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  • Lot# : 4025 Bulgaria

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    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.
     
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF