Catalog of Bulgarian Postage Stamps. Issues by artist Nikola Balakchiev

📌 Postage Stamps 2

◀ Artists of Bulgarian Postage Stamps

Postal issues by artist Nikola Balakchiev 2 emissions

"V Balkan Football Tournament, Sofia." - six postage stamps.

📅 1935 📅 14.06.1935 Stamp 2 pcs.

287 (MI BG 274)

292 (MI BG 279)

Artist: Nikola Balakchiev

Perforation: Linear 11 1/2

Paper: glossy paper

Printing: for BC 287 — 26,000, for BC 292 — 7,000

Additional Information

287-292 were issued by Decree II of the Council of Ministers of 27.V. 1935 (SG, issue 124/5. VI .1935) on the occasion of the holding of the V Balkan Tournament for the Balkan Cup in Sofia from 16 to 23 June 1935. The income from the sale of 25,000 sets (1, 2, 4, 7 and 14 leva) and 6,000 pieces of 50 leva should be given to the Bulgarian National Sports Federation to cover the costs of the event. The unissued stamps with low values after November 1935 were used for internal postal use in the postal service stations of Sofia, Burgas, Varna, Plovdiv and Ruse.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 287	1 lev	2.56 €	1.28 €
BC 292	50 leva	194.29 €	134.47 €
Series Total		196.85 €	135.75 €

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"Consecration of the monument to Hadji Dimitar in Sliven." - five postage stamps.

📅 1935 📅 11.10.1935 Stamp 1 pcs.

308 (MI BG 291)

Artist: Nikola Balakchiev

Perforation: Linear 10 3/4 and linear 11 1/2

Paper: glossy paper

Printing: 90,000

Additional Information

From 308-312 there is also a Linear 10 3/4:11 1/2 perforation. There is an error in the cliché of 310, called "broken rifle". 308-312 were issued by Decree I of the Council of Ministers of 15.VII.1935 (SG, issue 167/29.VII. 1935) on the occasion of the consecration of the monument to the voivode Hadji Dimitar in Sliven on 8.XI.1935. 30% of the net income from the sale of the stamps was to be given to the Committee for the erection of the monument.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 308	1 lev	2.05 €	1.02 €

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