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Lot# : 569 Bulgaria
Lot# : 570 Bulgaria
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1877: Cover from Filibe (Plovdiv) to Stamboul with mixed issue franking of Duloz 1875 20 pa. pale green, small corner missing, and 1876 1 pi. yellow each tied by fine strikes of all Arabic FILIBE handstamps (Coles & Walker fig. 19) in black. Reverse with Stamboul arrival cds.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 573 Bulgaria
1880: 1 pi. black & greenish blue, a fine horizontal pair used on reverse of envelope tied by fine strike of negative POSTAHANEYI SOFIA handstamp in violet (Coles & Walker fig. 74). A late usage of a rare marking. Ex collection Hornung.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 574 Bulgaria
1856/71: Collection in a blue album with 1856 entire showing negative FILIBE handstamp, further stampless covers from Svishtov and Sliven to Constantinople with rate markings and cancelled on arrival, 1858 entire from Kalofer, 1860 Official cover from Yambol to Varna with 'Important correspondence' intaglio handstamp, Duloz issue stamped covers (5) with usages to or from Filibe etc. Condition varies but a scarce selection (13 items).Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 575 Bulgaria
1881: 5 st. black & yellow, used example with yellow 'Background Inverted' variety, a superb example of excellent centering and colour, neatly cancelled by star in circle obliterator in black, showing the variety clearly. An extremely rare stamp in consummate condition for this rarity. Signed Karaivanoff. Cert. Karaivanoff (1957) Scott 7a = $ 2'400/Gi. 11a = £ 1'800/Mi = EUR 3'000.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 3,600 CHFLot# : 576 Bulgaria
1882: 3 st. orange, yellow and bright yellow, variety 'Background Inverted', a superb used example showing the variety clearly, neatly cancelled by large part 'Varna' datestamp struck in black. An extremely rare stamp in wonderful fresh condition. Signed A.Diena, Kosack, Karaivanoff. Cert. Wallner (1965) Scott 12a = $ 4'000/Gi. 21a = £ 3'750/Mi = EUR 3'500.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 2,100 CHFLot# : 577 Bulgaria
1884 (May 1): Typographed '5' surcharge in black on 1881 30 st. blue & yellow brown, a fine lightly used example centred to lower right, cancelled by blue datestamp. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. Mikulski (1976) Scott 20A = $ 2'250/Gi. 39 = £ 3'000/Mi = EUR 2'800.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHFLot# : 578 Bulgaria
1905 & 1918: 5 st. green on on greenish postal stationery card sent registered to Paris with 1901 5 st. brown & emerald, 25 st. black & blue tied by superb 'Philippople No. 2' datestamp with registration cachet alongside, also a 1918 10 st. carmine on blue card sent registered to Dresden with 1911 25 st. black & ultramarine tied by violet SOFIA PALAIS datestamps.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 579 Bulgaria
1909: 5 st. on 30 st. deep brown, overprinted in red, a fresh mint horizontal pair centred to right, right hand stamp variety '1990' for '1909' at top, fresh and very fine with large part original gum, the variety being unmounted og. A very rare variety: this item is probably of Proof status. Signed Karaivanoff. Cert. Karaivanoff (1948) Gi. 151c var = £ 1'000.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 580 Bulgaria
1911: 50 st. orange brown & black, a magnificent used example with "Centre Inverted" variety, of excellent centering and fresh colour, lightly cancelled by 'Philippopel' datestamp (June 7, 1913 as most known examples are) in black. Superb and an extremely rare stamp. Signed Karaivanoff. Cert. Karaivanoff. (1949) Scott 97a = $ 2'700/Gi. 167a = £ 7'000/Mi = EUR 7'500.
Note: The error occurred as the bi-coloured stamp was printed first in one colour and then passed through the printer again for the second. The error passed un-noticed for between five to seven years, the first example being discovered only in 1918 by Nicola Kochanov in Sofia. All the known examples are in used condition with just one sheet sold in Plovdiv (Phlippopel). Probably no more than 20 examples exist.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 5,000 CHFLot# : 581 Bulgaria
1937 (Oct 3): The "Ministerium" Miniature Sheet, showing Boris III 2 leva red brown with black imprint at base '3 October 1937'. A fresh and very fine mint example of this rare sheet, slight horizontal bend at base where the sheet was not gummed below the black overprint, this does not affect the frontal appearance of a very rare sheet with full unmounted original gum - a mere 20 examples were printed thus.
Note: The sheet actually measures 78 x 110 mm., the measurement in Michel being erroneous, for reference see also Corinphila sale 133, June 2002, lot 1402.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 582 Bulgaria
1861/85: Group of three covers/cards with 1861 entire letter prepaid to Vienna struck with superb FRANCO and RUSTSCHUK Austrian P.O. datestamp struck in blue, Austria 5 soldi red stationery card cancelled in 1879 by three line dated RUSTSCHUK cds in black and 1882 15 st. lilac & purple tied to small cover by 'Roumelie Orientale / Du Trav.' datestamp in blue.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 583 Bulgaria
Lot# : 584 Bulgaria
1882 (Dec 26): Formula card franked by 1881/83 20 pa. black & rose, perf. 13½, tied by barred obliterator in blue with corresponding 'Carloba' datestamp at left, Constantinople transit (Jan 12) and arrival cds of Vienna in black (Jan 15).Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 585 Bulgaria
Lot# : 586 Bulgaria
1883 (April 28): Formula card franked by 1881/83 10 pa. black & green, perf. 13½, tied by barred obliterator in blue with corresponding 'Slivno/Sliven' datestamp below in same ink. Constantinople transit cds (May 18) in black below and faint French arrival cds. A fine and scarce usage.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 587 Bulgaria
Lot# : 588 Bulgaria
1883/84: Formula cards (4) all used with 1881/84 10 pa. black & green or 20 pa. black & rose (2, one to Dedéagh from Pazardjik) and fourth card with 1884 10 pa. green used with 'Poste Buurgas' datestamp in blue. Condition varies but a scarce group.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 589 Bulgaria
1900/1980: Dealer's stock with ten thousands of stamps used/unused, incl. souvenir-sheets, pre cancelled stamps and other material, mostly heavy duplication, in good condition and housed in thousands of glassines, the whole arranged in four large boxes owner's cat = appr. EUR 160'000.Starting bid : BidHammer price : 4,000 CHFLot# : 590 Bulgaria
1879/1980: Collection resp. lot with several hundred stamps used/unused, incl. better sets and values, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, imperf. stamps and duplicates, mainly in good condition and housed in three albums and on album pages.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 591 Bulgaria
1920/80: Small dealer's stock with several thousand stamps used/unused, incl. full sets, souvenir sheets, miniature shets etc., partly heavy duplication, in good condition and housed in six albums and stockbooks.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 592 Bulgaria
1879/1980: Collection with several hundred stamps used/unused, incl. better single values and full sets, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, fiscals as well as several postal stationery items used/unused, mainly in good condition and housed in four albums.Starting bid : 900 CHFHammer price : not sold
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