rod222
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Post by rod222 on Oct 12, 2014 6:18:00 GMT
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Post by rod222 on Oct 16, 2014 9:16:12 GMT
From "The Stamp Forum" Auction last. Courtesy of the Londonbus 1 Imperforate Bulgaria, thanks LB1 ! Mushrooms Caesar's Mushroom. (Error : was CV $9 in 2009)  and my own 1971 Salyut - Soyuz Space Mission.  |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Oct 17, 2014 21:47:23 GMT
1912 Tsar Ferdinand  1945 Bulgarian Lion  1947 Balkan Games People's Theatre Sofia, and others  |
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Post by rod222 on Oct 17, 2014 23:58:52 GMT
Sc #93 and #116 Tsar in Admiral's Uniform #116 re-engraved notes Colour change (sepia and red brown) Perf change (P14) Button and button hole size change Inner oval circle complete Designers Initials omitted (2 o'clock) Designers A. Mitow and G. Estavien Engraved Bradbury Wilkinson Recess Officina Calcografica Italiana Rome.  |
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Post by rod222 on Oct 18, 2014 0:52:36 GMT
Sc #98 and #120 This one is a little harder to spot with the naked eye. Under the scanner, the creamy "chocolate" is easily spotted Sc#98, otherwise 1. Lighter shading to the numeral "1 lev" on Sc#98 2. Designer's initials (A.M) more pronounced on the Sc#98 (7 o'clock) Gibbons have these as "brown" and "deep brown"  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Oct 18, 2014 2:21:40 GMT
Sc #98 and #120 This one is a little harder to spot with the naked eye. Given my impaired color vision, I'd have to rely on the perf measurements to differentiate these stamps. |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Oct 18, 2014 3:45:04 GMT
Perhaps note the cross on top of the Crown, is more pronounced on the re-engraving, Steve.
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Post by rod222 on Oct 18, 2014 3:50:55 GMT
25 Stotinski. Sc# 95 Sc#118 These two are easy. Sc#118 Re-engraving 1. Designers initials omitted (5 o'clock) 2. The design devices in the Left and Right Mandrels are SHADED heavily. Scott=Ultramarine and Black v Indigo and Black Gibbons= Black and Ultramarine v Black and deep blue  |
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Post by rod222 on Oct 18, 2014 21:35:24 GMT
Scott #89 and #114 These are the most difficult to ID apart from perfs. Top "Myrtle Green" Bottom "Slate"  Trick to ID, The Sheaf Ears of Wheat Right Hand Side, and the designers Intials, both crudely drawn in the re-engraving. Top id Scott #89  |
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Post by rod222 on Oct 19, 2014 0:24:28 GMT
All the 1915 Re-engraved sorted. Note for Postmark aficianados : The 1911 set were obliterated in the occupied territories with the old Turkish cancellations, until they could be superseded by new Bulgarian cancellations.  |
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Post by rod222 on Oct 20, 2014 2:12:46 GMT
1934 Battle of Shipka Pass  1935 Battle of Varna  1935 Lion type Tsar Boris 3 (Bars removed) Bulgarian Patriots.  |
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Post by rod222 on Oct 20, 2014 3:10:03 GMT
Sundry This issue commemorates the occupation of the Dobrudja District. They were used for the Bulgarian Post in Roumania. Many errors of the lettering in the overprint are known, also double and inverted overprints. Note: The 25 stotinski is on full gum, so CTO or forged Pmk  Bulgaria : Not Issued and PERFINs.  |
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Post by rod222 on Oct 20, 2014 19:12:12 GMT
1961 World University Games. Imperforate  1962 Chess Olympics Imperforate.  |
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Post by rod222 on Oct 22, 2014 0:50:38 GMT
1972 Life of George Dimitrov. Miniature Sheet. 80 stotinski Imperforate (Colour change in Country text)   |
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Post by rod222 on Oct 31, 2014 9:38:20 GMT
Bulgaria 1936 Numerals, Lion of Bulgaria. Geographical and Ethnographical Congress Millenium of the Cyrillic Alphabet  1937 Princess Marie Louise Tsar Boris 3 Crown Prince Simeon  |
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Post by rod222 on Nov 1, 2014 0:50:42 GMT
Bulgaria 1938 Tsar Boris 3 50th anniv of State Rail. 60th anniv of the establishment of the Postal System (1939)  1965 Birds Black Sea Fish  |
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Post by rod222 on Jul 17, 2015 4:30:15 GMT
Sundry Material 1968-1969 Sofia Stamp Exposition  1966 Fighters against Fascism Gold Treasures  |
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Post by rod222 on Jul 17, 2015 4:33:07 GMT
1961 "Know your Country: Fairy Tales Thematic : Archery on stamps.  1889 Lion of Bulgaria Pelure Paper Sc#40a Inverted Surcharge  |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 14, 2015 3:55:26 GMT
1959 (Ex : Londonbus1 collection) Steiner Page 43 Would be Sc #1049b 80th Anniversary of the Bulgarian Post  |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 14, 2015 22:40:04 GMT
1959 Would be Sc# 1049a 80th Anniversary of the Bulgarian Post 60 stotinki Vignette : stamp of 1879 (Lion Rampant)  |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 15, 2015 0:17:51 GMT
1953 Steiner Pages 24 and 25 Medicinal Flowers CV $35 2009 Medicinal Flowers 2s Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade) 4s Jimson weed. (Stinkweed, Devil’s Snare) 8s Sage. (1 of 4 essential herbs, slightly peppery) 12s Dog rose. (high in vitamin c and antioxidants) Use in Bulgaria for sweet wine 16s Gentian. Used in ANGOSTURA BITTERS (see Trinidad) 20s Poppy. Poppy oil for sweets cakes and bread 28s Peppermint. 40s Bear grass. Used by Blackfoot Indians for medicinal purposes 44s Coltsfoot. viral infections, flu, colds, fever, rheumatism and gout. 80s Cowslip. sparkling yellow wine 1 lev Dandelion. A beneficial weed, for gardens. 2 lev Foxglove. Treatment of heart conditions   |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 15, 2015 0:33:10 GMT
Study 1882 Scott #12 (Horizontally laid paper) Orange and yellow My example (Normal)  "Background Inverted" (Note white spaces) Cherrystone Auctions Realised $14,000  |
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Post by jamesw on Sept 25, 2015 3:01:30 GMT
That's a really nice looking #12 you have there Rod. I found this one a while back. A little rougher looking, but I think interesting considering how closely it's perfed to the image area.  |
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Post by rod222 on Sept 25, 2015 5:56:13 GMT
That's a really nice looking #12 you have there Rod. I found this one a while back. A little rougher looking, but I think interesting considering how closely it's perfed to the image area. Thank you James, possibly ex Londonbus1 auction purchase on TSF when he was quitting his worldwide. Yes, Early Bulgaria, Russia, Finland also show perforation accuracy on their small format stamps. Quite amazing. |
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Post by irishjack on Nov 14, 2015 23:15:56 GMT
Sc #98 and #120 This one is a little harder to spot with the naked eye. Given my impaired color vision, I'd have to rely on the perf measurements to differentiate these stamps. After spending the last week on laser safety I have a question for you steve. I know you were in the military, did you get exposed to lasers?
I was going through a pile of odd sheets and came across this But rod222 already posted a image. 
It was in a 10 dollar lot.
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Post by rod222 on Dec 6, 2015 2:10:51 GMT
1938 Air Steiner Page 50  Steiner Page 51  |
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Post by Jen B on Feb 7, 2016 16:41:21 GMT
Bulgaria - Scott #: 148 Part of a 6 stamp commemorative set issued in 1920 for the 70th birthday of Ivan Vazov, perhaps Bulgaria's most famous novelist.  So who is this person? This is "The Bear Fighter" (Ivan Borimechkata). One of the main characters in Ivan Vazov's novel Under the Yoke published in 1888. According to Wikipedia, this is Bulgaria's most famous novel and has been translated into 30 different languages. It is a story about the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, the 1876 April Uprising and Bulgaria's fight for independence. The model for the stamp comes from an illustration in the original edition of the book by Ivan Mrkvička, a Czech born painter who settled in Sofia.  Ivan Borimechkata [Public domain], by Ivan Mrkvička (1856-1938), from Wikimedia Commons Here is another painting by Mrkvička from 1915. Titled "Three Sisters: Moesia, Thrace and Macedonia", it is an allegory of Bulgarian unity. Worldwide collectors will recognize the symbols at the top of the painting.  Thrace Shop Macedonia [Public domain], by w:Jan Mrkvička (23 April 1856 – 16 May 1938), from Wikimedia Commons |
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Post by bobby1948 on Feb 19, 2016 1:09:50 GMT
Bulgaria: 1987 souvenir sheet - Scott 3261a
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Post by Ryan on Apr 21, 2016 8:33:50 GMT
Marvelous stuff, Ryan, thank you. Long had I mused about the particular style / personality of Bulgarian stamps, as Czechoslovakia, they have a certain "look" "feel" about them that has lasted for decades. I would think it does not appeal to everyone. Your link on Mr. Kanchev puts meaning to a lot of that. Using his fanatical industry to his work, is a fine excuse on why we all spend so much time with stamps.  Time to re-visit an old thread. I'm in the midst of a project, going through the Scott New Issues listings in Linn's Stamp News over the past 14 months or so, snipping text and images to create files showing all the new issues released since the latest ones found in Scott's 2016 catalogues (thanks again to tomiseksj for his post in the Shoutbox which alerted me to the screamin' deal sale price for these catalogues). This way I'll be able to keep the catalogues up to date (more or less - price changes, of course, won't be found in Linn's, nor are most catalogue number changes). It's slow work because there's a lot to do! But I've worked my way up to the listings found in the December 2015 edition of Linn's, and a nice issue from Bulgaria is relevant here. They've released a nice souvenir sheet commemorating the 100th anniversary of Stefan Kanchev's birth. The sheet shows elements from a few Bulgarian stamps designed by Kanchev, as well as a number of logos he had designed - more info on his logo design can be found on the site I've linked to in my old post. I don't own the sheet, so I've nabbed the image from a Delcampe seller.  Ryan |
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Post by jimjung on Oct 29, 2016 16:17:47 GMT
The two on the lower right are on Laid Paper. I couldn't find the last stamp in Row 1 in the on-line catalog. Can anyone identify these further?   |
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