341 / September 2010

ditto, same souvenir sheet in blue/red on similar cover

1876, 20 pa. green (32) and 1 Ghr. yellow (8), tied by negative seal cancels to front and reverse of opened out cover; some transportation faults, but a remarkable franking

1921, 10 pa. green with overprint, block of 4 and single stamp (deep green), unhinged mint, toning spots

Müze Pulu 1 pia. with overprint, block of 6, upper two stamps with large date "1337", unhinged mint, upper two stamps with minor perforation faults and toning spots, very rare combination

Osmanli donama cemiyeti 40 pa. red-brown with overprint, block of 20 from upper right corner sheet, unhinged mint, few stamps with minor toning spots, very rare

1935, Women convention 20 pa.-100 k. cpl., unused, gum disturbed (Mi. 1.300,--)

1957, Osman Hamdi Bey 20 k. with varity "black colour missing", sheet with 25 stamps, 14 items unhinged mint, 11 unused or without gum, lower sheet margins with faults

POST IN BULGARIA: "RUSTSCHUK", blue negative seal on folded cover, 1849

1918, Peoples Republic 20 sch. brown two strips of five tied by cds. "MURAFA 18 11 19" to parcel card, some minor imperfections, scarce multiple franking

40 sch. green, vertical pair and single, 50 sch. red, vertical pair and strip of four, and coat of arms 15 k., three pairs tied by cds. to parcel card, some pinholes, wrinkles and folds as usual, fine appearance

50 sch. red, large block of 28 and strip of two and four, tied by cds. to parcel card,  some wrinkles and folds, some stamps cut into the design and two stamps torn, a scarce multiple franking

50 sch. red, vertical strip of four and large block of 20, tied by cds. to parcel card, some wrinkles and folds and four scissors cuts across part of the franking, a scarce multiple franking

50 sch. red, a strip and a block of three and two singles and coat of arms 15 k., vertical pair, and 70 k., strip of two and three and single tied by cds. "SJEMKI 15 2 19" to large part of parcel card, folded through 3 stamps, otherwise usual small imperfections

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1918, 35 on 3 k. on 5 k. lilac with additional franking 4 k. red perforated and 1 and 35 k. imperforated tied by cds. "KIEV 1.2.19" to registered cover, with appendant postal receipt, fine, signed Ukr.-Phil. Verband

35 k. on 7 k. with additional franking 20 k. on 14 k. blue/rose tied by cds. "KIEV 31 12 18" to registered cover, with appendant postal receipt, fine, signed Ukr.-Phil. Verband

6 sch. on 6 h., unhinged mint, one short perf otherwise fine, a scarce stamp only 112 stamps issued, signed Bulat BPP and certificate APS

1824, 'POST PAID SHIP LR. LONDON/30 SP 1824', clear strike in red on entire letter to Calcutta with 'MADRAS SHIP LETTER' on reverse; unusual pre-paid letter

Plate 1a: BB, good to wide margins, clear central red MC, very fine

BK, good to mostly wide margins, clear red MC, tiny thin spot on reverse, still fine

CD, close to mostly good margins, clear red MC, fine

CK, good to wide margins, red MC, very fine

DI, good margins, red MC, fine

EF, good margins, red MC, tiny scissor cut at lower right into "F" square, still fine

FE, good to mostly wide margins, light red MC, very fine

GA, good margins with small sheet margin at left, clear bright red MC, very fine

GD, grey black, large margins all around, red MC, very fine

HE, good to wide margins, clear red MC, fine

HL, good to mostly wide margins, clear red MC, very fine

MG, even large margins with ideal central red MC, extremely fine, signed Pröschold BPP

RA, grey-black, wide margins with up to 3 mm sheet margin at left, tied by clear red MC to small piece with adjacent date stamp "SLEAFORD JU 15 1840"; very fine, signed AD and Pröschold BPP, certificate Louis BPP

TC, grey-black, good to very large margins with small sheet margin at bottom, clear red MC, extremely fine, certificate H. Richter

Plate 1b: CK, clear margin at bottom right, otherwise wide margins, red MC, very fine

CL, with non-coincident re-entry, good to wide even margins, clear central red MC, very fine, certficate Louis BPP

DB, wide margins all around, clear red MC, extremely fine

FK, large even margins with superb central strike of black MC, extremely fine, signed Pröschold BPP

JI, good to mostly wide margins, light red MC, fine