Bulgaria - 1902 Issue - Battle of Shipka Pass 1877
Jan 28, 2016 2:19:40 GMT
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Post by Jen B on Jan 28, 2016 2:19:40 GMT
Currently I'm working on Bulgaria and really like this set from 1902.
It commemorates the Battle of Shipka Pass in 1877, which was a series of four battles during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877-1878.
Scott: 70, 71, 72
Printed: Aug 29th 1902
The Scott catalog mentions that there are excellent forgeries of this issue, but doesn't give any additional information on how to identify them.
I have to give a big shout out of thanks to jkjblue for his excellent page on identifying the Shipka Pass forgeries and the history behind them. His page was the most comprehensive one that I found on the web. Using the seven identification points in his page, I think these are genuine.
The image for the stamp is based on an 1893 painting by Alexey Popov called "The Defense of the Eagle's Nest". During this battle the Russians and their Bulgarian volunteer allies ran out of ammunition defending their position against the Ottoman troops. In desperation they resorted to throwing rocks and even the bodies of their fallen comrades to hold back the Ottoman forces. Reinforcements arrived and the Ottomans were repulsed.
The defeat of Shipka Peak, Bulgarian War of Independence [Public domain], by Alexey Nikola'evich Popov (1858–1917)
Description Russian painter Date of birth/death 1858 1917
Location of birth/death Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire Work period 1880-1917, from Wikimedia Commons
This painting reminds me of Don Troiani's painting called "The Diehards", which depicts U.S. Civil War battle at Deep Cut during the Second Manassas campaign. Like the Russians and Bulgarians at Shipka Pass, out of ammunition the Confederate troops resorted to rock throwing. Again, lilke Shipka, reinforcements arrived and the Union forces were repulsed.
I wonder if Troiani used Popov's painting as a model.
Image embedded from Civil War Trust Site's Page on Second Manassas
It commemorates the Battle of Shipka Pass in 1877, which was a series of four battles during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877-1878.
Scott: 70, 71, 72
Printed: Aug 29th 1902
The Scott catalog mentions that there are excellent forgeries of this issue, but doesn't give any additional information on how to identify them.
I have to give a big shout out of thanks to jkjblue for his excellent page on identifying the Shipka Pass forgeries and the history behind them. His page was the most comprehensive one that I found on the web. Using the seven identification points in his page, I think these are genuine.
The image for the stamp is based on an 1893 painting by Alexey Popov called "The Defense of the Eagle's Nest". During this battle the Russians and their Bulgarian volunteer allies ran out of ammunition defending their position against the Ottoman troops. In desperation they resorted to throwing rocks and even the bodies of their fallen comrades to hold back the Ottoman forces. Reinforcements arrived and the Ottomans were repulsed.
The defeat of Shipka Peak, Bulgarian War of Independence [Public domain], by Alexey Nikola'evich Popov (1858–1917)
Description Russian painter Date of birth/death 1858 1917
Location of birth/death Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire Work period 1880-1917, from Wikimedia Commons
This painting reminds me of Don Troiani's painting called "The Diehards", which depicts U.S. Civil War battle at Deep Cut during the Second Manassas campaign. Like the Russians and Bulgarians at Shipka Pass, out of ammunition the Confederate troops resorted to rock throwing. Again, lilke Shipka, reinforcements arrived and the Union forces were repulsed.
I wonder if Troiani used Popov's painting as a model.
Image embedded from Civil War Trust Site's Page on Second Manassas
