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  • Lot# : 3677 Bulgaria

    Crimean War 1854 (July 26): Soldier's entire letter written from Varna to Cork, Ireland struck with blue-green POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY datestamp (July 30) on reverse and rated '3' (pence) in manuscript, mailed via Marseilles. Cork arrival cds in red (Aug 10) and locally readdressed with CASTLETOWNROCHE straight line in blue and eventual 'Mallow' arrival cds (Aug 16) in red. A fine and unusual entire.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3678 Bulgaria

    1873/74: Austrian Passport folded into four, showing superb strikes of SANDJAK DE VIDDIN negative seals in green (2) and a further strike in black, 'D'Austria I. R. Consolato Vidino' seals in black (3), unrecorded Ottoman circular negative seal in black. Fresh and fine condition for such a well travelled document.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 3679 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 13xU/15U
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    1896: Postage Due 5 st. orange, 10 st. violet and 30 st. green, the set of three values all in superb unused blocks of four variety 'Imperforate', the 10 st. in a corner marginal block, fresh and very fine, large part og. with the 3 st. and 30 st. unmounted og. Signed Karaivanoff. Cert. Hitzler (2016) Mi = € 3'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 3680 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 27
    1887 (Jan 1): 1 leva black & red, a fine unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet, fresh and very fine, unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3681 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 44U+45U Proofs
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    1896: Small Lion 2 leva and 3 leva, Colour Trial Proofs, each in Imperforate horizontal pairs, the 2 l. in rose (as issued) with vignette in bright blue being marginal from left of sheet with sl. bend and tone spot on gum, the 3 l. value printed in black, deep green with a bright green vignette, fresh and very with superb og. Rare. Signed Bühler. Cert. Hitzler (2016).
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3682 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 44U+45U
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    1896: Small Lion 2 leva bright rose and 3 leva black & salmon, fine unused horizontal pairs, variety 'Imperforate', each of fine colour with superb large part og. Rare variety and most attractive. Cert. Hitzler (2016) Mi = € 1'600.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 3683 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 44+43
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    1896: 2 leva bright rose, perf. 12¾ and 1896 25 st. red tied by bilingual 'Sophia' cds (Dec 19) to Parcel Post form for three packets mailed to Sevlievo, repeated despatch datestamp at left and reverse with bilingual 'Sevlievo' cds of receipt (Dec 22). Small imperfections incl. slight closed tear and typical minor creasing but extremely rare: most probably the sole recorded usage of the 2 leva value used thus. Cert. Hitzler (2016).
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3684 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 52F
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    1901: Ferdinand 3 st. orange & black-brown, Error of Colour, a superb block of four from top of sheet, fresh colour and extremely fine, unmounted og. A great rarity in a multiple, matched with the normal shade. Rare - the sole mint block recorded. Signed and Cert. Zagorsky (1986) and Hitzler (2016) Mi = € 1'000+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 3685 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 52F
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    1901: Ferdinand 3 st. orange & black-brown, Error of Colour, used on registered on 1911 cover to Hungary additionally franked by 1911 1 st., 3 st. (2), 5 st., 15 st. and 25 st. all tied by bilingual 'Sofia' datestamps (July 26) in black, reverse with Budapest and arrival cds's. Scarce and most attractive usage of this scarce stamp, with just two recorded examples extant on cover. Cert. Hitzler (2016) Mi = € 250 off cover.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 3686 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 55U
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    1901: Ferdinand 15 st. lilac red & grey-black, used horizontal pair variety 'Imperforate', large margins, fine used with each cancelled by near complete VARNA datestamps (7.III.1907) in brown. Extremely rare - the sole recorded example of this variety in a used multiple. Cert. Hitzler (2016) Gi 113a = £ 1'600 unused/Mi = €3'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 3687 Bulgaria

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    1933 (Jan 5): Balkan Games, Athens, the complete unused set of seven values, all in sheet marginal blocks of four, all of fresh colour, some minor imperfections as to be expected, unmounted og. A very rare set in mint multiples. Cert. Hitzler (2016) Gi 327/332 = £ 4'400+/Mi = € 4'400+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3688 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 258
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    1933 (Jan 5): Balkan Games, Athens, the 50 st. lilac-brown top value used on 1933 registered express airmail cover to Munich tied by bold 'Sofia' datestamp in black (Sept 2), with registered, express and airmail labels adjacent. Reverse with repeated Sofia cds, Berlin cds (Sept 3) and Munich arrival (Sept 4). Slight creasing away from the scarce adhesive. A rare cover. Signed Zagorsky. Cert. Hitzler (2016) Gi 332 = £ 750 off cover/Mi = € 550 off cover.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 3689 Bulgaria

    1879/1901: Lot 110 stamps used/unused, mainly various Lion issues, also some postage dues and a few Turkish stramps, in addition 17 unused postal stationery items, on album pages.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3690 Bulgaria

    1879/1977: Collection with 1879 first issue set of five values used, 1881 set of six used, Ferdinand 1 l. in two unused panes of 25, from 1912 with unused or used sets incl. 1927 Airmail set of five unused, 1931 definitives unused, Balkan Games set used etc. Condition varies but generally fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3691 Bulgaria

    1879/1944: Used collection with 1879 first issue complete, 1883 surcharges seemingly complete with 50 on 1 fr. on piece signed Friedl, thereafter complete with 1931 Balkan Games set of seven complete, 1933 Balkan Games set of seven complete, 1932 airmail set of three used on piece, 1935 Games set of six etc. A fine collection STC € 3'440 Ex The Rheingold Collection.
    Starting bid : Bid
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 3692 Bulgaria

    1873/1902: Lot 16 covers incl. selection of Russe ingoing and outgoing mail with 1862 franco cover Vienna to the Austrian PO in Rustschuk, 1873 German Empire Large Shield 2 gr. & ½ gr. underpaid from Leipzig, 1873 from Chumen with Turkish definitives, 1880 from Bucarest, in addition Tartar part mail form from Shumnu to Bosnia from 1266.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 3693 Bulgaria

    1880: 'Protocoles de la Commission de Délimitation des Frontières de la Roumélie Orientale', printed in French in Constantinople in 1880 being a complete resume of the Peace Treaty in 1878/79 on 176 pages, and 'Loi Des Villayets de la Turquie d'Europe (Roumelie)' also in French and printed in Constantinople in 1880, with Articles 1-304 on 96 pages; together with the 'Compte-Rendu' discussion pages from June 1880 onwards. Rare books on the Treaty in remarkably fresh condition.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF
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