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📌 Postage Stamps 13
◀ Artists of Bulgarian Postage Stamps

Postal issues by artist Nikola Bisserov 13 emissions

"The Wedding of Tsar Boris III. (Tsars Wedding)" - four postage stamps.
📅 1930 📅 12.11.1930 Stamp 4 pcs.
БК 236 236 (MI BG 222)
БК 237 237 (MI BG 223)
БК 238 238 (MI BG 224)
БК 239 239 (MI BG 225)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: Tsar Boris III and Princess Giovanna of Savoy (Que… more
Perforation: Linear 11 1/2
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: 300,000
Additional Information From 236-238 there are no serrations, and from 237 and 239 - no serrations on one side.
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 236 1 lev 0.26 € 0.08 €
BC 237 2 leva 0.26 € 0.08 €
BC 238 4 leva 0.41 € 0.10 €
BC 239 6 leva 0.61 € 0.26 €
Series Total 1.53 € 0.51 €
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"Special edition. The wedding of Tsar Boris III. (Tsars wedding)" - four postage stamps in a block sheet.
📅 1930 📅 12.11.1930 Minisheet 1 pcs.
БК 236-239 236-239 (MI BG 0)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: Tsar Boris III and Princess Giovanna of Savoy (Que… more
Perforation: Linear 11 1/2
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: 60 pieces
Additional Information Tsar Boris III and Princess Giovanna of Savoy (Queen Joanna). Block of 236-239, printed in a square with original colors. Gum is only on the back of the stamps. The block has not been put into postal use. Block dimensions: 176x250 mm.
BC № Nominal MNH
BC 236-239 1 lev, 2 keva, 4 lev and 6 lev 3 067.75 €
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"Balkan Games - Sofia." - seven postage stamps.
📅 1931 📅 15.09.1931 Stamp 7 pcs.
БК 249 249 (MI BG 242)
БК 250 250 (MI BG 243)
БК 251 251 (MI BG 244)
БК 252 252 (MI BG 245)
БК 253 253 (MI BG 246)
БК 254 254 (MI BG 247)
БК 255 255 (MI BG 248)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: 249 - 254 - sports disciplines from the games; 255… more
Perforation: Linear 11 1/2
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: for BC 249 and BC 250 — 300,000, for BC 251 — 230,000, for BC 252 — 115,000, for BC 253 — 90,000, for BC 254 — 70,000, for BC 255 — 35,000
Additional Information The values ​​of 1, 2, 4 and 6 leva were printed with two orders: from August 26 and October 9, 1931. There are entire sheets indicating that in the second order the stamps were printed (5x4) for the horizontal format and (4x5) for the vertical. The unsold quantities during the period of official use (about 115,000 of 1 leva, 135,000 of 2 leva, 120,000 of 4 leva, 35,000 of 6 leva, 48,000 of 10 leva, 35,000 of 12 leva, 15,500 of 50 leva) were used from January 16, 1932 - until they were exhausted, in the post offices Sofia C, Sofia 1 and 2, Sofia station, Plovdiv, Ruse, Varna, Burgas and Pleven, for charging domestic registered correspondence and for sticking on declarations when submitting printed works. Out of 250, there are nuances in color. With the same plots 266-272.
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 249 1 lev 0.66 € 0.15 €
BC 250 2 leva 1.12 € 0.26 €
BC 251 4 leva 1.53 € 0.28 €
BC 252 6 leva 5.11 € 1.38 €
BC 253 10 leva 12.02 € 2.79 €
BC 254 12 leva 20.45 € 5.37 €
BC 255 50 leva 38.35 € 10.23 €
Series Total 79.25 € 20.45 €
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"Airmail. International Aerofoil Exhibition, Strasbourg." - three postage stamps.
📅 1932 📅 09.05.1932 Stamp 3 pcs.
БК 263 263 (MI BG 249)
БК 264 264 (MI BG 250)
БК 265 265 (MI BG 251)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: The Rila Monastery.
Perforation: Linear 11 1/2
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: 40,000
Additional Information The stamps were in regular use until May 20, 1932 at postal and postal stations in Sofia (post office), Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Ruse, Lom, Gabrovo and Pleven, where airmail was accepted. The nominal values ​​corresponded to ordinary airmail to Strasbourg (263), Paris (264) and Lyon or Marseille (265). It was planned that a special plane would fly from Sofia to Strasbourg with the collected correspondence on May 17, 1932, which did not happen. During the days of use of the series, the accepted correspondence was stamped in Sofia with a special date stamp (with a plane) in black ink, and on May 17, 1932 - with red ink. Most of the letters that actually traveled with 263-265 were sent to Vienna by train, and from there to Paris - by plane or again by train. The stamps unsold within the specified period of use were then sold for philatelic purposes, after which the remainder of about 17,000 series were used for internal postal use, charging for newspaper dispatch at Sofia Station.
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 263 18 leva 35.79 € 3.83 €
BC 264 24 leva 28.12 € 2.81 €
BC 265 28 leva 15.34 € 1.53 €
Series Total 79.25 € 8.18 €
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"Balkan Games (II edition, with changed colors)" - seven postage stamps.
📅 1933 📅 05.01.1933 Stamp 7 pcs.
БК 266 266 (MI BG 252)
БК 267 267 (MI BG 253)
БК 268 268 (MI BG 254)
БК 269 269 (MI BG 255)
БК 270 270 (MI BG 256)
БК 271 271 (MI BG 257)
БК 272 272 (MI BG 258)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: 266 - 271 - sports disciplines from the games; 272… more
Perforation: Linear 11 1/2
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: for BC 266, BC 268 and BC 269 — 150,000, for BC 267 — 100,000, for BC 270 and BC 271 — 50,000, for BC 272 — 5,000
Additional Information The stamps were not issued for regular postal use. Complete sets were sold for philatelic purposes, which explains why the issue has changed colors. The unsold quantities of stamps were used for domestic postal use, as 249-255.
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 266 1 lev 1.28 € 0.82 €
BC 267 2 leva 1.79 € 1.18 €
BC 268 4 leva 2.56 € 1.48 €
BC 269 6 leva 12.27 € 1.64 €
BC 270 10 leva 61.36 € 19.43 €
BC 271 12 leva 69.02 € 25.05 €
BC 272 50 leva 235.19 € 154.92 €
Series Total 383.47 € 204.52 €
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"Dedication of the Shipka Monument. ("First Shipka")" - six postage stamps.
📅 1934 📅 26.08.1934 Stamp 3 pcs.
БК 275 275 (MI BG 262)
БК 277 277 (MI BG 264)
БК 278 278 (MI BG 265)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: 273 - the battle of Shipka; 274 - the monument of … more
Perforation: Linear 11 1/2
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: for BC 275 — 50,000, for BC 277 — 150,000, for BC 278 — 30,000
Additional Information Of all the values, there are those with the designation L 10 3/4, as well as with the other watermark. With the same plots 279-284. The two series 273-278 and 279-284 were issued by Decree IV of the Council of Ministers of 31.VII.1934 on the occasion of the celebrations surrounding the consecration of the Monument of the Liberation on Mount "St. Nikola" (today Shipka), held on 26.VIII.1934. Part of the amount received from the sale of the stamps was to be provided to the Ministry of War to cover the costs of the construction and decoration of the monument and the chapel in it and for the celebrations for their consecration. The stamps unsold within the specified terms in the amount of 46,438 leva, in the second half of 1936. were provided to the dispatch of the post office at Sofia Railway Station (Mobile Writing Desks) for payment of the newspapers, magazines and printed works being sent. They are stamped with the "Sofia Railway Station" stamp and have preserved gum.
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 275 3 leva 1.74 € 1.02 €
BC 277 7 leva 1.74 € 0.61 €
BC 278 14 leva 9.51 € 5.62 €
Series Total 12.99 € 7.26 €
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"Consecration of the Shipka Monument. ("Second Shipka", with changed colors)" - six postage stamps.
📅 1934 📅 21.09.1934 Stamp 3 pcs.
БК 281 281 (MI BG 268)
БК 283 283 (MI BG 270)
БК 284 284 (MI BG 271)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: 279 - the battle of Shipka; 280 - the monument of … more
Perforation: Linear 11 1/2
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: for BC 281 — 50,000, for BC 283 — 150,000, for BC 284 — 30,000
Additional Information Of all the values, there is also one with serration Linear 10 3/4. Of the 281, there is one with an oblong spot at the end of the sword - a "bag", one copy per sheet, as well as a spot at the top of the flag - a "dove on the flag", each of these varieties at 20.00 10.00.
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 281 3 leva 1.74 € 1.02 €
BC 283 7 leva 1.74 € 0.61 €
BC 284 14 leva 9.51 € 5.62 €
Series Total 12.99 € 7.26 €
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"V Balkan Football Tournament, Sofia." - six postage stamps.
📅 1935 📅 14.06.1935 Stamp 1 pcs.
БК 290 290 (MI BG 277)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Perforation: Linear 11 1/2
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: 26,000
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 290 7 leva 22.50 € 6.14 €
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"One year since the birth of Prince Simeon of Tarnovo." - five postage stamps.
📅 1938 📅 16.06.1938 Stamp 2 pcs.
БК 360 360 (MI BG 342)
БК 362 362 (MI BG 344)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: Portrait of the Crown Prince.
Perforation: Comb-shaped 13
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: for BC 360 — 1,000,000, for BC 362 — 130,000
Additional Information From 358 there is a round outline on the chest like a medallion, and from 359 - without the lower frame, as well as without perforation (sample). On 16.VI.1938 the Constituent Congress of the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists took place, at which Prince Simeon Tarnovski was declared its honorary chairman. There are many philatelic materials covered with stamps 358-362, stamped with the seal of the congress.
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 360 4 leva 0.05 € 0.03 €
BC 362 14 leva 0.15 € 0.10 €
Series Total 0.20 € 0.13 €
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"100 years of postage stamp." - two postage stamps.
📅 1940 📅 17.05.1940 Stamp 2 pcs.
БК 402 402 (MI BG 389)
БК 403 403 (MI BG 390)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: The first Bulgarian postage stamp of 5 stotinkaime… more
Perforation: Comb-shaped 13
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: 300,000
Additional Information Both values ​​exist without any notches (samples).
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 402 10 leva 0.31 € 0.20 €
BC 403 20 leva 0.46 € 0.20 €
Series Total 0.77 € 0.41 €
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"500 years of printing and 100 years of the Bulgarian printing press." - two postage stamps.
📅 1940 📅 16.12.1940 Stamp 2 pcs.
БК 453 453 (MI BG 424)
БК 454 454 (MI BG 425)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: 453 - Johann Gutenberg; 454 - Nikola Karastoyanov … more
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: 500,000
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 453 1 lev 0.13 € 0.05 €
BC 454 2 leva 0.13 € 0.05 €
Series Total 0.26 € 0.10 €
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"50 years of the postal savings bank." - four postage stamps.
📅 1946 📅 12.04.1946 Stamp 1 pcs.
БК 576 576 (MI BG 527)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: 573 - beehive and postman-cyclist; 574 - the first… more
Perforation: Ridged 11 3/4
Paper: normal paper
Printing: 150,000
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 576 50 leva 0.05 € 0.04 €
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"Border Guards (761 - for airmail)." - three postage stamps.
📅 1949 📅 31.10.1949 Stamp 1 pcs.
БК 760 760 (MI BG 710)
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: 759 - border guard with dog and shepherd; 760 - co… more
Perforation: Linear 10 3/4, Linear 10 3/4:11 1/2, Linear 11 1/2:10 3/4 and Linear 11 1/2
Paper: normal paper
Printing: 110,000
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC 760 20 leva 0.26 € 0.26 €
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📱 Special Purpose Postal Editions 3

"Sanatorium Fund - St. Konstantin Rest Station, Varna" - three postage stamps.
📅 1930 📅 01.06.1930 Sanatorium Fund 3 pcs.
БК FS10 FS10
БК FS11 FS11
БК FS12 FS12
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Perforation: Linear 11 1/2
Paper: normal paper
Printing: 1 000 000
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC FS10 1 lev 10.23 € 0.13 €
BC FS11 1 (1.IX.1931) lev 1.02 € 0.13 €
BC FS12 1 (1.VI.1933) lev 1.02 € 0.13 €
Series Total 12.27 € 0.38 €
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"Postal parcels." - twelve postage stamps.
📅 1941 📅 01.07.1941 Parcel stamps 12 pcs.
БК K1 K1
БК K2 K2
БК K3 K3
БК K4 K4
БК K5 K5
БК K6 K6
БК K7 K7
БК K8 K8
БК K9 K9
БК K10 K10
БК K11 K11
БК K12 K12
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: BC K1, K5 and K7 - processing of postal parcels; B… more
Perforation: for BC K1, BC K5 and BC K7 — Crest 13 1/4:12 1/2, for BC K2, BC K3, BC K4, BC K6, BC K8, BC K9, BC K10, BC K11 and BC K12 — Crested 12 1/2:13 1/4
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: for BC K1 — 4 000 000, for BC K2, BC K3, BC K4, BC K5 and BC K6 — 3 000 000, for BC K7 — 5 000 000, for BC K8, BC K9 and BC K10 — 500 000, for BC K11 and BC K12 — 300 000
Additional Information In use: until September 10, 1947. The stamps were printed on glossy paper. With the same subjects as K5-12, see K13-20. Some of these stamps were also used as regular postage stamps.
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC K1 1 lev 0.10 € 0.05 €
BC K2 2 leva 0.10 € 0.05 €
BC K3 3 leva 0.10 € 0.05 €
BC K4 4 leva 0.10 € 0.05 €
BC K5 5 leva (violet-blue) leva 0.10 € 0.05 €
BC K6 6 leva (purple) leva 0.10 € 0.05 €
BC K7 BGN 7 (black and blue) leva 0.10 € 0.05 €
BC K8 8 leva (blue-green) leva 0.10 € 0.05 €
BC K9 9 leva (cuttlefish) leva 0.10 € 0.05 €
BC K10 10 leva (orange) leva 0.10 € 0.05 €
BC K11 20 leva (blue-violet) leva 0.51 € 0.13 €
BC K12 BGN 30 (black and gray) leva 0.51 € 0.13 €
Series Total 2.05 € 0.77 €
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"Postal Parcel Items. (II edition)" - eight postage stamps.
📅 1942 📅 07.01.1942 Parcel stamps 8 pcs.
БК K13 K13
БК K14 K14
БК K15 K15
БК K16 K16
БК K17 K17
БК K18 K18
БК K19 K19
БК K20 K20
Artist: Nikola Bisserov
Short Description: BC K5 and K7 - processing of postal parcels; BC K9… more
Perforation: comb-shaped 13
Paper: glossy paper
Printing: 300 000
Additional Information In use: until September 10, 1947. The stamps were printed on plain paper. From BC K15, K18 and K19 there are also thin paper. Some of these stamps were also used as regular postage stamps.
BC № Nominal MNH Used/CTO
BC K13 5 leva (dark green) 0.10 € 0.04 €
BC K14 6 leva (carmine red) 0.10 € 0.04 €
BC K15 7 leva (dark brown) 0.10 € 0.04 €
BC K16 8 leva (dark green) 0.10 € 0.04 €
BC K17 9 leva (black and green) 0.10 € 0.04 €
BC K18 10 leva (orange) 0.10 € 0.04 €
BC K19 20 leva (dark purple) 0.20 € 0.06 €
BC K20 30 leva (gray-black) 0.20 € 0.08 €
Series Total 1.02 € 0.39 €
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