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BULGARIA 1916-1920 and miscellaneous

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1916 Non issued stamp, liberation of Macedonia, war scene with soldiers

  50 s violet

1918 King Ferdinand 30 years reign

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  1 s grey
  2 s brown
  3 s blue
  10 s red

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 s	c	c
2 s	c	c
3 s	c	c
10 s	*	*

1917 Liberation of Macedonia, various frames

  5 s green (arms with lion)
  15 s black (farmer with cow)
  25 s blue (soldier)
  30 s orange (village)
  50 s violet (landscape)
  3 L red (village)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged

  1 1/2 s on 3 L red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1918 30 years reign of Ferdinand, inscription '1915 1917'

  1 s green
  2 s brown
  3 s blue
  10 s red

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 s	c	c
2 s	c	c
3 s	c	c
10 s	*	*

1918 Various designs

  1 s grey (ploughing)
  1 s grey (village)
  5 s green
  2 L orange (village)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged
  1 s on 2 L orange

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1919 Sobranje Palace

  1 s black
  2 s grey

Surcharged (1920)

  1 s on 2 s grey
  10 s (red) on 1 s black (1924)

These stamps have perforation 13.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 s	vc	vc
2 s	vc	vc
1 s on 2 s	c	c
10 s on 1 s	c	c

1919 King Boris

  3 s brown
  5 s green
  10 s red
  15 s violet
  25 s blue
  30 s brown
  50 s brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged

  2 1/2 on 5 s green
  5 on 10 s red
  7 1/2 s on 15 s violet
  12 1/2 s on 25 s blue
  15 s on 30 s brown
  25 s on 50 s brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

In 1920 an issue dedicated to the poet Ywan Yasov was issued (6 values; 30 s red, 50 s grey, 1 L brown, 2 L brown, 3 L black and 5 L blue).

Later issues, example

(This stamp was issued in 1921, though the inscription read '1915-1916')

Postage due stamps

1884 Number, imperforated or perforated

  5 s orange
  10 s violet (only perforated)
  25 s red
  30 s green (only perforated)
  50 s blue

Surcharged

  '30' on 50 s blue (perforated)
  '30' on 50 s blue (imperforated)

For the specialist: In 1884 the values 5 s, 25 s and 50 s were issued with a very peculiar perforation (so-called serpentine perforation):

(Serpentine perforation)

The same 3 values were issued imperforate in 1886. From 1887 to 1896 normally perforated stamps were issued of all values.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Serpentine perforation (1884)
5 s	RR	R
25 s	R	R
50 s	R	R
Imperforate (1886)
5 s	***	***
25 s	***	***
50 s	***	***
30 on 50 s	***	***
Wide perforation (about 11, 1887)
5 s	***	*	Two types
25 s	***	*
50 s	***	***
30 on 50 s	***	***
Narrow perforation (13, 1896)
5 s	***	*
10 s	***	*
30 s	***	*

1902 Arms

  5 s red
  10 s green
  20 s blue
  30 s lilac
  50 s orange

These stamps have perforation 11 1/2.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 s	c	c
10 s	*	c	Error: 10 s blue: RRR
20 s	*	*
30 s	*	*
50 s	R	R

1915 Number

  5 s green
  10 s violet
  20 s red
  20 s orange
  30 s orange
  50 s blue
  1 L green
  2 L red
  3 L yellow

These stamps have perforation 11 1/2. Specialists distinguish stamps issued on yellowish and white paper.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 s	c	c
10 s	c	c
20 s red	*	*
20 s orange	*	*
30 s	c	c
50 s	*	c
1 L	*	c
2 L	*	c
3 L	*	*

Express stamps

Example:

These stamps were issued in 1924. The following values exist: 1 L (black on green, brown, orange, red or violet on red), 2 L (green or violet) and 5 L (blue or red).

Fiscal stamps

(Left: fiscal stamp with value in Cents, right: fiscal stamp with value in Stotinki)

Note the resemblance with the fiscal stamps of Russia.

The first Bulgarian fiscal stamps in the above designs were issued in 1879, the value was in 'CAHT' (cents) or 'FPAH' (Franc); the following values were issued: 20 c blue, 25 c brown, 30 c orange, 40 c red, 50 c green, 80 c violet, 1 F yellow and black, 3 F green and black, 5 F blue and black, 10 F lilac and black, 20 F grey and black, 50 F orange and black and 100 F blue.

In 1883 the currency was changed to 'CTOTNHKN' (as for the postage stamps). Many values were issued.

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