .1/ inverted overprint  *
1319 1389 829 3B/2L  olive black .1/ inverted overprint  *
1320
1390
830
3B/4L lilac
.1/ inverted overprint  *
.2/ 3 looks like S
1321 1391 831 3B/5L brown .1/ inverted overprint  *
1322 1392 832 3B/7.50L  blue  
1323 1393 833 3B/10L  greybrown .1/ inverted overprint  *
1324 1394 834 55B/0.50  black .1/ A & N of Bani underlined  (r4c6)
1325 1395 835 55B/3L  violet .1/ a in Bani inverted
1326 1396 836 55B/6L  green  
1327 1397 837 55B/7L  brownlilac .1/ inverted overprint    *
.2/ A & N of Bani underlined  (r4, c6)
1328  

1398   

 

838

55B/15L ultramarine   

 

.1/ inverted overprint  *
.2/ a in Bani inverted *
.3/ A & N of Bani underlined  (r4, c6)
1329 1399 839 55B/20L greenblue  
1330



1400



840



55B/31L  greygreen



.1/ inverted overprint  *
.2/ a in Bani inverted   *
.3/ A & N of Bani underlined *
.4/ Bani 55
.5/ No Bani, only "55"
.6/ Double overprint    *
1331 1401 841 55B/36L dark brown .1/ inverted overprint
Pioneers     (Mi 1226-8)
1332 1385 841A 55B / 8L blue .1/ a in Bani inverted *
1333 1386 841B 55B / 11L redviolet .1/ a in Bani inverted *
.2/ first 5 of 55 with vertical line missing & dot over i missing  *
1334 1387 841C 55B / 31L cinnober .1/ a in Bani inverted *
Aurel Vlaicu     (Mi 1233-5)
1335 1402 842 10B / 3L bluegreen .1/ inverted overprint  *         abklatsch ovp
1336 1403 843 10B / 6L dark blue .1/ inverted overprint
1337 1404 844 10B / 8L ultramarine .1/ inverted overprint  *
Peace congress       (Mi 1237)
1338 1405 844A 20B / 20L dark green  
Sport        (Mi 1242)
1339 1406 845 55B / 3L pink carmine .1/ a in Bani inverted  *
University Winter Games        (Mi 1250-1)
1340 1407 847 55B / 20L brownred .1/ a in Bani inverted  *
1341 1408 848 55B / 31L green .1/ a in Bani inverted  *
Industrial & Agricultural Exhibition   (Mi 1253A)
1342 1409 846 55B / 31L dark blue .1/ a in Bani inverted  *
Celebration of Work Day (Medals)    (Mi 1255-8)
1343 1410 849 20B / 2L green a thin line in front of 2, thicker line over Bani, i looks like 1
1344 1411 850 20B / 4L blue  
1345 1412 851 20B / 11L red  
1346 1413 852 20B / 35L brown  
Young Pioneers  (Mi 1261)
1347 
1414
853
55B/35L orange red
.1/ a in Bani inverted   *
.2/  First 5 missing vertical line, i missing dot
Miners Day    (Mi 1272)
1348 1415 854 55B / 5L blue .1/ a in Bani inverted   *
Apararea Patriei   (Mi 1275)
1349 1416 855 55B / 10L red .1/ a in Bani inverted   *
Romanian - Soviet Friendship  (Mi 1292-3)
1350 1417 870 10B / 4L brown  
1351 1418 871 10B / 35L orange  
Pavel Tcacenco   (Mi 1294)
1352 1419 872 10B / 10L dark olive  
5-year plan    (Mi 1276 - 85)
first of all:  2L brown lilac and 11L blue exists with 2 watermarks:   CMR XV(Mi wz8) "Cross" and XVI (Mi Wz9) - "RPR"
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A display of shifted overprints
1353 1420 860 35B/1L dark olive .1/ inverted overprint
.2/ lower part of 3 thicker, looks almost like an 8
1354
1354a
1421
1422
861 35B/2L Wz Cross
35B/2L Wz RPR
.1/ inverted overprint  (only wmk XV)
.2/ lower part of 3 thicker, looks almost like an 8
.3/ Bani 35   *
Mi 1355 1423 862 35B/3Lred .1/ inverted overprint
.2/ lower part of 3 thicker, looks almost like an 8
1356a 1424 863 35B/4L black ovp .1/ inverted overprint
.2/ lower part of 3 thicker, looks almost like an 8
1356b 1425 863a 35B/4L red ovp .1/ inverted overprint
1357 1426 864 35B/5L bluegreen .1/ inverted overprint
.2/ lower part of 3 thicker, looks almost like an 8
.3/ NI  35 BA     *
.4/ 5 BANI 3      *                
1358 1427 865 1L / 6L dark blue .1/ inverted overprint  *
LEU 1
1359 1428 866 1L/7L emerald .1/ inverted overprint
1360 1429 867 1L/8L brownred .1/ inverted overprint
1361
1361a
1430
1431
868 1L/11L Wm Cross
1L/11L Wm RPR
.1/ inverted overprint 
.2/ inverted overprintletter
.3/ LEU  1
.4/ U  1  LE
.5/ 1 differnt height & thickness, LEU written differently
.6  double overprint  *
1362 1432 869 1L/35L purple .1/ inverted overprint
AIR POST
1948 Airs   (Mi 1162-4)
A 1363 1368 C37A 3B / 30L red lilac 3 BANI shifted
1363 1369 C38 3B / 50L olive  
1364 1370 C39 3B / 100L ultramarine  
UPU 75 years    (Mi 1189-90)
1365 1373 C43 3L / 20L brown  
1366 1374 C44 5L / 30L blue  
1950 Airs    (Mi 1225a)
1367 1367 C37 3B / 30L red  
5 Year Plan Airs  (Mi 1286-7)
1368 1433 C40 1L/30L .1/ inverted overprint courtesy: Dinu Matei
.2/ Leu 1  inverted     *
1369 1434 C41 1L / 50L brownred