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  • Lot# : 4022 Bulgaria

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    5 centimes black and pale orange-yellow, second order, a fine example used on 1881 Bulgarian 'Independence' Newspaper mailed to Budapest poorly tied on despatch at Sofia in black, but with further bilingual SOFIA datestamp on top right of the front page (18/V) in black. Taxed on arrival in Budapest with Hungarian 1868 Newspaper 1 kr. blue imperforate in a horizontal pair tied in black. Extremely rare and an Exhibition show-piece of the issue. Signed Friedl, Holcombe. Photocopy of RPS cert. (1959).

    Note: Two examples of this usage are recorded, the other was ex the 'Cihangir' collection, Corinphila (October 2000), lot 4195.
    Provenance: Collection R. M. Stephens
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF