Thank you Postmaster.
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Turkey / Romania.
Danube and Black Sea Railroad.
DBSR
I have covered these prior, in this thread.
Some more examples, with my suggestions.
This I believe, to be a genuine stamp : (The troubling evidence, is the faint line extension, left leg of "R" in DBSR)
2nd Reprint. Imperforate.
3rd Reprint.
Author : Mr. Blair Stannard. Canada
Below is more background information about
these stamps courtesy of S. Ringstrom / H.E. Tesler
"The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World Part 2"
which is recommended tor those for whom this has
served as an appetizer:
In 1864, the DBSR Company (Danube and Black Sea
Railway Kustendje Harbour Company Limited, DBSR
in short) was founded; in fact it was a private post
called "Local Post." It was the link between the two
cities and the Austrian maritime company Lloyd.
The post came by ship from Constantinople to
Constanta, it was taken by railway to Cernavoda
and then to the destinations, by a ship belonging
to DDJG.
In 1867 this Local Post - that functioned for four
years - minted a stamp marked with ink and
sometimes with the sign "Kustendje" of the Lloyd
Agency. Such stamps of the DBSR Company are
extremely rare and a letter with such a stamp on it
is considered "the greatest rarity in Romanian
philately."
The stamp issued by DBSR had jagged edges,
small measurements 18.5 x 22.25 mm, the minting
was made by lithography on colored paper with
a value of "20 paras."
As you can see in the blown up picture, the stamp
is marked in the lower right - DBSR,
up - LOCAL POST,
left - KUSTENDJE & CZERNAVODA and
down - 20 PARAS.
Starting with the lower right corner, the stamp depicts
the Black Sea, a big ship, some smaller vessels and
a train with a locomotive puffing smoke, then some
mountains and above the landscape, the Ottoman
symbol - a star and a moon - sign of sovereignty.
This is the only graphic representation of the old
railway that we have been able to discover.
These stamps were printed in black on many shades
of green, blue, orange, pink and yellow paper. There
were 4 printings of these stamps. I believe the
greyish blue one on was from the first printing, and
the others are from subsequent printings.
example of a blue paper issue shown here
http://www.romaniastamps.com/local/dbsr4.jpgGenuine stamps
Colours: yellowish green paper or faded to a greyish-blue shade
1. There is no extension to the bottom of the left leg of R in DBSR
3. Faint vertical shading on engine wheels
5. Faint rays from star, 5 at right and 2-3 at left
6. The right vertical and bottom horizontal lines of
each corner square are thickened
7. There are small corner guide lines about 1 mm from each corner
of the design
10. The outline of the left white mountain in the upper range is not
joined to that of the dark mountain to its left 1. There is an
extension (a line) from the foot of the R to frame
1st reprint
Colours: Several shades of green and in blue, pink and yellow
3. Shading on train wheels almost missing
5. Rays fainter or invisible
6. There is no difference in thickness of corner square lines
7. The corner angles are present
2nd reprint
1. Extension to the bottom of the left leg of R in DBSR
3. No vertical shading on train wheels
5. Strengthened rays, 5 at each side
6. Lines as 1st reprint, slight evidence of strengthening
7. The corner angles are present
3rd reprint
Colours: Green, blue, orange, pink and yellow
1. The extension to the bottom of the left leg of R in DBSR
is faint or non-existent
3. No shading, wheels distorted
5. No rays, only fragments of line
6. The right and bottom lines of each corner square are a
little thicker than the other lines
7. No corner angles
Forgeries: Please see a great article at :
http://www.romaniastamps.com/local/dbsr.htmFor a very interesting history of this railway and post,
I also highly recommend the article at :
http://www.cfr.ro/JF/engleza/2000_6...timonies.htmBlair
Posted 10/24/2017 11:52 am
