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Postal issues by artist Emil Wake 2 emissions

БК 166 166 (MI BG 158)
БК 171 171 (MI BG 161)
БК 172 172 (MI BG 166)
БК 176 176 (MI BG 165)
Artist: Emil Wake
Short Description: 164 - Sofia with the temple-monument "Al. Nevsky";… more
Perforation: Linear 12
Printing: for BC 166 — 40,000,000, for BC 171 — 6,000,000, for BC 172 — 4,000,000, for BC 176 — 500,000
Additional Information In use: until October 6, 1931. * Unlike 82 and 89, 174 and 175 lack the crown above the coat of arms, and in 175 it is replaced by an ornament. The heraldic lilies at the bottom of 84, in 167-168 are replaced by vine leaves and fruits. * From 175 there are some printed on very thin paper. In connection with the devaluation of the lev after World War I, for the first time the lowest nominal value in the series is 10 stotinki, not 1 stotinka. High denominations of 5 and 10 levs also appear.
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 166 25 stotinki (20.III.1922) 0.20 € 0.03 €
BC 171 1 lev red (25.VII.1921) 0.41 € 0.03 €
BC 172 1 lev blue (22.XII.1922) 0.20 € 0.03 €
BC 176 10 leva (25.VII.1921) 6.95 € 0.89 €
Series Total 7.77 € 0.97 €
БК 193 193 (MI BG 185)
Artist: Emil Wake
Perforation: Linear 11 1/2
Printing: 4,928,000
Additional Information The 30 stotinki surcharge stamp used to print 190 was not put into postal use without an overprint. 188-190 exist overprinted in the same nominal values ​​of the "surcharge" issue of 1919 (T 28, 29, 31). There are offset, inverted and double overprints, as well as a pair of stamps, one without an overprint.
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 193 6 leva dark blue on 1 leva 0.36 € 0.18 €