ROMANIAN POST IN THE LEVANT /
CONSTANTINOPLE


article by Mr James Burney
 
16/3 - 25/5 1896  FOR ROMANIAN POST STEAMSHIPS ON
THE CONSTANTINOPLE - CONSTANZA LINE
HANDSTAMPED OVERPRINT IN BLACK OR VIOLET
Wm PR   Perf A, B, C or D		 concon11.jpg (19309 bytes)
10 Paras on 5 Bani blue  
20 Paras on 10 Bani green Cover (courtesy Harmers of London)
1 Piastre on 25 Bani lilac Cover (courtesy Harmers of London)
CARTA POSTALA Used (courtesy Harmers of London)
Set on cover        Set on Carta Postala   Turkish postcard w romanian cancels
Cancellation       Express cancellation     More Express cancellations + letter
August (?) 1919 - 1922/23 (?)
ROMANIAN POST OFFICE IN CONSTANTINOPLE                     Cancellation
Perforated A, B, or compound  (5B values not in B)
Typograped issue concon12.jpg (12820 bytes)
5 Bani light green  
10 Bani red 5 + 10B on cover  (courtesy Harmers of London)
Moldova issue concon13.jpg (18863 bytes)
15 Bani redbrown  
25 Bani dark blue  
40 Bani grey-brown  
Timbru de Ajutor concon14.jpg (6798 bytes)
5 Bani green  

FORGERIES

The 1890 stamps are not listed with Constantinople overprints and they were out of circulation 1896...   Pic 1     Pic 2
1919 Constantinople forgeries Pic 1        Pic 2
Base Rule: The 2 lines consisting 2nd T in Constantinople do meet = forgery

There exists a variety of cancellations used in ports,on steamers and abroad that are not related to these overprinted stamps - for more information see
Kiriac Dragomir - Stampilografie Postala (Romania 1822 - 1910)

POSTCARDS

23/9  1909     Turkish stamp  Conspoli-Constanta-Bucuresti
August 1918 (!) or 19   10 b red  Postes Roumaines Constantinople
12/5 1920  Romanian stamps  Postes Roumaines Constantinople
8/10 1920  Romanian stamps  Postes Roumaines Constantinople



We will try to gather mor info concerning perforations - all information welcome