355 / Oktober 2013

1879, 5 c.-1 fr. cpl., all very fresh, 25 c. corner added, otherwise very fine, all unmounted mint, very rare in this condition

5 c. black/orange (3), 10 c. black/green and  25 c. black/lilac, tied by cds. "SOFIA 21 XI 80" to piece, fine and attractive

10 c. black/green with plate flaw "broken frame at lower left", unmounted mint, very fine

25 c. black/lilac with Russian cancel "SOFIA" (1880) on cover to Vienna with arrival mark, little stained

25 c. black/lilac with Bulgarian cancel "ROUSTCHOUK 20.II.80" on cover to Samokov with transit mark of Sofia and arrival mark, cover cleaned

25 c. black/lilac with Bulgarian cancel "SOFIA 10.VI.80" on cover to Varna, cover cleaned

25 c. black/lilac, tied by scarce city post cancel "SOFIA 18.I.81" to cover with adjacent Bulgarian "SOFIA 18.1.81" to Philipopel / Eastern Rumelia with arrival mark, vertical crease in the cover, not affecting the stamp

25 c. black/lilac tied by scarce Russian cds. "NIKOPOCI" to cover to Eastern Rumelia with arrival mark, cover little unfresh

25 c. black/lilac with Russian cancel "TIRNOVO 9 AUG 1879" on cover to Sofia with arrival mark, cover opened on 2 sides, fine and scarce

1 fr. black/red with bilingual  "PLOUDIU / PHILIPOPLE 4.I.88" on registered letter to Sofia with arrival mark, rare franking

1881, 3-30 st. , unused, partly unmounted mint, 15 st. reperforated at one side

5 st. black/yellow with star cancel and 1882, 10 st. rose/orangered with Bulgarian cancel "PLEVNA 18.VI.83" on cover to Sistou with arrival mark, 10 st. one perf short

15 st. red/green with star cancel and adjacent bilingual cancel "CHUMLA 29.XII.81" on mourning cover to Tirnovo with arrival mark, slightly reduced at right by opening

15 st. red/green with star cancel on cover with adjacent bilingual cancel "PRAVADY 27.X.82" to Varna with arrival mark, cover slightly shortened at left by opening

25 st. with bilingual cancel in blue "SAMOKOV 30.X.81" on cover to Budapest with transit and arrival marks, vertical filing crease through the stamp

1882, 1, 3, 10, 25 and 30 (2) st. with handstamp "Obvasetz" (Specimen), unused, scarce

5 st. error of colour rose on white-orange, tied by "SOFIA 10.III.87" to piece, very fine and rare, sign. Calves and Thier (Mi. 3.600,-)

1895, 01 on 2 st., vertical pair, the lower stamp without overprint, also vertical strip of 3, central stamp with part overprint and bottom stamp without overprint, unused o.g., the perforation of the strip strengthened by hinges

01 on 2 st. of issue 1882, vertical pair, the lower stamp without overprint, unused, the lower stamp unmounted mint, a rare combination

POSTAGE DUE: 1884, 5-50 st. and 50 st. in vertical pair, all with wide perforation, unused o.g., the pair unmounted mint

5-50 st. imperforated, all with large margins, unused o.g., 25 st. with ink notations on reverse

1886, 25 st. lilac-red, smooth paper, unused, tiny thin spot otherwise fine

1901, 15 st. with overprint "T" in circle, horizontal pair (1 perf short) on cover to Rustschuk, stamps affixed over the dispatch mark, one stamp with corner crease, otherwise fine

30 st. with overprint "T" in circle (few short perfs) tied by cds. "RUSSE 25.XII.(1)901" on cover with adjacent railway cancel "TIRNOVO-ROUSTSCHUK 24.XII.(1)901", slightly reduced in size by opening

 1879/1980, postfrische, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Sammlung mit u.a. Mi.-Nr. 1-5, 242-48, 249-51, 252-58, 274-79, 280-85 etc., dazu Porto, Fiscalmarken, Thrazien und einige Belege

1879/1980, Posten mit Teilsammlungen und Doubletten, dabei viel postfrisches Material inkl. Blockausgaben, fast alles auf Vordruckblättern (in 2 Schubern) bzw. in 2 Vordruckalben

1879, gestempelte Zusammenstellung, dabei Paare, Mischfrankatur mit späteren Ausgaben auf Briefstück etc.

1881/1935, postfrische, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Sammlung mit u.a. Mi.-Nr. 242-48, 249-51, 252-58, 274-79, 280-85 etc., weiter 4er-Blocks, Specimen, ungezähnte Marken, Aufdruckabarten etc.

1882/2005 (ca.), postfrischer und gestempelter Posten mit Lagerbüchern und Teilsammlungen

1882/98, 11 Briefe, Karten und 1 frankierte Zeitungsvorderseite mit Streifband, dabei Reco, Auslandspost etc.