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1885, 5 pa. lilac on dull lilac perf 13½, mint never hinged block of 25, some usual gum crease and bottom corner crease, otherwise very fine and fresh, signed Hassel Basel

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1885, South Bulgaria issue 5 pa. lilac on dull lilac, perforated 13.5, overprinted Mi. Type II, affixed to postal card, cancelled by circular bar grid in green blue with POSTE BURGAS datestamp 27/9/85 alongside, tiny toned, otherwise fine

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1885 (September 22), 5pa lilac on pale lilac, perforated 13.5, overprint Type IV, horizontal pair, tied to postal card to Plovdiv by blue Poste Slivno c.d.s., with next-day c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a fine example paying the 10pa inland postcard rate, handstamped "Rossl”

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1885 (September 14), 10pa green on light green, perforated 11.5, overprinted Type IV in black, tied to postal card by green Tirnova Seimen c.d.s., to Plovdiv, without backstamps, small marks on upper back corners from prior mounting, a fine early usage from a provincial town, which received its supplies of the overprinted stamps several days after they were made available in Plovdiv.

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1885, 10 pa. green on dull green, horizontal pair showing inverted overprint, unused, signed Köhler

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1885, 10 pa. green on dull green, inverted overprint, unused, signed Kosack and Thier

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1885, 20pa black on rose, perforated 13.5, overprinted Type IV, tied to small piece of postal card overprint, adhesive with perf flaws at lower right, an unusual example illustrating the occasional consequence of stamps behind handstamped with the Lion Provisional after having been affixed to card.

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1885, 20pa black on rose, perforated 13.5, overprinted Type IV, affixed to unused postal stationery card, an uncommon usage of overprinted 1880/1 issues, fine.

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1885, Type II overprints, set of four stamps, 5 pa. lilac on dull lilac perf 13½, 10 pa. green on dull green, 20 pa. black on rose, 20 pa. rose on dull rose and 1 pia. black on blue (this heavy hinged), all unused and otherwise fine, signed Kosack, Thier, Köhler

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1885 (September 27), 20pa rose, perforated 11.5, overprint Type I, tied to registered postal card to Sofia by blue Poste Slivno c.d.s., faint blue "Recommandee” straight-line, a fine and rare usage, Bulgaria then being subject to the 10pa inland postcard rate following the revolution of September 6.

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1885, 20 pa. rose on dull rose, red overprint OZ (Specimen). Unused, vertical crease, otherwise fine, signed Hertsch

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1885, 5 piaster red and light blue, boxed type II overprint showing oval "o", unused with part gum, two corners tiny short perfs, otherwise fine and fresh, one of the major rarities of this area. Signed four times and Cert. Zumstein (1954)

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1885, 5 piaster red and light blue, boxed type II overprint showing oval "o", unused regummed, otherwise fine, a rare stamp. Signed Kosack

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1872/1893 (ca), Montenegro, Serbia and Greece, group of three postal stationeries and one entire, including a scarce Montenegro 5 soldi parcel form used with cds "NIKSHIK” to Belgrade, mostly fine

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1840/1965 (ca.), large unused and used collection with duplicates, including Officials and Postage Dues, strength before the 1940s, many countries generously filled up with better values and sets throughout, noted fine parts of Lichtenstein with Mi.-Nr. 94-104, 108-113, 114-115, 119-121 unused, Vatican with some 1934 Pope Pius XI overprints, Albania, Belgium, Denmark from 1851, Island, attractive Italy, etc., together with a few covers. Some occasional fault as to be expected, overall in fine condition, a most alluring assembly neatly housed in old pre-printed Schaubek album