1884 (October 20), 10pa green and light green, tied to large newspaper piece by blue circular grid cancel, faint “Poste Kasanlik” despatch c.d.s. alongside, a scarce franking, paying the inland newspaper rate for the 15g to 30g weight class, fine.

1885 (September 2), 10pa green on light green, perforated 11.5, tied to cover from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv, with green c.d.s. despatch and blue c.d.s. receiver (Sep 5) both struck on front, fine and attractive.

1885 (March 24), 10pa green & light green, perforated 11.5, tied to postal stationery card to Kazanlak by circular grid cancel, neatly-struck Tchirpan c.d.s. below, a lovely example of the 10pa inland postcard rate, sent from a small town on the Tekirska River.

1885 (May 30), 10pa green & light green, perforated 11.5, two singles affixed to postal stationery card, tied by green grid cancels, matching Tatar Pazardjik despatch c.d.s., addressed to Vienna and endorsed “voie de Bulgarie”, with partial Sofia transit and Mariahilf-Wien arrival c.d.s. (Jun 15), redirected from there to  Vordernberg, with arrival c.d.s. (Jun 16) on front, a fine and attractive example of the 20pa foreign postcard rate...

1884, 10 pa. green on dull green, unused overprinted with italic 'Obrasetz' in blue (Specimen). Tiny crease otherwise fine

1885 (December 15), cover to a member of the Eastern Corps in Sarambei, franked with 20pa rose on pale rose, tied to official cover by circular grid cancel on black, postmarked with neatly-struck Plovdiv c.d.s., alongside blue intaglio handstamped Lion cachet of the Plovdiv Military Command, some staining, but a unique franking, the only example recorded of the unissued 20pa.
Note: While Bulgarian stamps had already been issued by...

1885 (September 18), 5pa black on olive, perforated 13.5, overprint Type I, tied to local postal card by Poste Slivno c.d.s. in blue, a most unusual and scarce usage of the 1881 5pa value overprinted, fine; with 2022 Hitzler certificate noting the franking as “extremely rare.”
Note: the 1880/1 5pa was no longer available at the Post Office at the time the 1885 Provisional Lion overprints were prepared. However, individuals and...

1885 (September 9), 5pa lilac on pale lilac, overprinted Type I in blue, cancelled on the first day of issue by clear Plovdiv c.d.s., without backstamps, the address post-contemporary, small hole at upper right corner of card, yet a rare strike.

1885 (September 24), 5pa lilac, perforated 11.5, overprinted Type I in blue, tied to postal card by neatly-struck Plovdiv c.d.s., paying the correct local postcard rate, with message on reverse inviting recipient to a meeting of the Revolutionary Committee, fine.

1885 (September 24), 5pa lilac, perforated 11.5, overprint Type I in blue, tied to local postal card by Plovdiv c.d.s., the message on reverse inviting the recipient to a meeting of the Revolutionary Committee, a fine local usage, handstamped Friedl.

1885, 5pa lilac (2) and 10pa green (2), perforated 11.5, overprint Type I in blue, with one of each denomination showing regular and aniline ink varieties, the odd trivial perf flaw, else a fine and useful reference.