Horses - Mail Coach issue, Kingdom of Romania, 1903
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1903
Issuing entity
Kingdom of RomaniaThe Horses - Mail Coach issue comprises 8 postage stamps released by the Kingdom of Romania in 1903. The StampWorld catalogue lists 8 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 147–154), printed in 8 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1B brown; 3B purple brown; 5B light green; 10B rose; 15B black; 25B blue; 40B dark green; 50B orange. Engraving: M.Theverin. Sheet size: 80. Perforation: 14 x 13½. Watermark: 5. Quantities issued, as recorded: 1B 500000; 3B 300000; 5B 400000; 10B 400000; 15B 500000; 25B 100000; 40B 100000; 50B 100000. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Sheet size
- 80
- Perforation
- 14 x 13½
- Watermark (StampWorld type no.)
- 5
Design
- Engraving
- M.Theverin
- Values and colours
- 1B brown · 3B purple brown · 5B light green · 10B rose · 15B black · 25B blue · 40B dark green · 50B orange
Identification
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- U, U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U6, U7
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 147–154
Catalogue references
- StampWorld147–154
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.