Catalog of Bulgarian Postage Stamps. Issues by artist Stefan Badzhov

📌 Postage Stamps 16 🔄 Regular Stamps 8

◀ Artists of Bulgarian Postage Stamps

Postal issues by artist Stefan Badzhov 16 emissions

"Regulars - Prince Ferdinand I" - a series of twelve postage stamps.

📅 1901 📅 01.10.1901 Regular Stamp 13 pcs.

53 (MI BG 50)

54 (MI BG 51)

55 (MI BG 52)

56 (MI BG 53)

57 (MI BG 54)

58 (MI BG 55)

59 (MI BG 56)

60 (MI BG 57)

61 (MI BG 58)

62 тип I (MI BG 59I)

63 (MI BG 60)

64 (MI BG 61)

62 тип II (MI BG 59II)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Perforation: scalloped 12 1/2

Paper: for BC 53, BC 54, BC 55, BC 56, BC 57, BC 58, BC 59, BC 60, BC 61, BC 63 and BC 64 — normal paper, for BC 62 тип I — on 62 type I the number 1 is with a hook, for BC 62 тип II — on 62 type II the number 1 is without a hook

Printing: for BC 53 — 69,000,000, for BC 54 — 17,000,000, for BC 55 — 5,600,000, for BC 56 — 54,500,000, for BC 57 — 37,900,000, for BC 58 — 15,800,000, for BC 59 — 14,000,000, for BC 60 — 2,500,000, for BC 61 — 2,200,000, for BC 62 тип I — 850,000, for BC 63 — 260,000, for BC 64 — 206,000, for BC 62 тип II — 150,000

Additional Information

All values are found with darker or lighter shades. With the exception of 56 and 63, all other values are also printed on thin paper, and from 58 on thick paper. From 53, 54 and 58 there are also without perforation, from 55,59 and 61 - with a shifted stotinkaer, from 55 - with an upwardly shifted upper left digit "3", from 56 - without a right upper digit "5", from 57 - without upper digits, from 57 and 59 - without the face of Prince Ferdinand and without upper digits. Stamps with the year "1901", "1905", "1909" or "1910" are rarer. The artist Stefan Badzhov was born on May 31, 1883. He graduated in decoration and painting in Prague in 1906, which is why we question his authorship of 53-64. In 1929, in a survey conducted among philatelists and artists developing postage stamp designs, 53-64 was declared a series - a benchmark in all respects - both in terms of artistic design and printing performance.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 53	1 stotinka	0.26 €	0.08 €
BC 54	2 stotinki	0.26 €	0.08 €
BC 55	3 stotinki	0.36 €	0.26 €
BC 56	5 stotinki	2.56 €	0.10 €
BC 57	10 stotinki	1.12 €	0.10 €
BC 58	15 stotinki	1.02 €	0.13 €
BC 59	25 stotinki	1.02 €	0.10 €
BC 60	30 stotinki	20.45 €	0.15 €
BC 61	50 stotinki	1.02 €	0.10 €
BC 62 тип I	1 lev	1.12 €	0.36 €
BC 63	2 leva	2.30 €	1.02 €
BC 64	3 leva	2.30 €	1.02 €
BC 62 тип II	1 lev	25.56 €	1.02 €
Series Total		33.80 €	3.50 €

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10 black overprint on 15 stotinki "Regular - Prince Ferdinand I" BK 58 - new face value. Typographic print.

📅 1903 📅 01.10.1903 Regular Stamp 1 pcs.

68 (MI BG 65)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Paper: Letterpress

Printing: 5,943,000

Additional Information

There are stamps with horizontally or vertically offset overprints. In some cases, the horizontal offset is significant and the overprint falls on two adjastotinka stamps in the sheet, with "0" at the left and "1" at the right end of the stamp. In these cases, the stamps in the final vertical columns of the postal sheet have only one of the digits: "1" or "0". With strongly offset vertically offset overprints, half of the digit "10" is at the top and the other half at the bottom of the stamp. There are stamps with an inverted overprint, with a double overprint, with a double overprint - one inverted, as well as a pair - one stamp without an overprint. There is information that after the overprinting, over 100,000 waste copies of 68 were not destroyed, and some of them were sold through post offices in larger cities in the period 1919-1929. The same overprint also exists on 57 (10 stotinki), with two sheets of this value (200 copies) being overprinted by mistake. With an original gum, the price varies around 600.00, with a sticker around 300.00. The same overprint with a changed color, see 73.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 68	10 on 15 stotinki	28.12 €	0.51 €

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"5 dark blue overprint on 15 stotinki "Regulars - Prince Ferdinand I" BK 58", "10 dark blue overprint on 15 stotinki "Regulars - Prince Ferdinand I" BK 58" and "25 red overprint on 30 stotinki "Regulars - Prince Ferdinand I" BK 60" - new face value. Typographic print.

📅 1909 📅 17.06.1909 Regular Stamp 3 pcs.

72 (MI BG 69)

73 (MI BG 65B)

74 (MI BG 70)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Paper: Letterpress

Printing: for BC 72 — 1,000,000, for BC 73 — 900,000, for BC 74 — 800,000

Additional Information

There are stamps with horizontally or vertically offset overprints. In some cases, the horizontal offset is significant and the overprint falls on two adjastotinka stamps in the sheet, with "0" at the left and "1" at the right end of the stamp in the case of 73, respectively "5" - at the left and "2" - at the right, in the case of 74. In these cases, only one of the digits appears on the stamps in the final vertical columns of the postal sheet: "1" or "0", respectively "2" or "5". There are stamps with an inverted, double overprint, with a double overprint - one inverted, as well as pairs - one stamp without an overprint. Of the 73 stamps, there are overprints on the reverse (gum) side of the stamp. 74 are overprinted with two types of ink: carmine and keremi day red. Of the 72 stamps, there are green and black overprints, and of the 74 stamps with a blue overprint (proof). The overprints are on stamps from the 1901 order, the vintages on the leaves have an overprint "1909". Pairs with the vintage "1901" and the overprint "1909" are rarer. With the same overprint as 73 - see 68.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 72	5 on 15 stotinki	2.05 €	0.51 €
BC 73	10 on 15 stotinki	3.07 €	0.51 €
BC 74	25 on 30 stotinki	12.78 €	1.02 €
Series Total		17.90 €	2.05 €

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"1 blue overprint on 3 stotinki "Regulars - Prince Ferdinand I" BK 55" and "5 blue overprint on 15 stotinki "Regulars - Prince Ferdinand I" BK 58" - new face value. Typographic print.

📅 1910 📅 06.1910 Regular Stamp 2 pcs.

80 (MI BG 76)

81 (MI BG 77)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Paper: Letterpress

Printing: 500,000

Additional Information

There are stamps with a horizontally or vertically shifted overprint. In the case of a significant vertical shift of the overprint, the new nominal value falls at the top of the stamp, and the year at the bottom. In these cases, only the year or only the nominal value appears overprinted on the stamps in the final horizontal rows of the postal sheet. There are also stamps with a double overprint. There are samples of 80 with a red and black overprint, and of 81 - with a black-green, yellow-green and blue-green overprint. The year "1909" is overprinted on 80-81, which makes these invalid "Ferdinand I" stamps valid again with the newly overprinted values.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 80	1 on 3 stotinki	4.09 €	0.51 €
BC 81	5 on 15 stotinki	2.05 €	0.26 €
Series Total		6.14 €	0.77 €

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"25 years since the accession of Tsar Ferdinand I to the Bulgarian throne." - three postage stamps.

📅 1912 📅 02.08.1912 Stamp 3 pcs.

94 (MI BG 90)

95 (MI BG 91)

96 (MI BG 92)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Perforation: Linear 12 1/2

Printing: for BC 94 — 209,500, for BC 95 — 160,000, for BC 96 — 110,000

Additional Information

Of all the values, there are darker or lighter shades. Of the 94, there is a dark green (according to some, the color should be defined as dark olive) and a light green (or according to some, gray-olive). Some catalogs indicate that the quantity of gray-green stamps is 500, of which only 40-50 are unused. The rest are stamped for the most part with the "Dobrich" stamp. There is an opinion (P. Beshkov and others) that this is a reprint of 94. 500 copies or 10 sheets were reprinted. Nine of these sheets were torn into single copies, pasted on wrapping paper and stamped with the stamp "Dobrich/Dobrich/2.VIII.1912". Less than 10 copies were stamped with "Sofia", "Tarnovo" and "Letnitsa". According to P. Beshkov, of the remaining stamps with original gum in Bulgaria, 2-3 carriages, a fragment of 6 copies and 14-15 single pieces are known. 94-96 are printed on coated (glossy) paper, 95 of them are also on thin paper. There are stamps with a mirror print on the reverse.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 94	5 stotinki	2.05 €	0.77 €
BC 95	10 stotinki	3.07 €	0.77 €
BC 96	25 stotinki	7.67 €	1.02 €
Series Total		12.78 €	2.56 €

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"The Liberation of Macedonia (I Military Edition)" - eight postage stamps.

📅 1917 📅 14.08.1917 Stamp 8 pcs.

117 (MI BG 112)

118 (MI BG 113)

119 (MI BG 114)

120 (MI BG 115)

121 (MI BG 116)

122 (MI BG 0)

123 (MI BG 117)

124 (MI BG 118)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Perforation: for BC 117, BC 119 and BC 121 — Scalloped 12 1/2, for BC 118 — Linear 13, for BC 120, BC 123 and BC 124 — Crest 13:12 1/2, for BC 122 — Linear 12 1/2

Printing: for BC 117 and BC 119 — 5,000,000, for BC 118 — 3,000,000, for BC 120 — 1,500,000, for BC 121 — 1,000,000, for BC 122, BC 123 and BC 124 — 600,000

Additional Information

They come in darker or lighter shades. From 118 there are also Linear 11 1/2 perforations. From 119 there are also thin paper. 122 was not released for postal use. After 1931 it was sold by the postal administration for collectors purposes through the post offices in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Ruse and Burgas. It is said that on 14.VIII.1917, to mark the 30th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Tsar Ferdinand I, only the finished 117, 121 and 124 were released.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 117	5 stotinki	0.19 €	0.10 €
BC 118	15 stotinki	0.08 €	0.05 €
BC 119	25 stotinki	0.09 €	0.05 €
BC 120	30 stotinki	0.09 €	0.05 €
BC 121	50 stotinki	0.38 €	0.05 €
BC 122	1 lev	0.77 €	—
BC 123	2 leva	0.19 €	0.10 €
BC 124	3 leva	0.26 €	0.10 €
Series Total		2.05 €	0.51 €

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"30 years of the reign of King Ferdinand I." - four postage stamps.

📅 1918 📅 01.07.1918 Stamp 4 pcs.

128 (MI BG 122)

129 (MI BG 123)

130 (MI BG 124)

131 (MI BG 125)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Perforation: Crest 12 1/2:13

Paper: for BC 128, BC 129 and BC 130 — glossy paper, for BC 131 — thin paper

Printing: for BC 128 and BC 131 — 5,000,000, for BC 129 — 2,000,000, for BC 130 — 500,000

Additional Information

129-131 are printed on coated (glossy) paper, 131 is also available on thin paper. There are indications of the existence of stamps without perforation (proofs) of all four values. 129-131 were ordered together with those from the 1st military edition at the beginning of 1917 and also commemorate the War of Liberation. Therefore, they show the years 1915-1917 and their nominal values do not duplicate the "military" ones. For some reason, the printing of the "anniversary" ones was delayed and they were put into use only in 1918, and the anniversary of Ferdinand I was marked with 117, 121 and 124.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 128	1 stotinka	0.15 €	0.05 €
BC 129	2 stotinki	0.15 €	0.05 €
BC 130	3 stotinki	0.82 €	0.31 €
BC 131	10 stotinki	0.15 €	0.10 €
Series Total		1.28 €	0.51 €

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"Regular - National Assembly" - two postage stamps.

📅 1919 📅 03.10.1919 Regular Stamp 2 pcs.

132 (MI BG 126)

133 (MI BG 127)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Perforation: for BC 132 — Crested 11 1/2:11 3/4, for BC 133 — Linear 11 1/2

Paper: poor quality with creases and partial lack of glue

Printing: for BC 132 — 37,900,000, for BC 133 — 47,085,000

Additional Information

Of all the values, there are darker or lighter shades. Of the 132, there are those with a mirror print on the reverse side of the stamp. The entire edition is of very poor quality - with creases on the paper, partial lack of gum, smudging of the drawing and especially of the text "stotinki", poor perforation. They are found without perforation, without perforation on one side and pairs, between which there is no perforation. Some of the circulations are perforated with very thin needles, the holes are small and the stamps are difficult to tear from each other, which violates the integrity of the perforation.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 132	1 stotinka	0.15 €	0.05 €
BC 133	2 stotinki	0.10 €	0.05 €
Series Total		0.26 €	0.10 €

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"Regular - one year since the accession of Tsar Boris III to the Bulgarian throne." - eight postage stamps.

📅 1919 📅 03.10.1919 Regular Stamp 8 pcs.

134 (MI BG 128)

135 (MI BG 129)

136 (MI BG 129)

137 (MI BG 130)

138 (MI BG 131)

139 (MI BG 132)

140 (MI BG 133)

141 (MI BG 134)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Perforation: Crest 11 3/4:11 1/2

Paper: poor quality with creases and partial lack of glue, poor serration

Printing: for BC 134 — 9,898,600, for BC 135 and BC 136 — 18,710,300, for BC 137 — 36,493,900, for BC 138 — 33,746,600, for BC 139 — 38,746,600, for BC 140 — 9,663,400, for BC 141 — 40,441,000

Additional Information

Of all values, there are darker or lighter shades, as well as a mirror print on the reverse of the stamp. From 140 there are without perforation with an impression of 134 on the reverse of the stamp (double proof). From 136 and 141 there are also on very thin paper (similar to the one with which the heraldic stamps of this period were printed). Their price varies within 40.00 - 80.00. The entire edition is of very poor quality - folds on the paper, partial lack of gum and poor perforation. They are found without perforation, without perforation on one side and pairs, between them without perforation. Part of the circulations are perforated with very thin needles, the holes are small and the stamps are difficult to tear from each other, which violates the integrity of the perforation.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 134	3 stotinki	0.06 €	0.02 €
BC 135	5 stotinki green	0.06 €	0.02 €
BC 136	5 stotinki emerald green	0.06 €	0.02 €
BC 137	10 stotinki	0.06 €	0.02 €
BC 138	15 stotinki	0.07 €	0.01 €
BC 139	25 stotinki	0.07 €	0.01 €
BC 140	30 stotinki	0.07 €	0.01 €
BC 141	50 stotinki	0.07 €	0.01 €
Series Total		0.51 €	0.10 €

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"Overprints - "For our prisoners" and new nominal values. " - 1 stotinka black on 2 stotinki BK 133, 2 1/2 stotinki black on 5 stotinki BK 135, 5 stotinki black on 10 stotinki BK 137, 7 1/2 stotinki black on 15 stotinki BK 138, 12 1/2 stotinki black on 25 stotinki BK 139, 15 stotinki black on 30 stotinki BK 140, 25 stotinki black on 50 stotinki BK 141, 1 lev black on 2 levs BK 123, 50 stotinki black on 1 lev BK 111, 1 1/2 levs black on 3 levs BK 124. Typographic pri

📅 1920 📅 22.06.1920 Stamp 9 pcs.

142 (MI BG 135)

143 (MI BG 136)

144 (MI BG 137)

145 (MI BG 138)

146 (MI BG 139)

147 (MI BG 140)

148 (MI BG 141)

150 (MI BG 143)

151 (MI BG 144)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Perforation: for BC 142, BC 144, BC 145, BC 146, BC 147 and BC 148 — Crest 11 3/4:11 1/2, for BC 143 and BC 150 — Linear 11 1/2, for BC 151 — Grebenovida 13:121/2

Printing: for BC 142, BC 143, BC 144, BC 145, BC 146, BC 147 and BC 148 — 500,000, for BC 150 and BC 151 — 150,000

Additional Information

There are inverted, displaced and mistaken overprints, as well as pairs of stamps, one without an overprint. * 142-151 were used as charity stamps for the benefit of Bulgarian prisoners of war from the First World War. They were sold at the original face value of the original stamps, and the overprinted face value was valid for postal service. Due to the high surcharge, they were practically not used for pasting postal items.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 142	1 stotinka on 2 stotinki	0.06 €	0.06 €
BC 143	2 1/2 stotinki on 5 stotinki	0.06 €	0.06 €
BC 144	5 stotinki on 10 stotinki	0.06 €	0.06 €
BC 145	7 1/2 stotinki on 15 stotinki	0.06 €	0.06 €
BC 146	12 1/2 stotinki on 25 stotinki	0.07 €	0.07 €
BC 147	15 stotinki on 30 stotinki	0.07 €	0.07 €
BC 148	25 stotinki on 50 stotinki	0.07 €	0.07 €
BC 150	1 lev on 2 levs	0.20 €	0.20 €
BC 151	1 1/2 leva on 3 leva	0.20 €	0.20 €
Series Total		0.87 €	0.87 €

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"70 years since the birth of Ivan Vazov and 50 years of creative activity." - six postage stamps.

📅 1920 📅 24.10.1920 Stamp 3 pcs.

152 (MI BG 145)

154 (MI BG 147)

156 (MI BG 149)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Short Description: 152 - the courtyard of Vazovs birthplace in Sopot;… more

Perforation: Linear 11 1/2

Printing: for BC 152 — 2,000,000, for BC 154 — 500,000, for BC 156 — 400 00

Additional Information

152-157 are printed on low-quality newsprint. The entire edition is of very poor quality - with creases in the paper, partial absence or soiled gum and poor perforation. There are stamps with larger margins and those with a reduced format, due to perforation near the illustration. Of all values, there are unperforated and unperforated on one side, and from 152-154 - pairs, between which there is no perforation. In the case of 152-157, only those that are in a pair, in which at least one of the margins is over 6 mm, are recognized as imperforated. 10,000 series were retained in the printing house, which in 1932 were sold to the merchant B. Asenov.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 152	30 stotinki	0.05 €	0.03 €
BC 154	1 lev	0.20 €	0.05 €
BC 156	3 leva	0.36 €	0.13 €
Series Total		0.61 €	0.20 €

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

📅 1921 📅 юли 1921 Regular Stamp 1 pcs.

164 (MI BG 156)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

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

Perforation: Linear 12

Printing: 15,000,000

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 164	10 stotinki (VII.1921)	0.20 €	0.03 €

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"Overprints - new nominal values. " - 10 stotinki red overprint on 1 stotinki BK 132, 10 stotinki black overprint on 20 stotinki "for surcharge" T 35, 20 stotinki black overprint on 5 stotinki "for surcharge" T 33, 20 stotinki black overprint on 10 stotinki "for surcharge" T 34, 20 stotinki black overprint on 30 stotinki "for surcharge", 1 leva dark blue overprint on 5 stotinki BK 136, 3 leva red overprint on 50 stotinki BK 168, 6 leva dark blue overprint on 1 lev B

📅 1924 📅 10.11.1924 Regular Stamp 2 pcs.

186 (MI BG 178)

191 (MI BG 183)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Perforation: Linear 11 1/2

Printing: for BC 186 — 1,240,000, for BC 191 — 16,000,000

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 186	10 stotinki red on 1 stotinki (20.XII)	0.05 €	0.03 €
BC 191	1 leva dark blue on 5 stotinki	0.05 €	0.08 €
Series Total		0.10 €	0.10 €

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"VIII Union Heroes Gathering, 12-14.06.1935, Sofia." - six postage stamps.

📅 1935 📅 11.07.1935 Stamp 6 pcs.

293 (MI BG 280)

294 (MI BG 281)

295 (MI BG 282)

296 (MI BG 283)

297 (MI BG 284)

298 (MI BG 285)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Short Description: 293 - gymnastics, parallel bars exercise; 294 - yo… more

Perforation: Linear 11 1/2

Paper: glossy paper

Printing: for BC 293, BC 294, BC 295, BC 296 and BC 297 — 36,000, for BC 298 — 10,000

Additional Information

293-298 were issued by Decree III of the Council of Ministers of 21.V.1935 (SG, issue 121/1.VI.1935) on the occasion of the VIII Youth Festival on 12-14 July 1935. The income from the sale of 35,000 series (1, 2, 4, 7 and 14 leva) and 9,000 pieces of 50 leva were to be given to the Union of Bulgarian Gymnastics Societies "Younak" for the repair of the union playground and to cover the expenses of the festival. The stamps were sent for sale to the post offices in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Ruse, Burgas and Veliko Tarnovo. The largest quantities were sent to p. t. t. Sofia station - 24,000 of the low values and 6,300 of 50 leva, since a temporary post office was opened at the "Yunak" playground. The 14 leva stamps unsold in Sofia were sent for sale in Burgas, Varna, Plovdiv and Ruse, and 5,112 were given to a newspaper dispatch at Sofia station. Of the 298, there are counterfeits on original paper with a watermark and original gum.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 293	1 lev	2.30 €	1.28 €
BC 294	2 leva	2.81 €	1.28 €
BC 295	4 leva	5.62 €	3.58 €
BC 296	7 leva	9.97 €	4.60 €
BC 297	14 leva	9.97 €	4.60 €
BC 298	50 leva	122.71 €	74.14 €
Series Total		153.39 €	89.48 €

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"IX Union Heroes Gathering, Sofia." - five postage stamps.

📅 1939 📅 07.07.1939 Stamp 5 pcs.

378 (MI BG 360)

379 (MI BG 361)

380 (MI BG 362)

381 (MI BG 363)

382 (MI BG 364)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Short Description: 378 - hanging exercise; 379 - the badge of the Uni… more

Perforation: Comb-shaped 13

Paper: glossy paper

Printing: for BC 378, BC 379 and BC 380 — 180,000, for BC 381 — 140,000, for BC 382 — 90,000

Additional Information

378-382 were issued by a decision of the XXIV Ordinary National Assembly of 26.IV.1939. (SG, issue 105/13.V. 1939) on the occasion of the holding of the IX Yunak Festival from 8 to 12 July 1939. Part of the stamps - 37,285 full sets and additional quantities of the low series, all for a total of 1,450,000 leva, were given to the Union of Bulgarian Gymnastics Societies "Yunak" for the completion, adaptation and improvement of the union playground and the opening of the expenses for the festival. Another part - 7,715 full sets and additional quantities of the low values, all for a total of 300,000 leva, was given to the Bulgarian Tourist Union for the organization of its anniversary festival the following year.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 378	1 lev	0.10 €	0.05 €
BC 379	2 leva	0.10 €	0.05 €
BC 380	4 leva	0.15 €	0.05 €
BC 381	7 leva	0.31 €	0.15 €
BC 382	14 leva	1.89 €	0.97 €
Series Total		2.56 €	1.28 €

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"Overprints - for the flood victims in Sevlievo and Tarnovo regions, new nominal values. " - five postage stamps. Typographic print. Black overprints on BC 118, 182, 183, 184, 185

📅 1939 📅 22.09.1939 Stamp 1 pcs.

383 (MI BG 370)

Artist: Stefan Badzhov

Perforation: Linear 13

Paper: glossy paper

Printing: 120,000

Additional Information

The Council of Ministers of 7.VII.1939 with the charitable purpose of collecting sums to help the victims of the flood in the Sevlievo and Tarnovo districts on 28 and 29.VI.1939. The overprinted new nominal values (before the plus) served as postage, and the amounts of the overcharge (after the plus) were allocated to a special account to help the victims. Due to the high sales values, not enough interest was shown in the stamps and they were almost not used for pasting on correspondence. There is information that at the end of XII.1939 the series was withdrawn from the post offices and the unsold quantities were handed over to state institutions - banks and savings banks, for pasting on fiscal documents.