BULGARIA

Lion of Bulgaria

1879

5 C 10 C 25 C 50 C 1 FR

Lion of Bulgaria

1881

3 SRED & SILVER

5 SBLACK & ORANGE

10 SBLACK & GREEN

15 SDEEP CARMINERED & GREEN

25 SBLACK & VIOLET

30 SBLUE & FAWN

3 SORANGE &

YELLOW

Lion of Bulgaria

1882

5 SGREEN &

PALE GREEN

10 SROSE &

PALE ROSE

15 SRED VIOLET &

PALE LILAC

25 SBLUE &

PALE BLUE

30 SVIOLET & GREEN

50 SBLUE & PINK

BULGARIA

Lion of Bulgaria

With Typographed Surcharges in Black or Carmine

1884

3 S ON 10 S 5 S ON 30 S(CARMINE)

5 S ON 30 S(BLACK)

5 S ON 30 S

Lion of Bulgaria

With Lithographed Surcharges in Black or Vermilion

1885

3 S ON 10 S 5 S ON 30 S 5 S ON 30 S 50 S ON 1 FR

Lion of Bulgaria

1885

1 S 2 S

Lion of Bulgaria

1886-87

1 S 2 S 1 L

BULGARIA

Lion of Bulgaria

Unwatermarked

1889

1 S 2 S 3 S 5 S 10 S

15 S 25 S 30 S 50 S 1 L

2 L 3 L

Watermarked Coat of Arms

In Sheet

1896

ON 30 S

10 S

Surcharged

in Black

1892

On Pelure

Paper

1894

Lion Stamp of 1886 Surcharged in Red

1895

ON 2 S

BULGARIA

Coat of Arms

1896

1 S 5 S 15 S 25 S

Cherry Wood Cannon

1901

5 S 15 S

Lion Stamps of 1889 Surcharged in Black

1901

ON 3 S

10 S ON 5 S

BULGARIA

Tsar Ferdinand

1901

10 S 15 S 25 S 30 S 50 S

1 S 2 S 3 S 5 S

1 L 2 L 3 L

Without Serif in Upper Numerals

1905

1 L

BULGARIA

ON 15 S

Battle of Shipka Pass

1902

5 S 10 S 15 S

Tsar Ferdinand Stamp of 1901 Surcharged in Black

1903

Twentieth Anniversary of Tsar Ferdinand's Accession to the Throne

1907

5 S 10 S

25 S

BULGARIA

Lion Stamps of 1889 Overprinted

1909

1 S

5 S

With Additional Surcharge

1909

ON 30 S

10 S ON 15 S 10 S ON 50 S

Tsar Ferdinand Stamps of 1901 Surcharged with Value Only

1909

5 S ON 15 S 10 S ON 15 S 25 S ON 30 S

Tsar Ferdinand Stamps of 1901 Surcharged in Blue

1910

1 S ON 3 S ON 15 S

BULGARIA

Tsar Ferdinand and Other Designs

1911

10 S

1 L

3 S

2 S1 S 5 S

50 S

25 S

30 S

15 S

2 L 3 L

BULGARIA

Stamps of 1911 Overprinted for Victory Over the Turks

1913

10 S

3 S

2 S1 S 5 S

25 S

15 S

25th Anniversary of Reign of Tsar Ferdinand

1912

5 S 10 S 25 S

ON 25 S

ON 1 S

Stamp of 1911

Surcharged in Red

1915

1889 Stamp

Surcharged in Green

1915

BULGARIA

Types of 1911 Re-engraved

1915

10 S

1 L

1 S 5 S25 S

30 S 15 S

Liberation of Macedonia

1917-19

5 S15 S

25 S30 S

50 S2 L 3 L

BULGARIA

View of Veles, Monastery of St. Clement

1918

1 S 5 S

30th Anniversary of Tsar Ferdinand's Accession to the throne

1918

1 S 2 S 3 S 10 S

Plowing with Oxen

1919

1 S

Sobranye Palace

1919

1 S 2 S

BULGARIA

Tsar Boris II

1919

3 S 5 S 10 S 15 S

25 S 30 S 50 S

70th Birthday of Ivan Vazov

1920

50 S

1 L30 S

2 L

3 L

5 L

BULGARIA

Never-Issued Stamps Intended to Commemorate the Liberation of Macedonia

Temporarily Issued for Domestic Use

1921

10 S

10 S

10 S 10 S

20 S

Death of James D. Bourchier

1921

10 S

1 1/2 L

20 S 30 S 50 S

1 L

2 L

3 L 5 L

BULGARIA

View of Sofia and Other Designs

1921-23

10 S

25 S

2 L

20 S

50 SORANGE

50 SDARK BLUE

75 SDULL VIOLET

75 SDEEP BLUE

1 LCARMINE

1 LDEEP BLUE

3 L

5 L

10 L

BULGARIA

ON 20 S

20 S ON 5 S 20 S ON 10 S 20 S ON 30 S

Postage Due Stamps of 1919-22 Surcharged

1924

Regular Issues of 1919-23 Surcharged in Blue or Red

1924

10 S ON 1 SON 5 S

3 L ON 50 S

6 L ON 1 L

Lion of Bulgaria

1925

10 S 15 S 30 S 50 S

1 L

Tsar Boris III

1925

2 L

Sofia Cathedral

1925

4 L

Harvesting

1925

BULGARIA

1 L

Tsar Boris III Issue Re-engraved

1926

2 L

Lion of Bulgaria

1926

6 L 10 L

50 S

Ruined Cathedral

1926

Christo Botev

1926

1 L 2 L 4 L

Lion of Bulgaria

1927-29

10 S 15 S 30 S 50 S

BULGARIA

Tsar Boris III

1928

1 L 2 L

Millenary of Tsar Simeon and

50th Anniversary of Liberation of Bulgaria from the Turks

1929

4 L 5 L 6 L

1 L

15 S 50 S

2 L

10 S 30 S

3 L

BULGARIA

Royal Wedding

1930

1 L 2 L 4 L

6 L

Tsar Boris III

1931-37

1 L 2 L 4 LRED ORANGE

4 LYELLOW ORANGE

6 L

20 L

7 L 10 L 12 L 14 L

6 LDEEP BLUE

Outer Bars at Top and Bottom Removed

1933

BULGARIA

Balkan Games

1931

1 LLIGHT GREEN

6 LPRUSSIAN BLUE

10 LRED ORANGE

12 LDARK BLUE

50 LOLIVE BROWN2 L

GARNET4 L

CARMINE

Balkan Games

1933

1 LBLUE GREEN

6 LBRIGHT ROSE

10 LOLIVE BROWN

12 LORANGE

50 LRED BROWN2 L

BLUE4 L

BROWN VIOLET

ON 3 L

Boris III Type of 1931 Surcharged in Blue

1934

BULGARIA

Unveiling of Shipka Pass Battle Memorial

1934

4 LDARK CARMINE

1 LGREEN

2 LPALE RED

3 LBISTER BROWN

7 LDARK BLUE

14 LPLUM

Unveiling of Shipka Pass Battle Memorial

1934

4 LROSE

1 LBRIGHT GREEN

2 LDULL ORANGE

3 LYELLOW

7 LBLUE

14 LOLIVE BISTER

BULGARIA

Centenary of Bulgarian Uprising Against the Turks

1935

1 L 2 L

5th Balkan Soccer Tournament

1935

2 L

1 L 4 L

7 L 14 L 50 L

Tsar Boris III Type of 1931

Watermarked Wavy Lines

1935

1 L 2 L

BULGARIA

8th Tournament of Yunak Gymnastic Organization

1935

14 L

1 L 2 L 4 L

7 L 50 L

Battle of Varna and Death of King Ladislas Varnenchik

1935

1 L 2 L 7 L

4 L 14 L

BULGARIA

6 LGRAY BLUE

Tsar Boris III Type of 1933

Outer Bars at Top and Bottom Removed

1935

Lion Type of 1881

1935

10 S

67th Anniversary of Death of Bulgarian Patriots, Haji Dimitr and Stefan Karaja

1935

1 L 2 L 7 L

4 L 14 L

BULGARIA

Numeral, Lion of Bulgaria

1936-39

10 SRED ORANGE

15 SEMERALD

30 SMAROON

30 SYELLOW BROWN

30 SPRUSSIAN BLUE

50 SULTRAMARINE

50 SDARK CARMINE

50 SSLATE GREEN

4th Geographical and Ethnographical Congress

1936

1 L

7 L

2 L

Millenium of the Cyrillic Alphabet

1937

1 L 2 L 4 L 7 L 14 L

BULGARIA

Princess Marie Louise

1937

1 L 2 L 4 L

19th Anniversary of the Accession of Tsar Boris III to the Throne

1937

2 L

Crown Prince Simeon

1938

1 L 2 L 4 L

7 L 14 L

BULGARIA

National Products

1938

10 SORANGE

2 LROSE PINK

10 SRED ORANGE

15 SBRIGHT ROSE

15 SDEEP PLUM

30 SGOLDEN BROWN

30 SCOPPER BROWN

50 SBLACK

50 SINDIGO

1 LYELLOW GREEN

1 LGREEN 2 L

ROSE BROWN

3 LDEEP RED LILAC

3 LBROWN LAKE

4 LPLUM

4 LGOLDEN BROWN

7 LVIOLET BLUE

7 LDEEP BLUE

14 LDARK BROWN

14 LRED BROWN

BULGARIA

20th Anniversary of Reign of Tsar Boris III

1938

1 L

1 L

2 L 4 L 7 L 14 L

50th Anniversary of Bulgarian State Railways

1939

2 L 4 L

7 L

60th Anniversary of Establishment of the Postal System

1939

1 L 2 L

BULGARIA

9th Tournament of the Yunak Organization

1939

1 L 2 L 4 L 7 L 14 L

1 L 2 L

Tsar Boris III

1940-41

10 L 20 L

Bulgaria's First Stamp

1940

Return of Dobrudja from Romania

1940

1 L 2 L

4 L 7 L

BULGARIA

Bulgarian Farming, Tsar Boris III

Unwatermarked

1940-44

30 S

10 S 15 S

50 S

1 L 2 L 4 L 6 L

7 L 10 L

Watermarked Wavy Lines

1940-41

50 S

1 L 2 L 7 L 10 L

BULGARIA

Liberation of Bulgaria from the Turks in 1878

1940

1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L

7 L 10 L

The Printing Press

1940

1 L 2 L

Christo Botev

1941

1 L 3 L

2 L

BULGARIA

Buildings in Sofia

1941-43

14 L 20 L 50 L

Annexation of Macedonia

1941

1 L 7 L

2 L

2 L 4 L

BULGARIA

Bulgarian Farming

1941-44

10 SDARK VIOLET

10 SDARK BLUE

15 SPRUSSIAN BLUE

15 SDARK OLIVE BROWN

30 SRED ORANGE

30 SDARK SLATE GREEN

50 SBLUE VIOLET

50 SRED VIOLET

3 LHENNA BROWN

3 LDARK BROWN

5 LSEPIA

5 LVIOLET BLUE

BULGARIA

National "Work and Joy" Movement

1942

4 L 14 L

7 L

1 L 2 L

Aid to War Victims

1942

1 L2 L

20 L + LABEL

4 L

7 L 14 L

BULGARIA

History of Bulgaria

1942

10 S 15 S 30 S 50 S

1 L 2 L 3 L

4 L 5 L 7 L 10 L

14 L 20 L 30 L

BULGARIA

Tsar Boris III Memorial Issue

1944

1 L 2 L 4 L

5 L 7 L

50 S

3 L

Tsar Simeon II

1944Shepherd

1944

BULGARIA

Tsar Boris III Memorial Issue

Imperforate

1944

1 L 2 L 4 L

5 L 7 L

BULGARIA

Parcel Post Stamps of 1944 Overprinted in Black or Orange

1945

1 L

7 L 20 L

30 L 50 L 100 L

Additional Surcharge in Black

4 L ON 1 L

1 L

2 L 4 L

Tsar Boris III Stamps of 1940 Overprinted

1945

BULGARIA

1 L

2 L 4 L

Tsar Boris III Stamps of 1940 Overprinted

1945

1 L

2 L 4 L

Tsar Boris III Stamps of 1940 Overprinted

1945

Slav Congress

Imperforate

1945

4 L 10 L 50 L

Perforated 11 1/2

4 L 10 L

BULGARIA

Bulgarian Lion

1945-46

30 S 50 S 1 L 2 L

4 L 5 L 9 L

10 L 15 L 20 LCARMINE

20 LGRAY BLACK

Victory of Allied Nations in World War II

1945

10 L 50 L

Bulgarian Lion with Smaller Crown

2 L 4 L

BULGARIA

Liberty Loan

1945

100 LGRAY BLUEON PINKISH

100 LBROWN

ON PINKISH

150 LDARK OLIVEON PINKISH

150 LDULL CARMINE

ON PINKISH

50 LBROWN REDON PINKISH

50 LORANGE

ON PINKISH

200 LDEEP BLUEON PINKISH

200 LOLIVE GREEN

ON PINKISH

BULGARIA

Liberty Loan

1945

SOUVENIR SHEET OF 4

VIOLET BLUE

BULGARIA

Liberty Loan

1945

SOUVENIR SHEET OF 4

BROWN ORANGE

BULGARIA

First Anniversary of Bulgaria's Liberation

1945

1 L 4 L 5 L 10 L

20 L 50 L 100 L

50th Anniversary of Bulgarian Postal Savings

1946

4 L

10 L

20 L 50 L

BULGARIA

2 L

4 L

10 L

30 L

Red Cross Issue

1946

20 L 35 L 100 L

50 L

4 LRED ORANGE

20 LTURQ. GREEN

Congress of the Bulgarian-Soviet Association

1946

4 LDARK CARMINE ROSE

20 LBLUE

BULGARIA

4 L

Bulgaria's Participation in World War II

1946

2 L 5 L 9 L

6 L

10 L 20 L 30 L

40 L 50 L

60 L

BULGARIA

20 L

100 L

Stamp Day

1946

A. Stamboliski

1946

100 L

Balkan Games

1946

1 L

4 L

20 L

Millenary of Rila Monastery

1946

10 L 50 L

BULGARIA

SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Regular Issues of 1911-20 Surcharged for

Returned Prisoners of War

1920

ON 2 S

5 S + 2 1/2 S 10 S + 5 S 15 S + 17 1/2 S 25 S + 12 1/2 S

ON 1 L

2 L + 1 L

30 S + 15 S 50 S + 25 S

3 L + 1 1/2 L

BULGARIA

SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

19th Anniversary of the Accession of Tsar Boris III to the Throne

1937

2 L + 18 L SOUVENIR SHEET

BULGARIA

SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Stamps of 1917-21 Surcharged for

Victims of Sevlievo Flood

1939

ON 15 S

2L + 1 LON 1 1/2 L

4 L + 2 LON 2L

7 L + 4 LON 3 L

14 L + 7 LON 5 L

BULGARIA

AIR POST STAMPS

Regular Issues of 1925-26 Overprinted or Surcharged

1927-28

4 L

2 L10 L 1 L ON 6 L

Dove Delivering Message

1931

1 L 2 L 6 L 12 L

20 L 30 L 50 L

Junkers Plane, Rila Monastery

1932

18 L 24 L 28 L

BULGARIA

Dove Delivering Message

1938

1 L 2 L 6 L 12 L

AIR POST STAMPS

Regular Issues Overprinted in Black

1945

1 L

ON 100 L

4 L

45 L ON 100 L 75 L ON 100 L

100 L

Type of Parcel Post Stamps of 1944 Surcharged or Overprinted

1945

BULGARIA

AIR POST STAMPS

Planes over Bulgarian Scenes

1940

2 L

1 L 6 L

4 L 10 L 30 L

45 L

12 L 16 L

70 L 100 L

19 L

BULGARIA

AIR POST STAMPS

Symbols of Flight

1946

1 L4 L

2 L

6 L 10 L 12 L 16 L 19 L

30 L 45 L 75 L

100 L 100 L

BULGARIA

SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMPS

Postman on Bicycle, Mail Car, Postman on Motorcycle

1939

5 L

6 L

7 L 20 L

8 L

BULGARIA

POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

5 S

Numeral in Lozenge

Unwatermarked, Perforated 5 1/2 to 6 1/2

1884

25 S 50 S

Imperforate

1886

5 S 25 S 50 S

Perforated

11 1/2

5 S 25 S 50 S

5 S 25 S

Redrawn

1892

5 S

Pelure Paper

1893

POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

BULGARIA

Numeral in Lozenge Stamps Surcharged

1895

30 S ON 50 S

Imperforate

30 S ON 50 S

Perforated

Watermarked Coat of Arms in the Sheet

1896

5 S 10 S 30 S

Coat of Arms

1901-04

5 S 10 S 20 S

30 S 50 S

POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

BULGARIA

5 S

1 L

Numeral in Circle

Thin Semi-Transparent Paper

1915

10 S 20 S 30 S 50 S

Thick White Paper

1919

5 S 10 S 20 S 30 S 50 S

Thick Grayish Paper

1921

5 S 10 S 20 S 50 S

2 L 3 L

POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

BULGARIA

Heraldic Lion

1932

1 L 2 L 6 L

Lion of Trnovo, National Arms

1933

20 S 40 S 80 S

1 L 2 L 6 L 14 L

OFFICIAL STAMPS

BULGARIA

Bulgarian Coat of Arms

Perforated 13

1942

10 S

1 L

30 S 50 S

2 L 3 L 4 L 5 L

Perforated 10 1/2 x 11 1/2

1944

1 L 2 L

OFFICIAL STAMPS

BULGARIA

Lion Rampant

Imperforate

1945

1 L

2 L

2 L 3 L 4 L 5 L

Perforated

3 L 4 L 5 L

PARCEL POST STAMPS

BULGARIA

Scenes of Parcel Delivery

1941-42

1 LSLATE GREEN2 L

CRIMSON3 L

DULL BROWN

5 LDEEP BLUE4 L

RED ORANGE

5 LSLATE GREEN 6L

RED VIOLET

7 LDARK BLUE6 L

HENNA BROWN

7 LDARK BROWN 8 L

BRIGHT BLUE GREEN

8 LGREEN

9 LOLIVE GRAY

9 LDEEP OLIVE

PARCEL POST STAMPS

BULGARIA

Scenes of Parcel Delivery

1941-42

10 LORANGE

20 LGRAY VIOLET

30 LDULL BLACK

30 LSEPIA

Arms of Bulgaria

1944

7 L 10 L 20 L 30 L

1 L 3 L 5 L

50 L 100 L

POSTAL TAX STAMPS

BULGARIA

View of Sanatorium, Sanatorium at Peshtera

1925-29

1 LBLACK ON GREENISH BLUE

1 LCHOCOLATE

1 LORANGE

1 LPINK

1 LVIOLET ON PINKISH

2 LBLUE GREEN

2 LVIOLET

5 LDEEP BLUE

5 LROSE

POSTAL TAX STAMPS

BULGARIA

St. Constantine Sanatorium

1930-33

1 LRED BROWN & OLIVE GREEN

1 LOLIVE GREEN & YELLOW

1 LRED VIOLET & OLIVE BROWN

Trojan Rest Home, Sanatorium

1935

1 LCHOCOLATE & RED ORANGE

1 LEMERALD & INDIGO

5 LRED BROWN & INDIGO

St. Constantine Sanatorium, Children at Seashore, Rest Home

1941

1 LDARK OLIVE GREEN

2 LRED ORANGE

5 LDEEP BLUE