Europe, Overseas, All World Collections & Thematics

December 7, 2025 at 10:00 CET

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December 7, 2025 | 211

Hungarian Post in Romania

40975

F / 210

Hungarian Post Offices 1867: 5 soldi red, a fine horizontal pair used on 1868 cover to Pest, neatly tied

by BUCHAREST cds (17/6) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 715). Pest arrival datestamp and sender’s wafer

seal on reverse of an attractive and very scarce cover. Signed G. Colla, U. Ferchenbauer and E. Müller.

Provenance: Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, Corinphila sale 140, May 2004, lot 701.

500 - 800

Hotel Post

40976

40977ex

40976

G H 

1895 Hohe Rinne Hotel Post second Issue Type A black on yellow, neatly cancelled with a crisp

postmark in violet on small paper fragment, very fine condition. Ref. Austria-Hungary (now Romania).

200 - 250

40977

C DCE H 

1903/1906 Group of 3 stamps of the Hungarian Hohe Rinne (now Păltiniș in Romania) Hotel Post: 1903

2 heller black on pink (used, fine), 1904 black on yellow (unused, gummed, light hinge trace, very fine)

and 1906 5 heller black on green (unused, without gum, fine). Ref. Austria-Hungary (now Romania).

140 - 180

40978

F / 212

1906 Picture postcard showing the cabins of the resort, sent on 15 July 1906 from Hohe Rinne via

Keresztnysziget (Cristian) to Brasso (now Brașov), arriving 17 July. Franked with a perforated 1903

2 heller black-on-pink Hotel Post stamp (4th Issue), in combination with a 5 filler Hungarian Turul

definitive. The Hotel Post stamp paid for private transport from the mountain resort to the nearest state

post office at Keresztnysziget/Cristian, while the Turul stamp covered the state postal service. A fine

and scarce mixed franking from this early Carpathian resort. Ref. Austria-Hungary, Romania.

140 - 180

40979

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1907 Picture postcard showing a cabin of the resort, sent on 6 August 1907 from Hohe Rinne via

Keresztnysziget (Cristian) to Nagyszeben (now Sibiu). Franked with a perforated 1906 2 heller black-

on-pink Hotel Post stamp (5th Issue), in combination with a 5 filler Hungarian Turul definitive. The

Hotel Post stamp paid for private transport from the mountain resort to the nearest state post office at

Keresztnysziget/Cristian, while the Turul stamp covered the state postal service. A scarce item in fine

condition. Ref. Austria-Hungary, Romania.

140 - 180

40980

F 

1908 Austria-Hungary 10f stationery lettercard, bearing on the reverse the 1906 5 heller black on

green stamp, cancelled by the round postmark in violet. Philatelic souvenir, the item was not circulated,

this properly used stamp is very rare. A nice item nonetheless. Ref. Austria-Hungary, Romania.

80 - 120