1882: Third Lion issue 3 st. orange & yellow, a fine used example with variety: 'Background Inverted', neatly cancelled by large part 'Sofia' datestamp in black. Some blunted perforations at right but rare. Opinion Penev (2022) Mi = EUR 3'500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1204
Symbol:Cat No:58

1901: 50 st. deep blue & brown, a single example used on 1904 registered cover to GPO in Berlin handstamped "PCP" (Pour Certificate Postale), tied by bilingual "Sophia" cds (July 17). Three German Post Office serrated wafer seals in blue at top and reverse with Berlin (Aug 1) arrival cds. Central file fold well away from the adhesive, a scarce and early usage. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1205
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1927/35: Selection 150 unused stamps from the better sets issued between the wars, incl. 1927 Airmail ovpts (2 sets), 1931 Balkaniade, the set up tp 50 l. (3 and in block of four), also the 50 l. red, 1932 Airmail Rila (5 sets, one of them on piece), 1934 Shipka pass in blocks of four, 1935 Football Tournament (2 sewts), and 1935 Gymnastic Tournament (2 sets). One cert. Mi = € 6'350 following the consignor.

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1206
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1879/1971: Fine collection in a large Schaubeck album and a folder containing postal history, with many good issues, beginning with the 1879 issue complete and the subsequent issues also very well represented. The covers include flown items including a letter to Vienna bearing two copies of the 10 l (Mi 209). Better stamp issues include the 1931 Balkan Games in fine unused with full og. There are further a number of charming original photographic postcards depicting people and rural scenes. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1207
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1885/1918: Collection of postmarks on fifty eight entires, including both postal stationery and letters. Postmarks included on enire are KIZUL-AGAICHE date 1886, TIRNOVO-SEIMEN railway cachet, KAZANIK, PACHMAKLI, BELOSLATINA, TOUTROUK, TREVNA, TROJAN, SARANITZ, JAMBOL, LUKOVIT and KJUPRIA 1918, unrecorded by Hitzler. A further letter from SOFIA to BRUNSWICK bears five copies 5 st green and light green (Mi 15) on the reverse. In addition there are a number of pieces with ship cancellations and other unusual markings. A very fine lot. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1208
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1886/1962: Collection of over fifty, mainly early items of postal history, beginning with a 1 st. grey and grey purple, 1886 issue on complete magazine, similarly a further magazine franked 1889 issue, a humourous postcard showing a valiant postman on a bicycle shooting bandits, dubbed "La Poste in Bulgarie". There are some items with better postmarks as well as some later items. Varied lot. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image)