MINISTRY OF FINANCE 1872-1939
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1872. COAT OF ARMS IN OVAL
    Design in black on coloured underprint
    Perf 9 1/2, 11, 12 and compound
1. 5b green  2. 10b yellow  3. 15b pale-brown  4. 20b lilac  5. 25b pale-blue
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1875. COAT OF ARMS IN ROMBUS
Design in black on coloured underprint with pale arabesques      Perf 11 1/2,  13 1/2
6. 5b yellowish-brown  7. 10b yellowish brown  8. 15b grey  9. 20b rose   10. 25b green
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1878. COAT OF ARMS IN ROMBUS - New colours
Perf 11 1/2, 13 1/2 and compound
11. 5b green  12. 10b yellowish brown  13. 15b blue  14. 20b grey  15. 25b rose
(if someone knows the difference between nr 7 and nr 12, please tell me!)
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1890. COAT OF ARMS IN ROMBUS - Faint watermark nr 1
16. 5b lilac  17. 10b rose  18. 15b yellowish brown  19. 25b green
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1890. COAT OF ARMS IN ROMBUS -
No watermark, strong arabesques underprint
20. 5b lilac  21. 10b rose  22. 15b yellowish brown  23. 25b orange   24. 30b green
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1911. CAROL I  Perf 13 1/2, 11 1/2 or compound
25.  30b grey   26. 50b grey   27. 1L reddish-brown    28. 5L ash-grey
1911. CAROL I
29.  30b pale-greenish-grey   30.  5L red
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1911 - 13  Former issues with overprint Ministry of Finance
31.  30b (24)    32.  30b (29)   33.  1L (27)    34. 5L (30)
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1916. FERDINAND I   Perforation A, C, D  35 - 37 purple-brown  38-47 blue
35. 10b  36. 30b  37. 50b  38. 1L  39. 2L  40. 3L  41. 4L   42. 5L  43. 10L  44. 20L  45. 30L  46. 40L  47. 50L
rev9xx.gif (1414 bytes)1917  35 - 47 w 4 different overprints
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1919 FERDINAND I    New colours - brown paper
105. 10b purple  106. 30b purple  107. 1L blue  108. 2L blue  109. 3L Blue  110. 4L blue  111. 5L purple
112. 10L green  113. 20L green  114. 30L brown 115. 40L red  116. 50L purple
rev4.jpg (20679 bytes)1927. FERDINAND I - Perforation: A   Heavy shading at left
117. 1 LEI brown  118. 1 LEU brown  119. 2L blue  120. 3L blue  121. 5 L red  122.8L blue
123. 10L orange  124. 20L dark green  125. 30L green  126. 50L violet   127.100L green
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1928.  FERDINAND I - Perforation A   Light shading at left
128. 1L brown  129. 2L blue  130. 2.50L ultramarine  131. 5L red  132. 8L ultramarine
133. 10L orange  134. 20L green  135. 50L violet  136. 100L green
zxc2.jpg (9653 bytes)1930. Ascension of king CAROL II - former stamps w / ovp
137. 50b (37)  138. 1L (118)  139. 2L (119)  140. 2.50L (130)  141. (5L)
142. 10L (133)  143. 20L (134)  144. 50L (135)  145. 100L (136)
rev6.jpg (25176 bytes)1932 King CAROL II   Perf 14
146. 10b orange  147. 30b light green  148. 50b brown-violet  149. 1L brown
150. 2L blue  151. 3L grey  152. 5L red  153. 7L violet  154. 10L brown/lilac
155. 11L yellow/red  156. 20L brown/green  157. 50L blue/purple 158. 100L green/grey
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1932. King CAROL II  Perf A - white or bluish paper
160. 10b orange  161. 30b green  162. 50b purple  163. 1L greyish-violet   164. 2L blue
165. 3L greyish-blue  166. 5L red  167. 7L light purple  168. 8L light grey   169.9L violet
170. 10L violet/purple  171. 11L orange/red  172. 20L brown/green  173. 50L blue/brown
174. 100L green
rev8.jpg (27780 bytes)1939. King CAROL II   Perf 14 
Pelure paper - if washed the text Timbru Fiscal & colour vanishes
175. 10L brown/purple  176. 20L green/orange  177. 50L dark blue