Carol I 25 years of reign White paper, no wm, printed in sheets of 130 stamps, line perforation (light green=main perf) Postally valid only 10 - 12 may 1891 |
Essays |
Original die link to Romanian National Philatelic Museum |
Forgeries (all perf 12 or 12 1/2 are forgeries) | A display courtesy: Sandafayre |
A 13 1/2 | B 11 1/2 | C 11 1/2: 13 1/2 | D 13 1/2: 11 1/2 | |
1 1/2 B lilac red | x | . | x | . |
1 1/2 B lilac pink | x | . | x | . |
3B light violet | x | x | x | x |
3B pale violet | x | x | x | x |
5B pale green | x | x | x | . |
5B light green | x | x | x | . |
10B brick red | x | x | . | . |
10B brick red/red | x | x | . | . |
15B grey olive | x | x | x | . |
15B olive brown | x | x | x | . |
Varieties 1. 15 Bani: Defect cliche Broken frame over RO in ROMANIA 2. 5B pale green perf 13 1/2: Vertical pair imperf in the middle Note: CMR84 shows no colour nuances, claims there is 1 1/2B with perf B (mint only) but no 15B perf B |