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Lot# 1562 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 1562 Bulgaria

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    Russo-Turkish War 1878: Official cover carried free of charges from Gabrovo with superb strikes of rare bilingual (Russian at top, Bulgarian at base) "GABROVO P.O. / POSTAL BRANCH OF GABROVO 1" cds (July 27) in green (Tchilinghirian fig. 68) "Gabrovskoe Poshtensko-Otd. 1". A fine cover, the cancellation rated "RRR" in Tchilinghirian & Stephen.rnrnProvenance: Collection Franz See, Corinphila sale 62, 9-10 May 1979, lot 2167; Collection Mehrtens; Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale , 23 Oct 2000, lot 4177.rn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold