Petite Treasures – Mai 2026

1853, Accompanying letter for a shipload of lead and durum wheat from Burgas to Malta on the ship ‘Napoleone’, fine and attractive

1771, Old engraving depicting the second conquest of the Turkish city and fortress of Giurgiu during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774.

1791, Old engraving ‘The Peace of Swischtow’. The Treaty of Svishtov was a peace agreement signed on 4 August 1791 that ended the last of the Austrian-Turkish wars.

1828, Old engraving ‘Russian-Turkish War’. Russian naval attack on the city of Varna.

1843, Old steel engraving: “The Turkish letter writer and two women with a child”. Due to the high illiteracy rate, there were many writers who could write and read letters for anyone.

1846, old steel engraving from the German postal almanac ‘Turkish Letter Post’ and map postcard Bulgaria & Eastern Roumelia.

1866, 'Turkey' newspaper in Bulgarian language about uprisings in Crete and the establishment of new postal routes.

1865, Folded envelope from Aidos (Ajtos) via Burgas and Black Sea route to Constantinople, at arrival Turkey postage due 2 pia. brown affixed and tied by boxed GALATA 81, full conten, usual file fold, fine

1865, BURGAZ 283 (1867) all arabic black cancellation on piece bearing 2 pia. blue. additional piece with Filibe 81 cancellation, fine pair

1877, Folded envelope from Constantinople on May 10, after the start of the Russo-Turkish War, bearing three 1 pia. yellow 1875 issue on reverse, tied by boxed DERSAADET 3, alongside DERSAADET 5 (isf.no.25,RR), full content, addressed to Filibe, usual file fold, fine and scarce

1874, Folded envelope from Constantinople on May 1874, bearing postage due 20 pa. brown and 1 pia. brown, each rough perf., tied by 2 DERSAADET 1290 (isf.no.20, RRR*, unrecorded on cover), all arabic early censor mark ‘muayene olunmusdur’ alongside, full content, addressed to Filibe, usual file fold, fine and scarce.

1875/76, 20 pa. green 1875 issue and 1 pia. yellow 1876 issue in scarce mixed franking tied on folded envelope by DERSAADET 1 all arabic triangle mark, all arabic early censor mark ‘muayene olunmusdur’ (used on post to Provinces in Bulgaria) alongside, full content, addressed to Filibe, usual file fold, fine and scarce.