Losnr. 4025 - 205.-209. Auktion
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Losnr. : 4025 Bulgarien
5 c. black & deep orange, second order, Type I, used on reverse of 1880 cover from Rustchuk to Sofia in combination with two over-lapped 10 centimes black & green, tied by bilingual ROUSTCHOUK datestamp or 'Star in Circle' cancellation (26/IV) in blue. The cover trimmed, refolded and opened for Exhibit display, but an extremely scarce usage of the first issue during the first rate period.
Note:The Internal letter rate from May 1, 1879 until April 23, 1881 was 25 centimes, whereupon it was reduced to 15 centimes / stotinki.
Provenance: Collection Franz See, Corinphila sale 62 (May 1979), lot 2055.
Ausruf : 1.500 CHFZuschlag : 1.900 CHF