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  • Lot# : 4142 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 14/IBa+16/IBb+17/IIBa
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    Lion overprint in blue on 5 pa. lilac, perf. 11½, Type I (two examples, one with perfs. at top trimmed), 10 pa. green & yellow green, perf. 11½, overprinted in black Type I, 20 pa. rose & pale rose, perf. 11½, overprinted in black Type II and 1 pi. black & pale blue, perf. 13½, overprinted in blue, Type I all used on reverse of 1885 cover to Sofia; tied by circular twelve bar grid in blue with bilingual PHILIPPOPLE datestamp alongside (18/IX) and Sophia arrival cds alogside (20/IX) in black. Edge wear to envelope but a remarkable and colourful franking.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF