Romania Stamps
1939
Michel Block 7
"Birth Centenary of King Carol I"
Issued 1939. This block is imperforate and measures 126 x 146mm. Not to be confused with Michel Block 8 which is identical except the stamps are imperforate, or the 1940 version identified as Michel Block 13 which is identical except with a 'PRO PATRIA 1940' Overprint. This minisheet consists of 4 stamps Michel 590B, 591B, 592B and 593B which are imperforate versions of Michel 574, Michel 575, Michel 576 and Michel 580.
King Carol I (20th Apr 1839 – 10th Oct 1914) was born Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and was the King of Romania from 1866 to 1914.
Romania and other balkan states issued a large number of minisheets which could be used postally but were generally aimed at stamp collectors who added them to their collections. It was a good source of extra revenue for the postal services. It is easy to find uncancelled examples of these minisheets but much more difficult to find postally used examples.
Mi Block 7
Minisheet
Minisheet
Valid until: 1st Nov 1940
Quantities: 29,000
VARIATIONS
Mi Block 8
Minisheet 1939
perforate
No Overprint
Minisheet 1939
perforate
No Overprint
Mi Block 13
Minisheet 1940
imperforate
with Overprint
Minisheet 1940
imperforate
with Overprint
Mi Block 14
Minisheet 1940
perforate
with Overprint
Minisheet 1940
perforate
with Overprint
PLATE FLAWS
REQUIRES ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
Mi Block 7
Mint, Unused
Front
Mi Block 7
Mint, Unused
Front
(1)
Mi Block 7
Mint, Unused
Reverse
Mi Block 7
Mint, Unused
Reverse
(2)
Mi Block 7
Mint, Unused
Front
Mi Block 7
Mint, Unused
Front
(2)
Mi Block 7
Mint, Unused
Reverse
Mi Block 7
Mint, Unused
Reverse
This minisheet is not in very good condition, it has small tears on the top left and right edges.