384. Auction

"LARNACCA DI CIPRO 9/9" clear strike in typical brownish ink on folded letter (written in greek) to Triest with arrival mark, fine entire from the Ralli correspondence

1930, King Albert I, 14 proofs in different colors, 5c. in black, blue, brown, red and green, each with solid and lined background, and 50c. larger format and value tablet at lower right in black, blu...

1873, advertizing envelope 10 c. green, used with additional franking to Italy, vf

"SOFIA PALACE 5.XII.902", blue cds. clear on 1901 Ferdinand 1 l. and 50 c. on large-size registered envelope to Coburg, Germany, with arrival mark. On reverse nice wax seal of the secret cabinet of th...

Post Office Negative Seals: group of four double Post Horn handstamps, with Popovo in blue,  green, and red, Yambol in green (recorded only in 1880), and two crossed-arrow “Eastern Rumelia Telegr...

1880 (October 6), stampless cover, struck with black FRANCO in Latin characters, postmarked with Burgas c.d.s. in black, received at Varna on October 8, undeliverable and noted “Retour” in blue crayto...

1881, 1pre on 20pa green, through 5pia, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, used set of four, with 1881 10pa overprinted “R.O.” and “ROUMÉLIE ORIENTALE” in blue, usual small perforation flaws, the 2pi with cr...

1881, 1/2pre on 20pa green, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, block of four, cancelled with two strikes of circular grid cancel in blue, fresh colour, partially trimmed along top perfs, else a scarce and vi...

1881, 1/2pre on 20pa green horizontal pair, overprint “R.O.” inverted, centrally-struck with circular grid cancel in blue, nicely-centered and fresh colour, light central wrinkles not detracting from ...

1881, 1/2pre on 20pa green, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, vertical pair, cancelled with multiple strikes of circular grid cancel in blue, some small perf flaws as commonly found, else a fine and scarce ...

1881 (July), 1/2pre on 20pa green, overprinted “RO”, tied to piece by circular green grid cancel and blue Pleven c.d.s. (3 July), with partial Stara-Zagora despatch and Gabrovo transit marks, an uncom...

1881 (July 4), 1pre on 20pa green, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, tied to cover to Koprivtschitza by blue railway c.d.s., reverse with blue Tartar Pazardschik (Jul 6) and Karlovo (Jul 8) transit backstam...

1881 (January / February), two 1/2pre on 20pa green, horizontal pair and single, tied to piece by Plovdiv c.d.s.  in red (Jan. 16), and and 2pi single, tied to piece by Plovdiv c.d.s. in blue (Fe...

1881, 20pa violet & green, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, cancelled with circular grid cancel in blue, well-centered and without the usual perforation flaws seen on multiples of this issue, fine and ...

1881, 20pa “R O” overprint, three used singles, one each cancelled with blue grid, blue c.d.s., and red c.d.s., the odd perf flaw as often seen, else a fine trio illustrated the cancellation types in ...

1881 (May 25), 2pi overprinted “R.O.” in blue, diagonally bisected and tied to cover by blue circular grid cancel, neatly-struck Plovdov c.d.s. alongside, the bisect paying the 10pi foreign letter rat...

1881, 10pa black & lilac, overprinted “R.O.” and “Roumélie Orientale” , block of four, cancelled with several strikes of blue circular grid, some perforation flaws, small thin at top, yet a rare m...

1881 (November 27), 10pa black & lilac, overprinted “R.O.” and “Roumélie Orientale” in blue, tied by crisp circular grid cancel in blue to bilingual newspaper “Maritza”, Vol. 4, No. 340, published...

1881, 10pa black & lilac, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, overprint “Roumélie / Orientale” omitted, lightly corner cancelled in blue, stained at left side, but a rare used example of this scarce varie...

1884 (January 4), postal card franked with two 5pa black & olive, perforated 13.5, paying the 10pa inland postcard rate, tied by circular grid cancel, Plovdiv c.d.s. despatch struck on front, to K...

1880/81, 5pa black & olive, horizontal strip of four, cancelled with bold blue grid cancel and partial Yambol c.d.s., with 5pa black & green block of four and strip of four, each cancelled wit...

1881 (January 9), 10pa black & green, perforated 13.5, block of four, tied to piece by blue Plovdiv c.d.s., trace of the odd toned perf, else of fresh colour and nicely-centered, a scarce multiple...

1881 (March 24), folded letter, Klissura origin notation in manuscript, franked with two 10pa black & green, cancelled “X” in black pen and tied by blue circular grid cancel, to Plovdiv, with neat...

1881 (May 16), cover franked on reverse with two strips of three 10pa black & green, tied to cover from Jambol to Adrianopel by smudged red datestamps, adhesives paying the 60pa foreign letter rat...

1881 (October 5), cover franked with 10pa black & green horizontal pair, tied to cover from Plovdiv to Sliven by blue circular grid cancel, neatly-struck Plovdiv despatch c.d.s. above, reverse wit...