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  • Lot# : 1300 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 86K
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    1911: 50 st. brown orange & black, a superb used examples showing Inverted Centre variety clearly with part (Philippople) No. 1 datestamp at left in black. A magnificent example of this great rarity. Signed Calves Gi 167a = £ 7'000/Mi = EUR 7'500.
    Note: This variety was first discovered in 1918 by Nicola Kochanov of Sofia. The error had passed un-noticed by the public for 5-7 years, the only sheet with the variety being used at Philippople (Plovdiv). Therefore no mint examples are known.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF