Spring Auction Series 2016

Haskovo - Hasköy: 1881 Cover sent from Haskovo to Shumen via Gabrovo bearing on reverse two 20 para tied by circular barred hammer struck alongside bilingual "HASKEUY" and "Gabrovo" handstamps

Nova Zagora - Yeni Zagra Stara Zagora - Eski Zagra: 1881 Cover sent to Eski Zagra bearing on reverse Duloz 1876 1 piastre tied by "Andrinople-Turquie" blue handstamp and bilingual "Nova-Zagora" and "Stara Zagora" postmarks, obverse with very rare Cyrillic "ИСТОЧ РУМЕЛЙС,ПОША /ОТЪ ВЛАКАТЪ" (EASTERN ROUMELIAN POST FROM TRAIN) greenish railway postmark (Tchilinghirian fig.83/0), signed Nakri

Osman Bazaar - Omurtag: 1884 cover from Omurtag to Balchik bearing on reverse 20 para pair tied by circular barred hammer struck alongside bilingual "Osman Bazaar" and "Baltcik" handstamps

Plovdiv-Filibe: 1881 Entire sent from Ayvalık to Plovdiv bearing on reverse Duloz 1871 2 piastres and 1877 20 para tied by triple-octagonal Arabic "Ayvalık" handstamp (Coles & Walker fig.60) alongside bilingual "FILIPPOPOL / PLOVDIV" cds

Plovdiv-Filibe: 1887 Cover sent from Plovdiv to Constantinople without any stamp, only struck by "T" marking as the Bulgarian post was not recognised by the Ottoman post with additional large size "T" marking applied on arrival, reverse with postage fee collected without any penalty by 1 piastre blue blue Ampir issue tied by bilingual 'Constantinople' postmark

Ruse-Rustchuk: 1880 Cover (opened for display) bearing on reverse mixed franking of Duloz 1/2 Pre. pair and Ampir 10 para issues tied by double-octagonal Arabic "Aksaray" handstamp and other stamp tied by "Constantinople-Turquie" handstamps (Coles & Walker fig.2), sent to Eastern Roumelia Lofça via Ruse showing extremely rare and fine Russian "РЧЩУКЪ -RUSHCHUK" postmark dated "9. 2?.80" (Tchilinghirian fig.74), signed Nakri