Romanian – BalkanPhila

1902 Romanian Levant Istanbul via Constanta to Berlin

Kemal Giray — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:46:01 +0000

Romanian Levant: 1902 (28 June). Istanbul postcard to Germany franked with 15b. King Carol I portrait tied by CONSPOLI – CONSTANTA – BUCURESCI travelling post office datestamp and 11 July Charlottenburg arrival cds. Scarce Maritime – Railway route card.

1896 Romanian Levant Istanbul Set on Cover to Constanta

Kemal Giray — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:40:28 +0000

Romanian Levant: 1896 (5 May). Cover to Constanta franked with complete set of perf. 13 1/2 Turkish Currency surcharged King Carol I portrait Romanian stamps tied by POSTA – ROMANA * COSPOLI datestamps. Reverse 6 May arrival cds.

1911 Romania Levant Cospoli Sultan Reshad postcard to Germany

Kemal Giray — Thu, 22 May 2025 05:55:13 +0000

Romanian Levant: 1911 (20 May). Postcard titled ‘S.M.J. Sultan Mehmed Khan V’ to Waldenburg, Germany franked with two pairs of 5pa. of 1910 issue for twenty paras postcard rate tied by COSPOLI PORT (Constantinople) datestamp. The Romanian post office attempted to create a postal service to Bucharest from a ship moored in the dock in Istanbul but it was rapidly closed down following Ottoman objection. The service, while it lasted, used Austrian Levant adhesives with a Romanian three line datestamp. Usage of Ottoman stamps are extremely rare and very few recorded.

1896 Romania Levant Turkey 10pa on 5b Double Error Lettercard

Kemal Giray — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:49:54 +0000

Romanian Levant: 1896 (12 April). King Carol I portrait 10 Paras on 5b lettercard with surcharge double error to Bucharest struck by Posta Romana * Cospoli datestamp in violet. Cancellation used on Romanian steamers between March and May 1896

1908 Romania Istanbul Constanta Bucharest TPO Postal Card

Kemal Giray — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:13:14 +0000

Romania: 1908 (7 July). 5b postal stationery card additionally franked with 5b to Bucharest struck by CONSPOLI – CONSTANTA – BUCURESCI travelling post office datestamp. reverse a long message in Ottoman Turkish.

1910 Romania Levant Izmir Istanbul Constanta

Kemal Giray — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:19:40 +0000

Romanian Levant: 1910 (8 April). Postcard titled ‘Constantinople. Mosqee du Sultan Achmed’ to Romania franked with 5b King Carol I portrait stamp tied by SMYRNA – CONSTANTINOPLE – CONSTANTA / S.M.R. (Serviciul Maritime Roman) maritime datestamp alongside 10 April Bucuresti arrival cds. Rare.

1921 Silistre Romania Cover to PO in Turkey

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:04:40 +0000

Romania. 1921 (8 MAY) cover from Silistra to an Ottoman Armenian subject British PO in Constantinople franked on reverse block of 9, pair and a two single 5b perf. 11 1/2 of 1919 and block of four 30b compound perf of 1927 King Ferdinand issue and tied by dispatch date stamps. On arrival POSTES ROUMAINES * CONSTANTINOPLE 10*5*921 arrival cds. Folded on middle and a part of cover missing from top but still a very scarce cover and scarce usage of 5b perf 11 1/2 as multiples.