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  • Lot# : 4162 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 27/IA
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    Framed Lion overprint in black on 1 pi. black & pale blue, perf. 13½, Type I, a fine vertical pair used on reverse of 1885 cover from Plovdiv to Senf in Leipzig tied by bilingual PHILIPPOPLE datestamp (30/IX) in black, with Sophia transit cds alongside (I/X) in black and Leipzig arrival (18/10, gregorian). Obverse with straight line RECOMMANDEE and further strike of the Philippole datestamp. Correct rate of 1 pi. postage + 1 pi. registration, an attractive and very rare cover. Scott 36.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF