"In 1896 the members of the Universal Postal Union agreed on green, red,
and blue as the standard colours for inland postcard, inland letter, and
foreign letter rates, respectively" [from Wikipedia - cannot find an
original reference on the UPU site].
.... in 1899 Romania reissued 4 stamps apparently to comply with the UPU
convention, a 5 bani emerald, 10 bani rose-red, 15 bani black and a 25
bani
blue.
My question: Was black in the UPU convention, and if so, what rate was it
for ? ... or perhaps alternatively what was 15 bani the Romanian rate for
in 1899 ?
Regards,
Nick
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