BULGARIA 1920 onwards

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Bulgaria 1916-1919

1920 Poet Ywan Yasov, various designs

 

  30 s red
  50 s grey
  1 L brown (portrait of poet in 1850 and 1920 in two circles)
  2 L brown (portrait of poet in 1920 in circle)
  3 L black
  5 L blue

 

1921 Various designs, commemorating the liberation of Macedonia, inscription '1915 1916'


(These stamps were issued in 1921, though the inscription reads '1915-1916')

  10 s red (map of united Bulgaria, with king in center)
  10 s red (king with lion)
  10 s red (mountains)
  10 s lilac (bridge in Skopje)
  20 s blue (guard at lake)

 

1921 King Boris and various designs

  10 s grey (Sofia)
  20 s green (statue of Alexander II)
  25 c blue (Boris)
  50 c orange (Tirnowa, design identical to 3 s of 1911 issue)
  50 c blue (Tirnowa)
  75 s lilac (Shipka pass)
  75 s blue (Shipka pass)
  1 L red (Boris)
  1 L blue (Boris)
  2 L brown (harvesting woman)
  3 L lilac (ruine, design identical to 1 s 1911 issue)
  5 L blue (monastry of Rilo)
  10 L brown (Boris)

Surcharged

  3 L (red) on 50 s blue (1924)
  6 L (blue) on 1 L red (1924)

 

1922 Commemoration of J.D.Bourchier

J.M.Bourchier with Bulgarian costume

  10 s orange
  20 s orange

Portrait of J.M.Bourchier

  30 s blue
  50 s blue
  1 L violet

Monastry of Rilo: Bourchiers' resting place

  1 1/2 L green
  2 L green
  3 L blue
  5 L brown

Overprinted 'HaboDHeHNTO 1939'
  '2 + 1' on 1 1/2 L green
  '4 + 2' on 2 L green
  '7 + 4' on 3 L blue
  '14 + 7' on 5 L brown

 

1924 Various designs

Lion in ellipse

  10 s red and blue
  15 s red and brown
  30 s black and brown

Lion head

  50 s brown on green

Church

  2 L green and yellow

Harvest

  4 L red and yellow

Overprinted with aeroplane (airmail, 1926) 

  4 L red and yellow

 

1924 Damaged church of Sofia

  50 s black

 

1924 King Boris, large size


The two types of the 1 L grey

  1 L grey (with chain)
  1 L grey (without chain)
  1 L green
  2 L brown

Overprinted with aeroplane (airmail, 1928)
  2 L brown (overprint in red)

 

1926 50th year of death of poet and freedom fighter Christo Boteff, inscription '1876 1926'

  1 L green
  2 L violet
  4 L red

 

1926 Arms design, lion in ellipse

  6 L blue and green
  10 L brown and orange

Overprinted with aeroplane (airmail)

  1 on 6 L blue and green (vertical overprint in red, 1926)
  10 L brown and orange (1928, horizontal overprint in green)

 

1927 As first issue of 1879, but text slightly changed, the word 'STOTINKI' is written differently


(1927 and 1930 issue, the word 'STOTINKI' is written differently)

  10 s red and grey
  15 s black and orange (1930)
  30 s blue and yellow
  50 s black and red

 

1928 King Boris, background behind the king in colour

  1 L green
  2 L brown  

 

1929 Independency commemoration, various designs

  10 s black (St.Clement)
  15 s lilac (K.Miladinov)
  30 s red (G.Radowski)
  50 s green (monastry of Tirnowo)
  1 L brown (Palsig)
  2 L blue (King Simeon)
  3 L green (L.Karaweiov)
  4 L olive (W.Lewski)
  5 L brown (G.Benkowksi)
  6 L blue (Alexander II of Russia)

 

1930 King Boris and Princess Giovanna

  1 L green (king and princess facing left)
  2 L violet (king and princess facing each other)
  4 L red (design as 1 L)
  6 L blue (design as 2 L)

 

1931 Balkan games, various designs

  1 L green
  2 L red
  4 L red
  6 L blue
  10 L orane
  12 L blue
  50 L brown

 

1931 Airmail, woman releasing bird

  1 L green
  2 L red
  6 L blue
  12 L red
  20 L violet
  30 L orange
  50 L red

 

1931 King Boris, with white background

  1 L green
  2 L red
  4 L orange
  6 L blue
  7 L blue
  10 L grey
  12 L brown
  14 L brown
  
Larger size

  20 L lilac and brown

Surcharged

  '2' (blue) on nonissued 3 L olive

 

1932 Aeroplane above city

  18 l green
  24 l red
  28 l blue

 

1934 Inauguration of Shipka memorial, various designs

  1 l dark green (man trowing stone)
  1 l light green
  2 l red (monument, inscription '1934)
  2 l orange
  3 l brown (soldier, inscription '1934')
  3 l yellow
  4 l red-brown (soldier and monument)
  4 l red
  7 l dark blue (design as 3 l)
  7 l light blue
  14 l lilac (people pointing at rock, inscription '1934)
  14 l light brown

 

1935 100 years revolt, portraits of Djamdjiata and Mamarchef, inscription '1835 1935'

  1 L blue
  2 L lilac

 

1935 Balkan football games, various designs, inscription '1935'

  1 l green (football match)
  2 l grey (church)
  4 l red (4 footballers lining up)
  7 l blue (man with horn in front of map)
  14 l orange (saluting footballer)
  50 l brown (football cup)

 

1935 Sports issue, various designs

  1 l green
  2 l blue
  4 l red
  7 l blue
  14 l brown
  50 l red

 

1935 Inauguration of commemoration chapel of the battle of Varna

  1 l light brown (Jan Hunyadi)
  2 l lilac
  4 l orange (memorial)
  7 l blue (King Wladislaw III)
  14 l green (battle scene with horse)

 

1935 Dimitri commemoration, various designs

  1 l green (memorial statue)
  2 l brown (portrait)
  4 l red (portraits in two circles)
  7 l blue (group of soldiers)
  14 l orange (birth house of Dimitri)

 

1936 Value or lion design


1936 Lion issue

Value in circle, surrounded by grain ,flowers etc.
  10 s orange
  15 s green

Lion
  30 s light brown
  30 s red-brown
  30 s light blue
  50 s violet
  50 s red
  50 s green

 

1936 Slavian congress on people and geography

  1 l violet (observatory)
  2 l blue (woman with grape vine)
  7 l blue (island)

 

1937 Cyrillus and Methodius

  1 l green
  2 l lilac (design as 1 l)
  4 l orange
  7 l blue (design as 1 l)
  14 l red (design as 4 l)

 

1937 Portrait of boy with crown

  1 l green
  2 l brown
  4 l orange

 

1938 Various designs

Harvesting
  10 s orange
  10 s red

Sunflower
  15 s red
  15 s lilac

grain with value in circle
  30 s brown
  30 s red-brown

Chickens
  50 s black
  50 s grey

Grapes
  1 L light green
  1 L dark green

Rose
  2 L red
  2 L brown

Fruits(?)
  3 L lilac
  3 L brown

Lady carrying grapes
  4 L lilac
  4 L brown

Rose
  7 L violet
  7 L blue

Tobacco
  14 L dark brown
  14 L light brown

 

1939 Royal family (child), various designs

  1 L green
  2 L red (design as 1 L)
  4 L orange
  7 L blue (design as 1 L)
  14 L brown

 

1939 Royal family (King), various designs

  1 L green
  2 L red
  4 L brown
  7 L blue
  14 L lilac

 

1939 Railway commemoration, various designs

  1 L green
  2 L brown
  4 L orange
  7 L blue

 


Stamp of 1941 (ploughing)

 

Some stamps of Bulgaria were overprinted in 1944 by the Germans for Macedonia, the text reads 'MakeDoHNR' (small sized stamps) or 'MAKEDOHNR' (large sized stamps). All of them have an additional surcharge.


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