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| 04.12.1882 - " Big Lion - I " Artist: unknown, Short description: Information about the publicationBK number: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, Nominal value: 1 penny (25.V.1885) , 2 stotinki (25.V.1885) , 3 Stotinki, 5 Stotinki, 10 Stotinki, 15 Stotinki, 25 Stotinki, 30 Stotinki, 50 Stotinki, Perforation: for 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 - Frame 14 1/2:15 Paper type: for 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 - Normal paper Printing: for 12 - 1 000 000 pieces, 13 - 1 000 000 pieces, 14 - 318,000 units, 15 - 2,515,000 units, 16 - 2,400,000 units, 17 - 5,040,000 units, 18 - 2,095,000 units, 19 - 455,000 units, 20 - 405,000 units Tags: Big Lion
Additional information:In use: 30.09.1901
12-13 are printed with spelling errors: "ONE STOTINKA" (12), instead of "ONE STOTINKA" and "DVA STOTINKI" (13), instead of "DVE STOTINKI".
12-20 were printed under four orders: from 4.IX.1882 (put into use on 4.XII.1882) - 3, 5,10,15,25,30 and 50 st.; from 31.11.1884 - 3, 5,10,15 and 25 st.; from 8.11.1885 (put into use on 25.V.1885) - 1, 2, 5,10,15, 25, 30 and 50 st.; from 23.V.1886 - 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, 30 and 50 Art.
From this series began the printing of Bulgarian stamps of 5, 10 and 25 st. in colors established by the International Postal Union (green, red and blue).
Of all values, there are darker or lighter shades. 12-13 are on thin paper, from 12-14 there are also on thick paper, and from 14-20 - on very thin paper.
Of the 14 they are known for an inverted background and with an orange spot under the back right paw of the lion, and of the 15 - with the colors of 16, pink and light pink.
The watermark is also found inverted at 180°, mirrored, mirrored and inverted at 180°. Marks with a larger part of a letter of the watermark are rarer. +200% are valued.
With the same plots 6-11. |
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Price with stamp | for BC number: 12 | 1 penny (25.V.1885) | 150 BGN | 100 BGN | 76 BGN | 14 BGN | for BC number: 13 | 2 stotinki (25.V.1885) | 130 BGN | 64 BGN | 7 BGN | 7 BGN | for BC number: 14 | 3 Stotinki | 68 BGN | 6 BGN | 4 BGN | 0.5 BGN | for BC number: 15 | 5 Stotinki | 38 BGN | 26 BGN | 20 BGN | 2 BGN | for BC number: 16 | 10 Stotinki | 78 BGN | 54 BGN | 40 BGN | 1.5 BGN | for BC number: 17 | 15 Stotinki | 46 BGN | 30 BGN | 22 BGN | 1 BGN | for BC number: 18 | 25 Stotinki | 52 BGN | 34 BGN | 26 BGN | 2 BGN | for BC number: 19 | 30 Stotinki | 52 BGN | 34 BGN | 26 BGN | 1 BGN | for BC number: 20 | 50 Stotinki | 46 BGN | 34 BGN | 22 BGN | 1 BGN |
Total price (without curiosities): | | 660.00 BGN | 382.00 BGN | 243.00 BGN | 30.00 BGN | |