Trains on Postal Stationery

TRAINS on POSTAL STATIONERY

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As I say elsewhere, the rail-related postal stationery issues of Romania are too numerous for me to attempt to list them all here, especially as there is an excellent catalog (Eriksson - see bottom of page 3 of this series of pages). However, as the intent of these pages is to educate viewers about the types of material that have been produced, I am showing here what I consider a representative sample of the Romanian material.
One nice feature of Romanian issues since about 1960 is the numbering (Cod) printed on each item. Unfortunately, these are not always unique from a collector's point of view. They seem to relate to the cachet, rather than the stamp, so there can be items with the same cachet but different stamps. Nonetheless, the Cod number simplifies things tremendously. In addition, there are many varieties of paper, so a collector determined to own EVERYTHING might find several versions of each item shown below.

NOTE that I am still working on the descriptions for most of the items shown here, but as the images stand on their own to some extent, I am publishing this in an incomplete state.

June 19, 2004 - See new page 4, with contributions from a Romanian collector.

PC - 1942 - 12 l reddish brown ind with no rail interest; view at left of petroleum refinery at Ploiesti with tank cars.
DL

Receipt PPC - 1956 - 40b ind of no rail interest; frame surrounding photo on picture side includes a streamlined diesel of the era.
Eriksson (see end of these Romania listings) calls this a "Receipt card", apparently intended for acknowledgment/reply to a telegram(?)
First series, large card. There were thirty different views in this first series, only one with additional rail interest (Railway station in Arges). View side is mono- color - 14 are gray, the rest are blue (shown). Card shown has view of Vaslui, no additional rail interest.
(no Cod. #)

WS

Receipt PPC - 1956 - 40b ind of no rail interest; frame surrounding photo on picture side includes a streamlined diesel of the era.
Second series, smaller card. There were forty-five different views in this second series, only one with additional rail interest (view of Iasi with tram). View side is bicolored, with up to four different color combinations, for a total of 115 different cards(!) Card shown has view of Braila, no additional rail interest.
(no Cod. #)

WS

PC - 1960 - 30b ind of no rail interest - cachet with diesel electric train
Five-year plan? "In 1965, diesel electric trains will move 45-50% of rail traffic!"
(no Cod. #)

WS

Env - 1960 - 55 b ind of no rail interest - cachet with steam train
Five-year plan? - bar graph shows projected growth in rail capacity of 40% between 1959 and 1965
{Cod. 552/60}

WS

PC - 1965 - 30 b ind of no rail interest; cachet with diesel electric train
New five-year plan, increase production of diesel locomotives from 110 (per year?) to 200, 1965 to 1970
{Cod. 418/65}

WS

Env - 1969 - 55 b ind with three locomotives: antique, classic steam, modern electric; cachet with antique passenger coach
100th anniversary of line from Bucharest to Giurgiu
{Cod. 559/69}

WS

Env - 1973 - 55 b ind of no rail interest - cachet with diesel electric (?) loco and ocean liner
"Five-year plan - ahead of schedule"
{Cod. 1140/73}

DL

PC - 1974 - 30 b light blue ind with no rail interest; view at left of freight car factory at Arad.
Cod 0147/74

DL

PCs - 1975 - set of 8 with 30b brown ind with classic steam loco "Calagareni"; each with rail-related view; six of the eight are shown.
Cod 0246/75 thru 0253/75

DL

Envs - 1975 - 55b ind of no rail interest; cachet on 392 shows loading of mail in 1975; cachet on 393 shows classic steam train with first railway mail car on Bucharest-Itcani line
100th anniversary of Railway Mail in Romania

{Cod. 392-393/75}

DL & WS

Envs - 1976 - 55 b inds, 3 of the 4 with trains; cachets (3 of the 4) with train scenes.
Exhibition "Future of the Railway" in Bucharest

{Cod. 43-46/76}

DL WS

Env - 1977 - ind of no rail interest; cachet with electric locomotive; 30th anniv of Romanian Republic.
{Cod. 290/77}

WS

Env - 1978 - ind of no rail interest; cachet with passenger coach in final outfitting at factory in Arad
{Cod. 152/78}

DL

Envs - 1979 - set of six, all with same 55 b ind with pair of classic steam locos; cachets showing historic steam locos in Romania
TRANSFILEX 79, Bucharest

{Cod. 25-31/79}

DL WS

Envs - 1979 - set of six, all with same 55 b ind with view across railway bridge at Cernavoda; cachets showing historic railway bridges and train stations in Romania
{Cod. 131-136/79}

DL WS

Envs - 1979 - set of six, all with same 55 b ind with ICPTT emblem; cachets showing scenes relating to train engineering (only these two show rail equipment)
50th anniversary of certification of transport engineers.

ICPTT = (Institutul de Cercetare si Proiectari Tehnologice in Transporturi) = Institute for Transport Research and Technological Design
{Cod. 168-173/79}

WS

Envs - 1979 - set of six, all with same 55 b ind showing modern Romanian electric locomotive; cachets showing history of locomotives in Romania
International Transport Exhibition, Hamburg, 1979

{Cod. 382-387/79}

WS

Envs - 1980 - set of four, all with same 55 b ind of no rail interest; cachets showing scenes in Bucharest subway system, including trains
{Cod. 150-153/80}

DL

Env - 1981 - 55 b ind of no rail interest; cachet with classic steam loco
Philatelic expo, Resita, "210 years of unquenchable fire"!??
(If I am interpreting correctly the information I found on the Internet, this refers to 210 years of steel industry in Resita)

{Cod. 119/81}

WS

PC - 1981 - 30 b ind of no rail interest; cachet with classic steam loco
Philatelic expo, Resita, "210 years of unquenchable fire"!??
This is basically the same as the envelope above (same image and inscriptions), but in PC form, and mono-colored

{Cod. 170/81}

WS

Envs - 1981 - set of three, all with same 55 b ind with profile of classic steam loco; cachets showing train station (one with train) in stations at Buzau, Rimnicu Sarat, and Marasesti
Centenary of train line between Buzau and Marasesti (Rimnicu Sarat is along the way)

{Cod. 328,339,340/81}

WS

Envs - 1981 - set of three with 55 b ind with profile of classic steam loco (same as previous set); cachets showing train stations at Oravita and Bazias, and classic steam loco.
125th anniv of train line between Oravita and Bazias
{Cod. 341-343/85}

WS

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Revised -- 03/21/2003

As I say elsewhere, the rail-related postal stationery issues of Romania are too numerous for me to attempt to list them all here, especially as there is an excellent catalog (Eriksson - see bottom of page 3 of this series of pages). However, as the intent of these pages is to educate viewers about the types of material that have been produced, I am showing here what I consider a representative sample of the Romanian material. One nice feature of Romanian issues since about 1960 is the numbering (Cod) printed on each item. Unfortunately, these are not always unique from a collector's point of view. They seem to relate to the cachet, rather than the stamp, so there can be items with the same cachet but different stamps. Nonetheless, the Cod number simplifies things tremendously. In addition, there are many varieties of paper, so a collector determined to own EVERYTHING might find several versions of each item shown below. NOTE that I am still working on the descriptions for most of the items shown here, but as the images stand on their own to some extent, I am publishing this in an incomplete state. June 19, 2004 - See new page 4, with contributions from a Romanian collector.
	PC - 1942 - 12 l reddish brown ind with no rail interest; view at left of petroleum refinery at Ploiesti with tank cars. DL

	Receipt PPC - 1956 - 40b ind of no rail interest; frame surrounding photo on picture side includes a streamlined diesel of the era. Eriksson (see end of these Romania listings) calls this a "Receipt card", apparently intended for acknowledgment/reply to a telegram(?) First series, large card. There were thirty different views in this first series, only one with additional rail interest (Railway station in Arges). View side is mono- color - 14 are gray, the rest are blue (shown). Card shown has view of Vaslui, no additional rail interest. (no Cod. #) WS

	Receipt PPC - 1956 - 40b ind of no rail interest; frame surrounding photo on picture side includes a streamlined diesel of the era. Second series, smaller card. There were forty-five different views in this second series, only one with additional rail interest (view of Iasi with tram). View side is bicolored, with up to four different color combinations, for a total of 115 different cards(!) Card shown has view of Braila, no additional rail interest. (no Cod. #) WS

	PC - 1960 - 30b ind of no rail interest - cachet with diesel electric train Five-year plan? "In 1965, diesel electric trains will move 45-50% of rail traffic!" (no Cod. #) WS

	Env - 1960 - 55 b ind of no rail interest - cachet with steam train Five-year plan? - bar graph shows projected growth in rail capacity of 40% between 1959 and 1965 {Cod. 552/60} WS

	PC - 1965 - 30 b ind of no rail interest; cachet with diesel electric train New five-year plan, increase production of diesel locomotives from 110 (per year?) to 200, 1965 to 1970 {Cod. 418/65} WS

	Env - 1969 - 55 b ind with three locomotives: antique, classic steam, modern electric; cachet with antique passenger coach 100th anniversary of line from Bucharest to Giurgiu {Cod. 559/69} WS

	Env - 1973 - 55 b ind of no rail interest - cachet with diesel electric (?) loco and ocean liner "Five-year plan - ahead of schedule" {Cod. 1140/73} DL

	PC - 1974 - 30 b light blue ind with no rail interest; view at left of freight car factory at Arad. Cod 0147/74 DL

	PCs - 1975 - set of 8 with 30b brown ind with classic steam loco "Calagareni"; each with rail-related view; six of the eight are shown. Cod 0246/75 thru 0253/75 DL

	Envs - 1975 - 55b ind of no rail interest; cachet on 392 shows loading of mail in 1975; cachet on 393 shows classic steam train with first railway mail car on Bucharest-Itcani line 100th anniversary of Railway Mail in Romania {Cod. 392-393/75} DL & WS

	Envs - 1976 - 55 b inds, 3 of the 4 with trains; cachets (3 of the 4) with train scenes. Exhibition "Future of the Railway" in Bucharest {Cod. 43-46/76} DL WS

	Env - 1977 - ind of no rail interest; cachet with electric locomotive; 30th anniv of Romanian Republic. {Cod. 290/77} WS

	Env - 1978 - ind of no rail interest; cachet with passenger coach in final outfitting at factory in Arad {Cod. 152/78} DL

	Envs - 1979 - set of six, all with same 55 b ind with pair of classic steam locos; cachets showing historic steam locos in Romania TRANSFILEX 79, Bucharest {Cod. 25-31/79} DL WS

	Envs - 1979 - set of six, all with same 55 b ind with view across railway bridge at Cernavoda; cachets showing historic railway bridges and train stations in Romania {Cod. 131-136/79} DL WS

	Envs - 1979 - set of six, all with same 55 b ind with ICPTT emblem; cachets showing scenes relating to train engineering (only these two show rail equipment) 50th anniversary of certification of transport engineers. ICPTT = (Institutul de Cercetare si Proiectari Tehnologice in Transporturi) = Institute for Transport Research and Technological Design {Cod. 168-173/79} WS

	Envs - 1979 - set of six, all with same 55 b ind showing modern Romanian electric locomotive; cachets showing history of locomotives in Romania International Transport Exhibition, Hamburg, 1979 {Cod. 382-387/79} WS

	Envs - 1980 - set of four, all with same 55 b ind of no rail interest; cachets showing scenes in Bucharest subway system, including trains {Cod. 150-153/80} DL

	Env - 1981 - 55 b ind of no rail interest; cachet with classic steam loco Philatelic expo, Resita, "210 years of unquenchable fire"!?? (If I am interpreting correctly the information I found on the Internet, this refers to 210 years of steel industry in Resita) {Cod. 119/81} WS

	PC - 1981 - 30 b ind of no rail interest; cachet with classic steam loco Philatelic expo, Resita, "210 years of unquenchable fire"!?? This is basically the same as the envelope above (same image and inscriptions), but in PC form, and mono-colored {Cod. 170/81} WS

	Envs - 1981 - set of three, all with same 55 b ind with profile of classic steam loco; cachets showing train station (one with train) in stations at Buzau, Rimnicu Sarat, and Marasesti Centenary of train line between Buzau and Marasesti (Rimnicu Sarat is along the way) {Cod. 328,339,340/81} WS

	Envs - 1981 - set of three with 55 b ind with profile of classic steam loco (same as previous set); cachets showing train stations at Oravita and Bazias, and classic steam loco. 125th anniv of train line between Oravita and Bazias {Cod. 341-343/85} WS