366. Auktion März 2018

SLIVEN : 1860 Folded envelope from Islimiye in Bulgaria to Constantinopoli tied by all Arabic “postage unpaid” in blue addressed to Deraliye, file folds, fine

SOFYA: 1857, (9 September). Telegraph from Istanbul struck on arrival by ADM.ON TELEG.QUE IMP.LE SOFIA (A&P type 2, RRR) bi-lingual negative seal. Received two days after the opening of the telegraph office. The earliest recorded document of this cancel.

STARA ZAGORA: 1861, pre-stamp entire to Istanbul struck by AN CANIB-I POSTAHANE-I ZAGRA-I ATIK 272 (A&P type 1, RR) negative seal. Certificate TFF

TARGOVISHTE: 1864 (21 September). Entire to Pyce franked with 1pi of third printing Tughra stamp and tied by CUMA-I ATIK (A&P type 2, unrecorded on document) dotted handstamp. One of four recorded

1881/86, 1-30st., eight stamps with cyrillic overprint "Obrasez", unused, some with minor faults, scarce ex Waelbroeck

1980, European Nature Protection souvenir sheet with variety "blue-green colour missing" by 43 st. stamp, umounted mint, fine

DDSG: 1866, 17 kr. red and 10 kr. lilac (crease) each tied by blue date stamp to 2 entire letters from Sistov to Galaz with arrival marks

1867/78, 10 kr. green, tied by blue "RUSTZUK 10/IX" to lettersheet to Galaz with frontside arrival mark of 16.9.1873, taxed on arrival with "10" kr., fine

1885, 20 pa. card with blue overprint, used as registered card from "PESHTERA 21.IX.85" to Sofia with arrival mark, slight crease at right, otherwise fine, rare

1913/18, Occupation of Macedonia & Thrace: Six Postal Money order forms (5St), all uprated with various stamps, sent from "SOLOUN 25.I.913", "SERES 22.IV.913", "SOFLOU 28.XII.916", "KOULELI BOURGAS 20.IV.916", "GUMURDJINA 2.II.915" and "DRAMA 27.IX.918" cds, very hard to collect this rare material & very clean

Drama 1917 (WW1): Registered Bank corner cover franked with pair of 25st, tied with "DRAMA 16.II.917" cds, censored in Sofia, sent to "Goerlitz" cds. Addressed to a Greek military of the 4th Army Corps (transferred and detained at Goerlitz in 1916), rare & very fine

Kavala 1912 (Balkan Wars): Corner cover franked with 10st, tied with Ottoman "KAVALA 1 8.11.12" cds (early date), sent to "Thessaloniki" cds. Usage of this cds by the Bulgarians not reported in Nicolas & Galinos, rare & very fine, roughly opened

Komotini 1912 (Balkan Wars): Picture postcard sent free of charge, stamped with the old octagonal Ottoman datestamp "GUMULDJINA 1 29.11.12" (early date), sent to Bremen via "Sofia", with "T" and "Porto" postage due markings, scarce to abroad & very fine

Port Lagos 1915: 5st Postal Money order form, uprated with 15St tied with "PORTO-LAGOS 3.II.915" cds, rare & very clean