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  • Lot# : 203 Eastern Roumelia

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    Catalogue# : 7A,8A
    Eastern Roumelia 1881: Two formular cards, incl. 10 pa. black & green, perf. 11½, cancelled by circular bar grid in blue with Stara Zagora datestamp (Aug 27, 1882) in blue alongside, sent to Plovdiv, and 20 pa. black on rose, perf. 11½, cancelled by circular bar grid in green blue with Plovdiv datestamp (July 4, 1884) in green blue alongdside, Constantinople transit (July 19), and sent to Livorno, Italy. A fine and appealing pair showing the use within Eastern Roumelia and abroad, always sent via Constantinople.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 204 Eastern Roumelia

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    Catalogue# : 8A
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    1881: 20 pa. black on rose, perf. 13½, applied to Formula postal stationery reply cards, each stamp overprinted with italic 'Obrasetz' in blue (Specimen). Scarce. Opinion Hitzler (2016).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 205 Eastern Roumelia

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    Catalogue# : 14/IBa,14/IIBa
    Southern Bulgaria 1885: Lion overprint in blue on 5 pa lilac on pale lilac, perf. 11½, both types I & II each in fine mint blocks of 25, large part with full og, hinges on six stamps for perf. stabilization. Two attractive multiples. Signed Hassel, Basel.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 206 Eastern Roumelia

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    Catalogue# : 16,22/I,22/II
    Southern Bulgaria 1885: Eastern Roumelia definitives with Lion ovpts. 10 pa. green & yellow green, all perf. 11½ on two formular postcards from a well known philatelic correspondence from T. Seymen (Sept 17, 1885), one card with unframed Type I ovpt. in black and framed Type II in black to Plovdiv, the other card with unframed Type I ovpt. in blue and framed Type II in black to Aitos with arrival datestamp (Sept 19) on reverse, both signed Richter.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 207 Eastern Roumelia

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    Catalogue# : 16/IBb+24/IIB
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    1885: Formula card frrom Tirnovo Seymen to Sliven franked by 1885 Lion overprint in black on 10 pa. green perf. 11½, and September 11, 1885 framed Type II Lion overprint in black on 10 pa. green, perf. 11½ with defective corner, tied by T. SEYMEN datestamps in green (Sept 18) with 'Poste Slivno' cds on reverse in blue. Despite fault a scarce usage in second week of issue. Opinion Hitzler (2016).
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF

    Lot# : 208 Eastern Roumelia

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    Catalogue# : 18/IIBa
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    1885 (Sept 8): 20 pa. rose & pale rose, perf. 11½, a fresh unused example with Lion overprint in blue, large part og. A scarce stamp. Opinion Hitzler (2016) Mi = € 250.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 110 CHF

    Lot# : 209 Eastern Roumelia

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    Catalogue# : 18/IIBb
    Southern Bulgaria 1885: Lion overprint in blue on 20 pa rose on dull rose, perf. 11½, type II in a fine mint block of 25 with large part with full og., some perf. separation. An attractive and rare multiple. Signed Hassel, Basel Mi = € 1'250+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 210 Eastern Roumelia

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    Catalogue# : 27/IA var
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    1885 (Sept 11): 1 pi. blue & black overprinted with framed Type I Lion overprint, variety 'Overprint Inverted', a fine used example with readable 'Plovdiv' cds (September 18, 1885, second week of issue) struck in black. One or two blunted perfs. but a rarity. Opinion Hitzler (2016) Mi = unpriced.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 211 Eastern Roumelia

    Southern Bulgaria 1885: Lot twelve unused formular cards with Lion ovpts, partially on answer cards, incl. unframed Type II 20 pa. black & rose (3) signed Starauschek, in addition an unused Eastern Roumelia card. Signatures Thier.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 212 Eastern Roumelia

    Catalogue# : 22/IA+22/IIA+24/IIB+26/IB
    1881/85: Range of genuine Eastern Roumelia overprinted issues with 1885 unframed Lion opt. Type I in blue on 5 pa. lilac unused and in a used horizontal pair, unused example with Type II unframed Lion overprint, 10 pa. green with unframed Lion opt. Type I in blue unused and used, Framed Lion opt. Type I in black on 5 pa. lilac and 20 pa. rose unused, framed Lion opt. Type II on 5 pa. lilac (two examples perf. 13½) and 10 pa. green and a formula card with 20 pa. rose with Type framed opt. in black. Excellent reference. All with Opinion Hitzler (2016) Mi = € 400+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 213 Eastern Roumelia

    1881/85: Interesting Collection resp. lot hundreds used/unused showing all values in multitude incl. 1881 'R.O." overprint on Turkey, compl. set  up to 5 pi., mixed franking of "R.O." ovpts with Turkey definitive on piece, 1881/84 definitives in both perfs up to 5 pi., imperf. examples, Southern Bulgaria unframed overprints in both perforations and with blue as well as with black overprints incl. large units up to 25 examples, 20 pa. black on rose ovpt. type I unused (2) & used signed Thier & Zumstein, 20 pa. rose on pale rose with blue ovpt., and 5 pi. unused, the framed ovpts also in multitude incl. type I 5 pa. lilac on pale lilac in a used strip of four signed Thier & Kosack, 20 pa. black on rose used (3), 1 pia with inverted ovpt., 5 pi. red on light blue, type II 5 pa. lilac on pale lilac in a mint block of 25, 20 pa. black on rose, 5 pia. red & pale blue unused, an appealing example (corner fault), cert. Zumstein, throughout the lot several competent signatures such as Thier, Hertsch, Wallner, Köhler, Fulpius & Kosack, in addition Specimen stamps and a reference group of fakes described as such. An attractive selection of this rarely offered material, to be studied in detail by the specialist.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF
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