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Lot# 1588 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 1588 Bulgaria

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    1879 (July 15): Entire letter from Russe to Tirnovo, bearing first issue 1879 25 c. black & purple in a deep shade, tied by clear pre-Independence Russian P.O. Cyrillic only PYЩYK datestamp in blue, an information strike alongside, reverse with bilingual Russian - Bulgarian arrival cds of Tirnovo from the following day in blue. Minor toning, but a most appealing entire, in addition a very early use from the second month of the first issue, paying correctly the provisional internal letter rate, opinion Penev (2023).rnReference: Displayed and discussed in Sciaky - Bulgaria 1840 - 1908 on p. 31.rnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky; Corinphila sale 156 (Oct 2008), lot 4903.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF