383. Auktion

RUSCUK: „RUSCUK“, dotted handstamp, clear strike tying Tughra 2nd printing, 5 pia. with wide margins, showing white sheet margin left, to entire letter from Deraliye to Ruscuk. A very fine and rare letter. Opinion Todd AIEP

„An canib-i Postahane-I Samakov 1274“ large arabic negative seal, superb strike cover to Sevlievo, rated 2 piasters in manuscript. Fine and scarce. Opinion Todd AIEP. (Isfila RR)

„SAMAKOV: letter sheet (part on reverse missing) from the well-known correspondence to  the Zahari of the Bulgarian church at Constantinople, franked with Tughra 2nd setting 20 pa. in tête-bêche pair with large margins and 2 copies 1 pia., all tied by blue ‚battal‘. The pair lightly affected by a cover crease. A fine and extremely rare entire; just 2 further tête-bêches on cover from Bulgarian soil have been recorded. Certificates Isfila and Nakri.

SAMAKOV: letter sheet from the well-known correspondence to  the Zahari of the Bulgarian church at Constantinople, franked with Tughra 1st setting 2 pia. And 2nd setting 20 pa. in pair with enormous margins including wide sheet margin at left, tied by ‚battal‘. A fine and rare usage from Bulgarian soil. Certificates Isfila and Nakri.

„SAMAKOV 81“, all arabic double circle, tying Duloz 1875, 10 pa. lilac-rose, 2 pairs, and postage due 2 pia. yellowish brown to reverse of entire cover to Saraybosna, bosnia; fine and rare. Certificate Isfila. Ex Hitzler (Isfila RR)

SOFYA: 1748, entire letter, written in French, from Sofia to Marseille, showing slight traces of desinfection. Tiny part of inner text sheet missing (most likely removed by opening), otherwise very fine. The earliest recorded letter from Bulgaria in private hands. Opinion Todd AIEP

„AN CANIB-I POSTA-I SUMNU 260“, clear arabic negative seal on registered letter sheet to Constantinople with adjacent small negative registration handstamp. Fine and scarce. Opinion Todd AIEP

„SUMNU“, dotted handstamp in blue, good strike on Tughra 2nd printing 1 pia. on entire letter to Ruscuk. The cover with vertical paper repair on face panel and the stamp with light horizontal bend. A rare letter. Ex Passer. Opinion Todd AIEP
 

"T.PAZARDJIK 17 1 87", cds. on front and reverse of unpaid cover to Constantinople, charged upon arrival, franked with 1884, 1 pia., tied by blue cds.. little roughly opened, otherwise very fine. Certificate Nakri (2017) and Todd (2013)    

„TUTRAKAN“, all arabic double circle in greenish blue, almost complete and clear strike, centrally struck on Duloz 1875, 20 pa. green. Very fine and extremely rare; just few strikes on singles stamps but no covers have been recorded from this small village at the Danube. Ex Hitzler
Reference: illustration copy of the Isfila handbook
 

„VARNA“, dotted handstamp in blue, nice clear strike with full name on 1865, Duloz 5 pia. carmine. Very attractive and fine example of this rare handstamp, of which only three singles stamps but no entires been reported. Ex Hitzler
 

„ZAGRA 81“ all arabic double circle, four good strikes on 1865, 20 pa. orange and 1 pia. Lilac-grey on entire double rate letter to Constantinople. A fine and scarce franking with quite rare cancellation. Opinion Todd AIEP

1879, 50 c. black/blue, fresh colours and nicely perforated, neatly tied by bilingual cds. "SOFIA 20 VII 81" to registered mourning cover to Wien, adjacent registration boxed postmark and reverse arrival cds., small opening tear on the back flap, of no importance. A very fine, very scarce and delightful cover.

1931, Balcan Games 1 l. - 50 l. in blocks of 4, unmounted mint

1934, Schipka monument 1-14 l. as ministers souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, fine, rare, only 100 pieces issued

Incoming mail: 1887, cover from the U.S. to Sistov, with blue transit mark of Roustschuk and arrival mark

1945, storm division souvenir sheet, used with cds. "ZAGREB 60 9.1.45", slightly wavy paper on top margins, otherwise fine, signed Gilbert and Dr. Rommerskirchen BPP

1945, storm division souvenir sheet, unmounted mint with diagonal bend at top, otherwise fine, signed Dr. RommerskirchenPP. Dr. Rommerskirchen BPP

1934, National Anthem, 1 k. claret and 2 k. blue miniature sheets, fresh colours, no gum as issued, complete with original folders, slightly creased in the margins, otherwise very fine, 2 k. signed Alfons Stach

1934, National Anthem, 1 k. claret and 2 k. blue miniature sheets, fresh colours, no gum as issued, sligtly crease in the margins, otherwise fine

1854/57, 8 sk. green, with 1864/70, 16 sk. olive, horizontal strip of 3 and three single stamps, and two copies 3 sk. lilac, tied by numeral "1" and partly by faint Kopenhagen cds., to lettersheet (side flaps missing) to St. Croix, Danish West Indies. A horizontal filing crease broken and thus one 3 sk. damaged, 2 further stamps small (filing) hole and some usual transportation marks. An outstanding franking.

1870, Coat of Arms 2 sk. grey/ultramarine, 3 sk. grey/lilac (2) and 4 sk. grey/red (2), tied by concentric circles "1" with adjacent cds. "KOBENHAVN 8 2 3-4" to registered folded entire to Harburg, transit three-line mark on reverse, one 4 sk. defective corner, light transportation traces, still fine and scarce three-colour franking (Facit-Nr. 20-22)

1921, 5 ö. brown and 10 ö. green in blocs of three with se-tenant "CHEVROLET", GMC", "OAKLAND" and "BUICK" advertising labels, tied by cds. "NAKSKOV -2.3 29" with 1 ö. , 7 ö. and 12 ö. to registered cover to Frankfurt am Main, reverse arrival cds. and "FEMERN RUTEN" colourfull vignette, some toned perfs, fine

1913, 4 øre stationery bisect with Christian 5 ø., tied by star cancel "SANDEVAAG" with adjacend "THORSHAVN 23.1.19" to envelope to Thorshavn, very fine, certificate Moeller AIEP

1915, 1 ö. and 20 ö., Thiele printing, fresh colours, neatly tied by oval crowned "GRØNLANDS STYRELSE" (Facit IVa) to receipt card (type 4h, 1933/35) for a parcel sent to Jakobshavn, very fine, signed Møller BPP