1908-27

1908/10 Gravate

value	5B	10B	15B	25B	40B	50B	1L	2L
perforations	B, C	A, B, C, D	B, C	A, B, C, D	A, B, C, D	A, B, C, D	A, B, C, D	A, B, C, D
shades	yellow green moss green bright green emerald green pale green	clear red aniline red pale red bright red pink-red	clear violet pale violet bright violet-blue azure violet blue-violet	pale blue dark blue bright violet-blue steel blue blue indigo	clear green bright green dark green russian green yellow green emerald	orange orange-yellow light or-yellow red-orange	Sepia brown Dark sepia Brown Yellow brown	red-orange brick red/rose dark b.red/rose redish orange bright red
Catalogue numbers	Mi 212 CMR 208 Scott 207	Mi 213 CMR 209 Scott 208	Mi 214 CMR 210 Scott 209	Mi 215 CMR 211 Scott 210	Mi 216 CMR 212 Scott 211	Mi 217 CMR 213 Scott 213	Mi 218 CMR 214 Scott 215	Mi 219 CMR 215 Scott 216

notes: 10B Clear red (rosu viu) Bright red (rosu aprins). Bright red not in perforation A. 15B Clear violet & Azure violet only perforation B 25B pale blue and dark blue only perforated A, B, D
Types Type 1: Frame 24 x 18 mm (14 april 1908 - first issued 5, 10, 25, 40 & 50 B, then all values) Type II: Frame 23 x 18 (28 august 1908 - only 40B, 50B, 1L & 2L)
Varieties 5 Bani ..........perforation B with left side perforated A 10 Bani .......vertical pair imperforated in the middle 15 Bani.......vertical pair with double perforation C 40 Bani.......vertical pair with double perforation C (not mentioned in CMR) 40 Bani.......horizontal pair with double perforation 1L .............horizontal pair imperforated in the middle .............horizontal or vertical pair with double perforation Abklatsch A 15B abklatsch
Imperforate Acording to CMR the 15B pale violet was also issued and used imperforate: All other Bani values are also issued imperforate but not used - and, according to CMR, to be considered essays.	So... how about this one?

1909/14 Tipografiate
All have perforations A, B, C, D and K(13 1/2:14 1/2)
except where noted otherwise
Essays

value	1B	3B	5B	10B	15B	15B
shades	a/black	a/brown b/light brown	a/ yellow green	a/red b/pink-carmine c/pink-lilac	a/violet	a/ olive b/ pale olive c/ dark olive
paper variations	c/grey paper d/yellow paper	c/grey paper d/white creased paper	b/ grey paper c/ yellow paper	d/red / yellow paper	b/ creased paper	d/olive / yellow paper
Catalogue numbers	Mi 220 CMR 216 Scott 217	Mi 221 CMR 217 Scott 218	Mi 222 CMR 218 Scott 219	Mi 223 CMR 219 Scott 220	Mi 224 CMR 220 Scott 221	Mi 225 CMR 221 Scott 222

Perforations
3B d/ only perf K
15B violet normally only perf C exists mint A + B 15Bviolet b/ perf B + C
15B olive b/ only in perf B + C + K c/ only in perf A + B + C + K d/ only in D + K

Varieties:
10B pink-violet on grey war paper - see 1918 overprints
V over left 10
15 B olive broken frame (r3c5)
15B violet blob on forehead

Imperforate:
1B black, grey paper (mint/used), 3B brown (mint), 5B yellowgreen (mint), 15B olive (mint/used)

FORGERIES
15 Bani violet imperforated are always forgeries
5 Bani black is a forgery

*
1911 1 1/2 B Yellow Ear of wheat Mi 130 CMR 222 see Ear of wheat
*

1913 Silistra (25/12 1913 - 8/1 1914)
Line perforation 11 1/2 : 13 1/2 or 13 1/2 : 11 1/2
Stamp postcard

	Mi	CMR	Scott
1 B Black	227	-	230
3B dark olive/brown	228	-	231
5B green / dark brown	229	-	232
10B orange/brown	230	-	233
15B brown/lilac	231	-	234
25B blue/redbrown	232	-	235
40B brown/ lilac	233	-	236
50B yellow/blue	234	-	237
1L blue / brown	235	-	238
2L brick red/lilac	236	-	239

Essays, trials and proofs Essays /Earl Galitz exhibition

Types and plate flaws More flaws Nice set of Mandate Postale w Silistra stamps

Earl Galitz: Letters Earl Galitz: Letters

Forgery characteristics

*
All Occupation issues, see Occupations
*

1917 Unissued (Moscow)
perforated or imperforated
For this issue there was also produced
Assistance isssue & Postage dues
Essay - unadopted design for 25 Bani

As the Romanian Printing Works were in the German occupied Bucharest, the new definitives were produced by the Russian Printing Works in Moscow.
After the November Revolution, the Romanian authorities scrapped the new stamps, unwilling to trust the new Communist regime with their plates.

	Mi	CMR
5B yellowgreen	VIa	223
10B red	VIb	224
25B blue	VIc	225
35B redlilac	VId	226
40B bluegreen	VIe	227
50b orange	VIf	228
1L dark brown	VIg	229
2L light blue	VIh	230

1918 Overprint 25 BANI (red) on 1B black
(Danielle & Frank P. Russell gives 3 shades for the ovp: Red, carmine, brownred)
Perforations: A, B, D, K

	Mi	CMR	Scott
25B on 1B black	237	233	240

ESSAY: (or rather trial print)
Blue-green overprint

Varieties:
Inverted overprint
Vertical overprint
Diagonal overprint
Overprint: 25 BAN (missing I)
Pairs - one with overprint, one without

FORGERIES
Dark red overprints

1918 Overprint 1918
essay

	Mi	CMR	Scott
5 Bani yellow-green perforations A, B, C, D, K	238	234	241
10 Bani red (tipografiate) perforations A, B, D, K	239	235	242
10 Bani pink-violet on grey paper (unissued, on warpaper) perforations A, D, K		235x

10 Bani pink-violet on warpaper without overprint (600 copies known)..Block of 4

Overprint on Ear of Wheat 5 Bani Perforation B

Overprint on Gravate 10 Bani Perforation B

Red overprint (Trial colour printing - in CMR called essays, but an overprint essay is normally made on plain paper)
all three values - perforation B

Inverted overprint (perforations according to CMT) 5B green B, C, K 10B red B, D, K 10 B pinkviolet B	Shifted overprint 5B green B, C, D, K 10B red A, B, C, D, K 10B pinkviolet A, B
Double overprint 5B A, B, D 10B red A 10B pinkviolet A	Double overprint, one inverted 5B green + 10B red perforated A
Double overprint, one red, one black	Mirrored overprint "8191"
Diagonal overprint 5B perforated K	Vertical overprint (here with shifted overprint)
Pairs - one with overprint, one without (Result of either a/ shifted print, leaving one row unprinted b/ Copies has been found of sheets with only every second stamp overprinted. Odd...)
FORGERIES overprint on 1 or 3 Bani Tipografiate are all forged

1918/1919 Moldova
grey war paper, yellow gum

	perforations	Mi	CMR	Scott	flaws
Tipografiate					broken frame (r3c5)
15B -//- on white paper	A, B, D, K A, B, D, K	240	236a 236b	223
Gravate
40B	A, B, D	241	239	212
50B	A, B, C, D, K	242	241	214
Spic de grau
25B	A, B, C, D, K	243	237	225
40B -//- on white paper	A, B, D B, D	244	238a 238b	226
50B	A, B, D	245	240	227
1L	A, B, D	246	242	228
2L	A, B, D	247	243	229

Nov/Dec 1918 Overprint PTTFF
1B, 5B & 10B of Tipografiate overprinted with
the monogram of king Ferdinand
perforations A, B, C, D, K
overprint colour: 1B: red 5 & 10B: black

Concerning first day of issue

value	1 Bani black	5 B yellowgreen	5B pale green	10B pink-carmine	10B pink-lilac	10B pink-violet
white paper	A, B, D, K	A, B, C, D, K	B, D, K	A, B, D, K	B, C, D
grey paper	B, C, D, K		B, C, D, K			B, C, D, K
grey-yellow paper	K
Cat.nrs	Mi 248 CMR 351 Scott 245	Mi 249a CMR 352 Scott 246	Mi 249b	Mi 250a CMR 353 Scott 247	Mi 250b

Double overprint
1B black white paper K
5B white paper           B
1B grey paper            K
5B grey paper            D, K
10B grey paper          B, D

Inverted overprint
1 B white paper        D
5 B white paper        D
1 B grey paper         K
5 B grey paper         D, K
10 B grey paper       B, D

1920 Cap Mare

Text from Mr Yasuki Ota concerning his displays

january 1920	grey paper (x)	white paper (y)	other paper	with blue lint (cu scame)	Mi	CMR	Scott	Plate flaws & errors	Exhibition displays courtesy Mr Yasuki Ota
1B black greyblack	A,B,C,D,K,imp	B,D,K	very thick (y)		251	354	248	blob behind head broken frame "boomerang"	Stamps Wrapper w stamps
5B green yellow green grass green	A,B,C,D,K,imp	A,B,C,D,K	very thick	B,D	252	355	249	circle left of 5 (pos 19 (r2, s9))	Stamps 1 Stamps 2 Magazine w stamps
10B rose dull rose dark rose vermillion	B,D,K,imp	A,B,C,D,K		A,B,D	253	356	250	Vertical crack Open corner top right	Stamps Postcards w stamps
15B red brown	B,D,K,imp	B,D		D	254	357	251		Stamps 1 Stamps 2
25B deep blue blue indigo	K	A,B,D,K A,B,D,K		B	255	358	252		Stamps Postcard & letter
40B pale brown deep brown brown	A,B,C,D,K A,B,C,D,K	B,C,D B,C,D			257	359	254		Stamps Letters Letter
50B redorange orangebrown		A,B,C,D,K A,B,C,D,K	thin paper very thin ppr		258	360	255	horn on forehead	Stamps 1 Stamps 2 Letters
1L green deep green	B,C,K B,C,K	A,B,C,D A,B,C,D			259	361	256	white dot left of R paper fold? top left	Stamps Letters
2L dull orange yellow bright orange		A,B,C,D,K			261	362	258		Stamps Letter
May 1921		white paper
25B brown pale brown		A,B,C,D,K A,B,C,D,K			256	363	253	Left frame bulging in	Stamps
1L bright rose rose pale rose		A,B.C.D.K A,B.C.D.K A,B.C.D.K			260	364	257	white dot left of R	Stamps Letters
2L blue deep blue pale blue indigo		A,B,C,D,K A,B,C,D,K A,B,C,D,K A,B,C,D,K			262	365	259		Stamps Letter
1922		white paper
2L rose		A,K			263	366	260		Stamps + letter

Essays	Imperfs	Forgeries
Vertical pairs imperf in the middle: 1b, 5b, 5b, 10b, 15b, 15b, 40b (all on grey paper)
Horizontal pairs imperf in the middle 1B black, 10B red, 15B brown (grey paper)
Double perforation Perforation varieties
Perforation variety: 1B black, 10B red, 15B brown (grey paper) and 1L red (white paper) with G (10:11 1/2) Paper varieties: from thin to carton
Watermark: Known with watermark (A line) on white paper Horisontal: 5B + 10B perf B, D, K 1L green perf B, D 25B brown + 2L blue + 2L red perf A, K Vertical: 5B perf B,D,K 10B perf D,K 25B brown + 2L blue perf A,K
"Cinderella overprints" The Ziaristi 1920 Ujsagirok overprint Posta Aeriana 1920 (bogus)

1920-27 Cap mic
For this issue CMR84 is the most detailed, but as it is hard to unite all information, I´ve decided to use CMR 74 as a basis and only relate type differences that I can clearly explain, and then build from that (UNDER CONSTRUCTION.....)
TYPES (UNDER CONSTRUCTION.....)

1920	Perf	Mi	CMR	Scott	Flaws	Exhibition displays courtesy Mr Yasuki Ota
3B black or grey 3B black or grey on yellow paper with lint: 3B black or grey on white paper 3B black or grey on yellow paper	A,B,C,D,K K A, B, C, D B, C, D	264	367	261	Break in left frame White dots around 3	Stamps Block of 42 Printed matter
30B violet-lilac 30B blue-violet 30B dull violet/ yellowish paper 30B redish violet/ yellowish paper 30B mauve/yellowish paper 30B dull violet, paper with lint	A, B, C, D, K A, B, D, K K A A, B, D B, D	269	368	266	prolonged N in BANI white line under S in POSTA broken frame at top broken frame top left	Stamps 1 Stamps 2 Letters 1 Letters 2
1L lilac	T1: A, B, C, D, K T2 + T3: K	272	369	269	Inverted F (white dot left of 1)	Stamps Letters Stamps & letters Stamps & letters
5L emerald green(T I) 5L pale green	B, D, K A, B	279	370	276		Stamps & letter Letter
1921	Perf	Mi	CMR
25B brown T I 25B brown T II 25B yellowish brown T I 25B dark brown T I + II 25B chestnut brown T I + II 25B yellow T I	A, B, C, D, K A, B, C, D, K K K K K	267	371	264	Break at M of Romania	Stamps Letters
1922	Perf	Mi	CMR
5B black 5B black on yellow paper 5B grey 5B olive	A,B,C,D,K C, D,K K K	265	372	262	Fat "i" in Romania Broken frame to "B" in Bani Frame broken under 5 (courtesy Horst Neustaedter) White spot in crown, fram right Frame broken bottom right	Stamps Printed matter
50B orange T I 50B orange T II 50B orange T III 50B yellow T I 50B yellow T II 50B yellow T III	A, D, K D, K K A, B, C, D, K B, C, D, K K	270	373	267	Shifted - printers waste?	Stamps 1 Stamps 2 Letters 1 Letter 2
60B green 60B dark green	A, B, C, D, K A, D, K	271	374	268	Dot in 6	Stamps
2L carmine red T I 2L bright red T I 2L claret T I	A, D, K A, K A	273	375	270	flaw: coloured dot in L of LEI	Stamps Letters
3L blue (T I)	A, B, C, D, K	275	376	272	broken frame left of 3 broken frame left of bugle White circle top right	Stamps Letters
1923	Perf	Mi	CMR
10B light emerald green 10 B yellow-green 10B dark green 10B olive green	A, D, K C, D, K C A, K	266	377	263	white dot on shoulder	Stamps 1 Stamps 2
10B olive (uncirculated)	A	266b	377a	263a
2L green T I (18 march) 2L green T II (1926) 2L green T III (1927)	A, K K K	274	378	271		Stamps 1 Stamps 2 Letters
6L blue	A, D, K	281	379	278	flaw: "angry mouth" bottom right The "6L flaw"	Stamps& letter Letter
7.50L light blue 7.50L milky blue	A, K K	284	380	281	flaw: 7 thicker	Stamps & letter Letter
10L blue (23 february) 10L indigo 10L blue on yellowish paper 10L indigo on yellowish paper	A, K K K K	285	381	282		Stamps Letters Letter
1924	Perf	Mi	CMR
3L brown T I 3L brown T II Vertical pair T I + T II	K A, K K	276	382	273	broken frame under i in LEI	Stamps Letter
3L pale pink T I 3L pale pink T II 3L orange red T III Vert or horiz pair T I + T II	A, A, A, K A	277	383	274	white line right of 3	Stamps & letter
6L pink	A, K	282	384	279	The "6L flaw" Thin character L	Stamps
6L olive	K	283	385	280	The "6L flaw"	Stamps & letter
1925	Perf	Mi	CMR
25B brick red TII 25B reddish TII 25B pale brick red TII	A, K K K	268	386	265	flaw: dot at right	Stamps Printed matter
3L red carmine T III 3L bright red T III 3L claret T III	K K K	278	387	275	flaw: LE�I broken frame left hairline in 3	Stamps Letters Letters
5L brown T I 5L red-brown T II 5L orange-brown T II 5L chocolate T II	A, C, K A, K A, K A, K	280	388	277		Stamps Letters

Essays	Forgeries
Pairs imperf in the middle Imperf horizontal: 3B black (perf A,B, D),25B brown, 25B red, 50B yellow, 2L red, 3L blue, 10L blue, Imperf vertical: 3B black (perf A,B,D), 5B black, 10b light green, 25B red, 60B green, 1L violet, 2L red, 10L blue
Imperf one side 5L- imperf top
Double perforation horizontal: 10b green, 50B orange, 1L violet, 1L violet , vertical : 3B black, 30B violet , 1L lilac, 2L red,
Thick paper (carton 0,1 - 0,12) 3B black, 5B black, 25B light brown, 25B brick-red, 30B violet, 50B yellow (I), 50B orange, 60B green, 1L violet (III), 2L carmine red, 2L green (I), 3L blue, 5L brown (I, II), 7.50L blue Thin paper (0,05 - 0, 07) 3B black, 5B black, 25B light brown, 25B dark brown, 25B brick red, 30B violet, 50B yellow (I), 50B orange, 1L violet (III), 2L carmine red, 2L green (I), 3L blue, 3L carmine (III), 5L brown (I, II), 6L carmine red, 7.50L blue (Black= CMR 84 + 74, Red = CMR 74 only)
Display of types for 1924 3L red 1 3L red 2 3L brown
Watermark (Line) known on most values: Horizontal: 3B on lint paper, 5B, 10B green,10B olive, 25B brown (I), 25B brown (II), 25B brick red, 30B, 30B on lint paper, 50B orange (I, II, III), 50B yellow (I, II), 60B, 1L (I, II, III),2L carmine red, 2L green (I, II, IV), 3L blue, 3L brown,3L pale red (I), 3L carmine (III), 5L brown (I, II), 6L blue, 6L red, 7.50L, 10L) Vertical: 10B green,25B brown (II), 25B brick red, 30B on lint paper, 50B orange (III), 50B yellow ( II), 1L (I, III),2L carmine red, 2L green (II, III), 3L blue, 3L carmine (III, IV), 3L vine red, 3L brown, 5L brown (I, II), 7.50L, 10L)
OVERPRINT: Ajutorarea Infometalitor Basarabiei

1922 Alba Iulia
Design: L. Basarab Printer: Bayerische Staatsruckerei
White paper, wm wavy lines, perf A, B, C, D, K

	Perf Base / posssible	Mi	CMR	Scott
5B black	A/ K, C, B, 14:13 1/2	286	389	283
25B brown	K/ B	287	390	284
50B deep green	A/ D	288	391	285
1 L olive green	A/ D	289	392	286
2L red	A/ D	290	393	287
3L blue	K/	291	394	288
6L violet	A/ D	292	395	289

Essays

Imperfs

Pairs imperf in the middle Horizontal pair 5b, 50b , 1L Vertical pair 5b, 25b, 50B, 1L, 2L

Constant Plate flaws	Transient plate flaws, errors
5b 2. With flag on pavilion 3. Without designers name	5b 1. With flag on cathedral With wm lines vertical are design/colour trials
	25b White dot at top of left 2
50b 67a = "O" and "M" of "ROMANIA" joined 67b = Vertical stroke below "N" of "BANI" 67d = "N" and "I" von "BANI" joined at bottom 67e = "T" of "POSTA" broken 67h = diagonal scratch	50b 67c = Hyphen after "POSTA" 67f = "A" of "POSTA" mutilated and joined to crown 67g = White dot below "A" von "POSTA" 1. P in POSTA cut 2. B in BANI split 3. N in BANI without ^
	1L 1. Letters O+M in ROMANIA touches each other
2 L "White dot on shoulder", sheet position 96
3 L "I" and "A" of "ROMANIA" joined
	6L Broken frame

Difference in size of stamp

1926 (1 july) 60th birthday of King Ferdinand I
Design: L.Basarab Printer: Bayerische Staatsdruckerei
White paper, no wmk, perf 11 or imperf
Issued number perforated: 200.000

	Mi	CMR	Scott
10B green	293	396	291
25B orange	294	397	292
50B yellowbrown	295	398	293
1L violet	296	399	294
2L dark green	297	400	295
3L carmine	298	401	296
5L brown	299	402	297
6L brown-olive 6L blue	300 300F	403 403E	298 298a
9 L greygreen	301	404	299
10L blue 10 L red	302 302F	405 405E	300 300a

Essays, trials and proofs
The essay pages
Impression of 28-on Design / colour trials proofing cylinder, horiz wmkd paper
Design and colour trials from 28-on cylinder
Impression of 15-on Design/Colour trials proofing cylinder, vert wmkd paper
Impressions from unidentified cylinders, vert wmkd paper 10B & 2L
Plate proofs from definitive cylinder, vert wmkd paper

Imperforate issue Issued number: 2.000
Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3

Errors of colour contentious issued numbers:

CMR 74 CMR 84 Michel

6 L Blue perf - imperf 300 - 50 1500 - 50 100 - -

10 L red perf - imperf 200 - 100 1200 - 100 200 - -

6L perf block of 16, 10L perf block of ten 6L blue, 10L red USED 6L blue perf used 10L red imperf used
4-block of 6L blue - perf 4-block of 10L red - perf 4-block of 10L red - imperf
You want to see them again?

Plate varieties

Perforation varieties

Specials
Jumped cylinder

Forgeries, bogus and printers waste
25 b 1 25 b 2
The forged perforation is the correct 11, but the holes are larger and less regularly shaped

1927 Geographical Society 50 years
White paper, no wm, perf 13 1/2

	Mi	Scott
1 + 9L violet	303	B21
2 + 8L green	304	B22
3 + 7L carmine	305	B23	Horizontal pair imperf in middle
5 + 5L blue	306	B24
4 + 6L olive	307	B25

Essays

Forgeries (page on Bjorn Bakkens website)

1927 Independence 50 years

	Mi	Scott
25B brown-carmine	308	308
30B black	309	309
50B greenolive	310	310
1L dark greenblue	311	311
2L green	312	312
3L violet	313	313
4L brown	314	314
4.50L orange red	315	315
5L redbrown	316	316
6L carmine	317	317
7.50L greenblue	318	318
10L light blue	319	319

Essays

Imperfs 1L, 2L, 4.50L, 5L & 7.50L

Issued in sheet with two blocks of 5x5 with gutter inbetween
A whole sheet!!!! 25B 30B courtesy Sorin Pantis 6L courtesy Dinu Matei

Plate flaws
4.50 Lei 450 Lei instead of 4.50 Pic 1 2 A whole sheet!!!!
4.50L coloured line above top frame from the sheet
2L with number 2 missing

Plate flaws on 50 Bani, 4 Lei, 4,50 Lei and 6 Lei :

"Thin frame above "OM" of "ROMANIA", on 50 Bani there is an additional short horizontal strocke at inside frame just below the value", occurs on sheet position 2
"Thin frame above "OM" of "ROMANIA", on 50 Bani there is no additional short horizontal strocke at inside frame just below the value", occurs on sheet position 7
"Notch at the top right corner inside of the "O" of "ROMANIA" and white spot in the right leg of the "R" of "ROMANIA", occurs on position 11
"Notch at the top right corner inside of the "O" of "ROMANIA" and no white spot in the right leg of the "R" of "ROMANIA", occurs on position 16
"Stem at left of the the frameside laurel leave at left to the value" occurs on position 12
"Stem at left of the the frameside laurel leave at left to the value and coloured spot at left above the crown" occurs on position 17
"Break of frame at left at left of the arms of Romania and white spot in the string of pearls at left above the kings head" occurs on position 23
"Break of frame at left of the arms of Romania" occurs on position 28
"Break of frame above "IA" of "ROMANIA" occurs on position 32
"Horizontal coloured line above stamp from "O" to "N" of "ROMANIA" occurs on position 33
"Horizontal coloured line above stamp from "O" to first "A" of "ROMANIA" occurs on position 34
"Coulored spot to the right of the kings head" occurs on position 43
"Break of frame above "RO" of "ROMANIA" and colourd spot at top right of "O" of "ROMANIA" occurs on position 49