Catalog of Bulgarian Postage Stamps. Issues by artist Georgi Evstatiev Ivanov

📌 Postage Stamps 6 🔄 Regular Stamps 4

◀ Artists of Bulgarian Postage Stamps

Postal issues by artist Georgi Evstatiev Ivanov 6 emissions

"Regular - 50th Anniversary of the Birth of Tsar Ferdinand I ("Views and Portraits")" - twelve postage stamps.

📅 1911 📅 14.02.1911 Regular Stamp 7 pcs.

82 (MI BG 78)

83 (MI BG 79)

85 (MI BG 81)

86 (MI BG 82)

88 (MI BG 84)

89 (MI BG 85)

93 (MI BG 89)

Artist: Georgi Evstatiev Ivanov

Short Description: 82 - Asens Fortress; 83 - Tsar Ferdinand I; 84 - V… more

Perforation: Linear 12

Printing: for BC 82 — 50 030 500, for BC 83 — 10,000,200, for BC 85 — 45 350 400, for BC 86 — 35 010 100, for BC 88 — 15,000,000, for BC 89 — 1,020,000, for BC 93 — 70,000

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The stamps were ordered on 20.VIII.1909, almost immediately after the recognition of Bulgaria as an independent kingdom. Out of 90, about 32 (±) pieces with an inverted stotinkaer (the so-called "Inverted Cavalry") are known, see illustration on the cover. All are stamped with the date stamp "Plovdiv No. 1" in the period 25 May - 7 July 1913, with the exception of one copy with a "silent" stamp at the station and one copy with the date stamp "Gyumurdzhina". Out of 83 there are stamps in the color of 84, out of 84 there are stamps with a double frame. Out of 82-90 there are stamps without perforation on one of the sides. There are stamps with mirror prints on the reverse. Of all values, darker or lighter shades are found. Of all values, there are samples printed in original colors on cardboard measuring 5x8 cm, resp. 8x5 cm, with the Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. company mark. The series was put into use on the 50th anniversary of Tsar Ferdinand, February 1-14, 1911, and the plots point to a connection between the independent Bulgarian kingdom declared on September 22, 1908, and the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. As well as the progress of beautiful Bulgaria in cultural and industrial terms during the reign of Tsar Ferdinand I. The initials are placed on the stamps: "GEI" (Georgi Evstagiev Ivanov) - on 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89,93; "AM" (Anton Mitov) - on 84, 87,91, 92; "YAV" (Yaroslav Veshin) - on 90. It is believed that these are the initials of the artists who painted the original views and portraits chosen for the stamp subjects. For 85, 86 and 88, photographs seem to have been used, because on the second edition of 1915 the initials "GEI" on the same subjects are missing. There is an opinion that the decorative frames of the stamps are the work of X. Tachev. On two of the sides of the postal sheets, on the millesims, "Ministere des Finanses de la Bulgarie" is printed in gray. With the same subjects 105-111, 167-168, 174 and 175. 82-88 with overprints, see 97-103 and 104.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 82	1 stotinka	0.51 €	0.10 €
BC 83	2 stotinki	0.51 €	0.15 €
BC 85	5 stotinki	1.53 €	0.10 €
BC 86	10 stotinki	2.05 €	0.10 €
BC 88	25 stotinki	0.51 €	0.10 €
BC 89	30 stotinki	3.32 €	0.36 €
BC 93	3 leva	20.45 €	2.05 €
Series Total		28.89 €	2.97 €

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"red overprint on 1 stotinka BK 82", "dark blue overprint on 2 stotinka BK 83", "dark blue overprint on 3 stotinka BK 84", "red overprint on 5 stotinka BK 85", "black overprint on 10 stotinka BK 86", "dark green overprint on 15 stotinka BK 87" and "red overprint on 25 stotinka BK 88" - overprint with inscriptions "LIBERATION WAR" and "1912-1913"

📅 1913 📅 06.08.1913 Stamp 5 pcs.

97 (MI BG 93)

98 (MI BG 94)

100 (MI BG 96)

101 (MI BG 97)

103 (MI BG 99)

Artist: Georgi Evstatiev Ivanov

Short Description: Overprint with inscriptions "LIBERATION WAR" and "… more

Perforation: Linear 12

Printing: for BC 97, BC 100 and BC 101 — 1,000,000, for BC 98 and BC 103 — 500,000

Additional Information

From 98 there are also light blue, from 99 - with gray or black, from 102 - with light green and red overprint. Of all values there are with horizontally and vertically shifted overprints (for 99-102 overprint "1912-1913" overprint "OSVOB. VOJNA"), and also with errors in the letters and numbers (for 97-98,100-103 - "1918" instead of "1913"). The overprints were made to commemorate the Balkan War of 1912-1913, called the Liberation War, since its goal was the liberation of the lands with Bulgarian population in Macedonia and Adrianople Thrace, which were under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. The order for the overprint was placed on 15.V.1913, two days before the signing of the London Peace Treaty (17.V.1913), which ended the war. However, the stamps were put into use shortly after the end of the Allied War and the signing of the Bucharest Peace Treaty (28.VII.1913), the consequences of which have been described as the First National Catastrophe for Bulgaria.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 97	red on 1 stotinka stotinka	1.02 €	0.20 €
BC 98	dark blue on 2 stotinki stotinki	1.02 €	0.10 €
BC 100	red on 5 stotinki stotinki	1.02 €	0.10 €
BC 101	black on 10 stotinki stotinki	1.02 €	0.10 €
BC 103	red on 25 stotinki stotinki	3.32 €	0.20 €
Series Total		7.41 €	0.72 €

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"10 stotinki carmine red overprint on 25 stotinki "Regular - 50th anniversary of the birth of Tsar Ferdinand I ( "Views and portraits") "BK 88" - new face value. Typographic print.

📅 1915 📅 06.07.1915 Regular Stamp 1 pcs.

104 (MI BG 100)

Artist: Georgi Evstatiev Ivanov

Perforation: Linear 12

Paper: 10 stotinki carmine red overprint on 25 stotinki. The value of 25 stotinki is crossed out with a carmine red line.

Printing: 300,000

Additional Information

There are stamps with a horizontally or vertically shifted overprint. With a significant horizontal shift, the overprint falls on two adjastotinka stamps in the sheet, with the left end of the stamps showing "0 stotinki", the right end "1", and the line is interrupted in the middle. In these cases, the stamps in the extreme vertical columns of the postal sheet show only "0 stotinki" or only "1", and part of the line. With a significant vertical shift, the line is above "10 stotinki", and the extreme horizontal rows show only "10 stotinki" or only the line. There are stamps with a double overprint, pairs - one without an overprint, with mirrored prints on the reverse side and with an overprint on the reverse side.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 104	10 stotinki on 25 stotinki	1.02 €	0.26 €

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"Regular "Views and Portraits" (II edition, with changed colors)" - seven postage stamps.

📅 1915 📅 07.11.1915 Regular Stamp 5 pcs.

105 (MI BG 101)

106 (MI BG 102)

107 (MI BG 103)

109 (MI BG 105)

110 (MI BG 106)

Artist: Georgi Evstatiev Ivanov

Perforation: for BC 105 and BC 109 — Linear 11 1/2, for BC 106, BC 107 and BC 110 — Linear 14

Paper: for BC 105 — gray-green, for BC 106 — green and brownish-purple, for BC 107 — brown-red and gray-black, for BC 109 — dark blue and black, for BC 110 — olive green and reddish brown

Printing: for BC 105 — 42,890,000, for BC 106 — 19,699,800, for BC 107 — 21,799,000, for BC 109 — 6,250,000, for BC 110 — 2,000,000

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105-111 are printed on thin paper. Of all values, darker or lighter shades are found. From 105 and 108-109 there are perforations Linear 14; from 106, 107 and 110 - with perforations Linear 11 1/2; from 105-109 - with perforations Linear 14:11 1/2. Due to the large print runs for printing 105-107, several printing forms with certain differences in the dimensions of the cliché were used. 106 is printed with two types of clichés: type I - with straight and type II - with outwardly curved left and right frames. On 106, 107 and 109 there are no initials of the artist, as is the case with 85, 86 and 88.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 105	1 stotinka	0.10 €	0.05 €
BC 106	5 stotinki	1.23 €	0.05 €
BC 107	10 stotinki	0.10 €	0.05 €
BC 109	25 stotinki	0.10 €	0.05 €
BC 110	30 stotinki	0.20 €	0.05 €
Series Total		1.74 €	0.26 €

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Print "Post in Romania 1916-1917" on 1(red), 5(red), 10(blue) and 25(blue) stotinki of "Regular "Views and Portraits" (II edition, with changed colors)" with BC 105, 106, 107 and 109 - Typographic print.

📅 1917 📅 март 1917 Stamp 4 pcs.

113 (MI BG 0)

114 (MI BG 0)

115 (MI BG 0)

116 (MI BG 0)

Artist: Georgi Evstatiev Ivanov

Perforation: for BC 113, BC 115 and BC 116 — Linear 11 1/2, for BC 114 — Linear 14

Printing: for BC 113 — 3,600,000, for BC 114 — 300,000, for BC 115 and BC 116 — 1,300,000

Additional Information

The majority of the circulation was transferred to the Bulgarian postal service stations opened in Bucharest and Braila (where the Allied headquarters were located), as well as in the Romanian territories in Dobrudzha captured by the Bulgarian troops. They were used for the correspondence of the local population with Bulgaria. There are stamps with a horizontally or vertically shifted overprint. With a significant horizontal shift, the overprint falls on two neighboring stamps in the sheet, in which the years "1916-1917" appear at the left end of the stamps, and the text "Post in Romania" on the right. In these cases, only the years or only the text appear on the stamps from the extreme vertical columns of the postal sheet. There are also stamps with the years overprinted on the left and right, and the text in the middle. Due to the rapid printing and the simple typographical typesetting, there is a significant number of errors in the text and years of the overprint. From 113 and 114 there are "1919-1917" instead of "1916-1917", and from 114 - with "1619-1917" instead of "1916-1917", with the prices of these varieties varying between 20.00 - 40.00.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 113	red on 1 stotinka	0.15 €	0.05 €
BC 114	red on 5 stotinki	2.05 €	0.36 €
BC 115	blue on 10 stotinki	0.18 €	0.05 €
BC 116	blue on 25 stotinki	0.18 €	0.05 €
Series Total		2.56 €	0.51 €

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"Regular - "London Edition". " - thirteen postage stamps

📅 1921 📅 23.03.1921 Regular Stamp 2 pcs.

174 (MI BG 163)

175 (MI BG 164)

Artist: Georgi Evstatiev Ivanov

Short Description: 164 - Sofia with the temple-monument "Al. Nevsky";… more

Perforation: Linear 12

Printing: for BC 174 — 4,000,000, for BC 175 — 1,500,000

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.