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  • Lot# : 375 Bulgaria

    Ottoman Posts 1844: Cover with small rectangular registration marking in deep blue struck alongside fine strike of 'An janib-i Shumna' oval negative seal handstamp of despatch (Coles & Walker fig. 65) in blue. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 376 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 78 Proof
    1911: 1 st. lilac-red & black, imperforate Die Proof in unissued colour (issued in 'russian-green') inset in sunken gold edged card (64 x 104 mm.) with "Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Engravers London" imprint below, handstamped '29 Jan1910' in violet on reverse. Exquisite and very rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 377 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 79 Proof
    1911: 2 st. green & black, imperforate Die Proof in unissued colour (issued in red & black) inset in sunken gold edged card (64 x 104 mm.) with "Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Engravers London" imprint below, handstamped '11 Mar 1910' in violet on reverse. Exquisite and very rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 378 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 79b
    1911: 2 st. lake-red & black, Error of Colour, an unused block of six (3 x 2), marginal from left of sheet, fresh and very fine, superb og. with four stamps unmounted og. One or two split perfs. at base but a rare multiple. Signed Karaivanoff in margin Mi = € 450+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 379 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 80 Proof
    1911: 3 st. brown-carmine & black, imperforate Die Proof in issued colour inset in sunken gold edged card (104 x 64 mm.) with "Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Engravers London" imprint below, handstamped '24 Feb 1910' in violet on reverse. Exquisite and very rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 380 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 81 Proof
    1911: 5 st. green & black, imperforate Die Proof in issued colour inset in sunken gold edged card (64 x 104 mm.) with "Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Engravers London" imprint below, handstamped '18 Feb 1910' in violet on reverse. Exquisite and very rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 381 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 82 Proof
    1911: 10 st. red & black, imperforate Die Proof in issued colour inset in sunken gold edged card (64 x 104 mm.) with "Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Engravers London" imprint below, handstamped '13 Apr 1910' in violet on reverse. Exquisite and very rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 382 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 83 Proof
    1911: 15 st. yellow-brown, imperforate Die Proof in issued colour inset in sunken gold edged card (104 x 64 mm.) with "Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Engravers London" imprint below, handstamped '10 Feb 1910' in violet on reverse, a couple of crayon marks on card but exquisite and very rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 383 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 86 Proof
    1911: 50 st. orange-brown & black, imperforate Die Proof in issued colour inset in sunken gold edged card (104 x 64 mm.) with "Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Engravers London" imprint below, handstamped '13 Apr 1910' in violet on reverse. Exquisite and very rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 384 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 86K
    1911 (Feb 14): 50 st. orange-brown & black, a superb used example with Error "Centre Inverted", fresh and very fine, lightly cancelled by part Philippopel cds in black. An exceptional example of this great rarity, it is believed there are no more than 25 examples extant, possibly less. Signed Zagorsky Scott 97a = $ 4'250/Gi 167a = £ 7'000/Mi = € 7'500.rnrnNote: All known examples are used from Philippopel / Plovdiv. The error occurred as the bicoloured issue was printed first in one colour and then passed through the printer again for the second. The error remained un-noticed until discovered in 1918 by Nichola Kochanov in Sofia.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 385 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 87 Proof
    1911: 1 leva deep-brown, imperforate Die Proof in issued colour inset in sunken gold edged card (64 x 104 mm.) with "Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Engravers London" imprint below, handstamped '26 Aug 1910' in violet on reverse. Pencil notation for the designer, A. Mitov's monogram to be inserted. Exquisite and very rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 386 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 87 Proofs
    1911: 1 leva value, Bradbury Wilkinson Proofs (4) with frame only with faint vignette in brown and without background on card, another in black with deeper vignette shading but again without background on card; a near complete Proof in red-brown with area around Tsar's hand yet to be filled in and a fourth completed imperforate Proof in indigo-blue. A scarce and attractive group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 387 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 88 Proof
    1911: 2 leva deep violet & black, imperforate Die Proof in issued colour inset in sunken gold edged card (104 x 64 mm.) with "Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Engravers London" imprint below, handstamped '11 Apr 1910' in violet on reverse. Exquisite and very rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 388 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 78/89 spec
    1911 (Feb 14): Pictorial set by Bradbury Wilkinson, the complete set of twelve values, all perforated SPECIMEN, fresh and fine, unused without gum. Extremely scarce and attractive set.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 389 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 499U
    1945 (Sept): Coup D'Etat Anniversary 4 leva deep blue in a used horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate", lightly cancelled by two cds's in black, still encased in P.V.Karaivanoff certificate (1957). Rare. Michel = lsited but unpriced.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 390 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 4y
    1885/86: Postage due 5 St. orange imperf. horizontal pair in mint condition and in deep fresh colour. Signed A. Diena and Bolaffi Mi = € 1'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 391 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 30+33 var
    Parcel Post 1945 (Jan): 1 leva deep carmine, perf. 11½, optd. "All for the Front" in three lines in Cyrillic in black, an unused marginal pair with first stamp showing variety "Overprint Double, One Inverted" and 20 l. brown in an unused horizontal strip of three, marginal from left of sheet, variety "Imperforate Vertically Between" second and third stamps, both items encased within original P.V.Karaivanoff certificates (1948 and 1945); scarce and unlisted in Michel. 
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF

    Lot# : 392 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 87+101/106 Proofs
    1911/15: Proof / Imperforates selection with 1911 1 leva deep brown in imperf. pair and block of four with gum, 1 l. pair perf. with '50' surcharge in blue, 1915 1 st. steel blue in unused blocks of four imperf., one with og.; 5 st. imperf. block of four, 10 st. pair imperf. with misplaced centre, 15 st. olive in unused imperf. blocks of four (2), 25 st. deep blue & black in imperf. blocks of four (2) and 30 st. olive & red-brown in an unused imperf. block of four. Generally fine, a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 393 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 66/68 Ums
    1907 (Aug 15): 20th Anniversary of the reign Ferdinand I, the collection on leaves with progressive Proof in bright carmine for the 10 st., 5 st. green in an imperforate block of four (Mi 66U = € 440), 10 st. red-brown imperforate card paper Proof pair and block of four, 25 st. blue in an imperf. pair (Mi 68U = € 400); 5 st. green imperforate between stamp and margin used, unused 5 st. block with double perforation variety, 10 st. imperf. between stamp and margin at base unused, 10 st. imperforate between vertical pairs unused (3) and used, 25 st. imperf. between pairs unused (4), usages on covers (2) and Money Orders (2). A charming and highly catalogued assembly (21 items). Ex collection Earl Galitz.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 394 Bulgaria

    1906/1915c.: Balance of a collection with focus on Balkan War with 1912 set of three on covers/cards (9) incl. one cancelled on Tirnovo-Rustschuk TPO, 1913 stampless Military cover from Quartermaster at Sliven to Nova Zagora, two covers from newly occupied Lovengrad in Dec 1912 from the Commandant's Office and another in 1913 from the Field Hospital with cachets, Romania 1906 set mint and on covers cards (3) and Silistria unused block of six, Turkey covers, Macedonia with unissued 1906 unused set, pictures and cards of Ferdinand I etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 395 Bulgaria

    1902/40c.: Covers/cards (16) with a range of frankings incl. 1896 illustrated 10 st. stationery card up-rated to Holland, 1934 Shipka Pass set of six on cover, 1935 King Ladislaus set of five on cover etc.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 396 Bulgaria

    1887/1950ca: Lot 119 covers incl. early stationery postcards abroad, ovpt. definitives, WWI censorship, later definitive and commemorative issues.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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