Spring Auction Series 2016

1889 Small Lion issue: 1896 Parcel form sent from Razgrad to Sevlievo bearing 50 st. green and 1 Leva red tied by bilingual Razgrad handstamp (Michel 36 37)

1909 Issue: 1909 5 st. black overprint on 30 st. brown on cover used from Silistre to Sofia showing "1909 overprint" error, reverse with arrival postmarks (Michel 73)

1911 Pictorial issue: 1916 postal stationery money order of 5st. used from Xanthy (Bulgarian occupation of Greek Isketche city) to Sofia for 308 Leva 64 st. uprated by 25 st. and 10 st and unrecorded imperf. 50 st. ochre & black all tied by bilingual Xanthy postmarks, cert. Karaivanoff, unrecorded by any catalogue, so far the only recorded example (Michel 84 100 86)

1930 10 lv. unissued brown on greenish paper imperf. on middle of the small sheet

1882 Issue mounted on 4 large leaves with 15 postal usages on covers & newspapers, nh mint blocks of 4 of all values except 25st., all values represented by single frankings on cover, exceptional group (Est. € 700/1'000)

1889-1901 Lion issue collection on 7 large leaves with values to 3l in nh mint blocks of 4 additional single values with perforation varieties, also 33 covers/newspapers incl. several registered, fine (Est. € 300/500)

1901-05 Issue mounted on leaves and loose, fine group of 41 covers, newspapers and forms, covering all values, with multiple frankings, diverse usages complete set on cover, also 1903 surcharges in blocks of 4 nh mint, interesting lot (Est. € 300/500)

1909-10 Surcharge issues on 7 large leaves with fine ranges of usages on 32 covers incl. FDC, newspapers, multiple frankings and registered, 13 different values in nh mint blocks of 4, an outstanding assembly (Est. € 300/500)

1932 Airmail issue on 7 covers incl. 2 franked with complete sets to France & Germany, and 5 covers with single frankings of all values, fine (Est. € 300/400)

1881 issue 10 para perf.11 1/2 vertical tête-bêche pair (Michel 7B, İsfila YPO178)

1881 issue 1 piastre perf.13 1/2 vertical tête-bêche pair (Michel 9A, İsfila YPO180)

1881 issue 5 piastres perf.13 1/2 vertical tête-bêche pair (Michel 10A, İsfila YPO181)