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Lot# 961 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 961 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 1/II+3/II+P4
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    Incoming Mail from the Ottoman Empire 1863: Second Printing 2 pi. black on blue thin paper in a horizontal pair, right hand stamp showing "Broken upper Frame Line", 20 pa. black on yellow thin paper and Postage Due 5 pi. black on brown-red thin paper with Plate Flaw "Broken Tughra", used on 1863 cover to Filibe (Filipopel), Bulgaria cancelled by dotted 'Battal' in black. Illustrated in 'Cover Story' by M. Basaran on page 115. A superb and colourful cover for the connoisseur of the issue. Opinion Todd (2013).
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold