Catalog of Bulgarian Postage Stamps. Issues by artist Georgi Zhelezharov

"Regular." - fifteen postage stamps.

📅 1925 📅 01.06.1925 Regular Stamp 2 pcs.

198 (MI BG 195)

206 (MI BG 191)

Artist: Georgi Zhelezharov

Short Description: 194-197 - elements of the state coat of arms; 198 … more

Perforation: Linear 11 1/2

Printing: for BC 198 — 2,600,000, for BC 206 — 8,200,000

Additional Information

194-208 are printed on different paper, including colored: 194 - on pink, 195 - on blue, 197 - on green. * 201 and 203 are on thick paper, 202 and 204 - on thin. * Type I and II differ in the uniform of Tsar Boris III. * From 199 there is oil green and gray. * From 194-197 there is with the designation L 11 1/2, from 197 - with L 11, from 207-208 - with G 11 3/4:11 1/2. There are also reports of other perforations at 194-197 and 205. There is 196 in the color of 194 - 250.00 (200 copies known, see illustration on the cover), as well as 195 in the color of 196 - 1000.00. It is assumed that most varieties of 194-208 are waste paper, taken out of the State Securities Depository, which was destroyed after the bombing of Sofia in World War II. 198 is actually a commemorative one, issued on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the attack on the St. Nedelya Church.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 198	50 stotinki (15.III.1926)	0.26 €	0.05 €
BC 206	4 leva (1.X.1925)	1.84 €	0.05 €
Series Total		2.10 €	0.10 €

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"Airmail Overprints" - 1 lev red overprint on 6 leva BK 207, blue overprint on 4 leva BK 206 - two postage stamps.

📅 1927 📅 07.11.1927 Regular Stamp 1 pcs.

216 (MI BG 206)

Artist: Georgi Zhelezharov

Short Description: Overprinted with the figure of an Aeroplan, with t… more

Perforation: Linear 11 1/2

Printing: 50,000

Additional Information

Of the 216-217 there are without perforation on one side, and of the 216 - a pair, without perforation between them. Of the 216 there are also with an inverted overprint, partially or completely without the new nominal value and a pair - one without an overprint. The stamps were issued for the needs of the First Bulgarian National Airline Joint Stock Company "BUNAVAD", which under a contract performed the airmail service in the interior of Bulgaria. According to the contract, the state subsidized the company, and instead of giving it money, it provided it with special stamps for the performance of the service, with which to charge for correspondence carried by air. Of the 50,000 issued series, 40,000 were handed over to "BUNAVAD", and part of the rest were given to the post offices in Sofia, Varna and Ruse exclusively for pasting letters carried by airmail. The letters were affixed with regular stamps according to the tariff and were additionally charged with airplane stamps: for newspapers - 1 leva; for a postcard - 2 leva, for a closed letter and registered letter - 4 leva. The first flight with airplane mail was carried out on the Sofia-Ruse-Varna route on 8.11.1927 and back to Sofia - on 11 s. m. The company sold the unused stamps to stamp traders abroad.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 216	1 lev red on 6 lev	0.77 €	0.31 €

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"Airmail overprints with changed colors" - 1 lev brown-red overprint on 6 leva BK 207, green overprint on 4 leva BK 206, dark blue overprint on 10 leva BK 208 - three postage stamps.

📅 1928 📅 15.04.1928 Regular Stamp 1 pcs.

220 (MI BG 206I)

Artist: Georgi Zhelezharov

Short Description: Overprinted with the figure of an Aeroplan, with t… more

Perforation: Linear 11 1/2

Printing: 100,000

Additional Information

220-222 were not put into service, and the entire quantity was preserved in the securities depository. After 1931, quantities were sold for collectors purposes.

BC №	Nominal	MNH
BC 220	1 lev brown-red on 6 lev	1.28 €

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"Regular - Post Office, Sofia." - four postage stamps.

📅 1947 📅 01.07.1947 Regular Stamp 4 pcs.

647 (MI BG 643)

648 (MI BG 643)

649 (MI BG 644)

650 (MI BG 645)

Artist: Georgi Zhelezharov

Perforation: Crest 12 3/4

Paper: normal paper

Printing: for BC 647 and BC 648 — 1,500,000, for BC 649 — 3,820,000, for BC 650 — 4,000,000

Additional Information

647 is inscribed "Republic of Bulgaria", and 648-650 - with "Peoples Republic of Bulgaria". From 647-650 there are specimens with darker or lighter shades, most pronounced in 649 and 650.

BC №	Nominal	MNH	Used/CTO
BC 647	1 lev	0.03 €	0.01 €
BC 648	1 lev (29.XII.1947)	0.03 €	0.01 €
BC 649	2 leva (9.I.1948)	0.03 €	0.02 €
BC 650	4 leva (9.I.1948)	0.03 €	0.02 €
Series Total		0.10 €	0.05 €