Philately Bulgaria - New Generation

The series has different editions with the following distinctive features:
A. Paris edition (1889-1891) - 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50 stotinki, and 1 lev. Printed at the National Printing House Imprimerie Nacionale - Paris; dimensions of the clichés 16.25x22.25 mm.; paper - white to gray, smooth, well pressed, without stamps, perforation D 13 sheets of 360 stamps: two wings of 180 stamps /12x15/; circulations: 1 stotinki - 1,003,680; 2 stotinki - 1,000,080; 3 stotinki -1,000,080; 5 stotinki - 10,041,650; 10 stotinki - 999,360; 15 stotinki - 1,000,080; 25 stotinki - 1,000,080; 30 stotinki - 2,588,360; 50 stotinki - 1,401,160; 1 lev - 1,000,080. The dates of release into use given above are actually the dates of release into use of the stamps from the Paris edition.
Of 2, 5 and 50 stotinki, there are single-color and two-color samples in different colors.
B. Vienna edition (1892) - 15 and 25 stotinki; They were printed in the Court State Printing House - Vienna, Austria-Hungary; dimensions of the clichés 16.5x22.5 mm.; paper - white, tough, well pressed, without postmarks; no. L10 1/2, 11, 11 1/2 and mixed between them; sheets in two wings /10x10/; circulations 15 and 25 stotinki - circulation of 5,000,000. Printed by order of 02.05.1892. Put into use in July-August 1892. The main feature of a large part of the circulation is the thickly layered, difficult-to-wash gum, leading to creasing of the washed stamps. There are stamps of 25 stotinki without perforation on one side.
B. Sofia editions /1893-1901/ - 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 25 stotinki, 2 and 3 leva. Printed in the State Printing House - Sofia; dimensions of the clichés 16.5x 22.5 mm.; sheets in two wings /10x10/. According to the type of paper and perforations, the edition has the following features:
1. on very thin paper /pelur/, with the designation L 11 1/2 - 10 st. /1893/; circulation: 3,000,000 pieces; Order from 07.1893. There are stamps without perforation and without perforation on one side.
2. On rough paper, with the designation G 12 3/4, L 11 1/2 - 1, 5, 10, 15, 25 stotinki (1894-1898); Circulations: 1 stotinki -9,498,000; 5 stotinki - 2,464,000; 10 stotinki - 999,800; 15 stotinki - 9,085,000; 25 stotinki - 1,016,000. The different values ​​were put into use at different times during the period 1894-1898, and there is no definitive date for any value. There are stamps without perforation.
3. On paper with the date 2, with the designation G 12 3/4 - 2 and 3 leva /1896/; circulations: 2 leva - 205,000; 3 leva - 100,000; printed by order of 09.11.1895, in use since 30.04.1896. There are stamps without perforation of both values. Stamps with part of the watermark are rarer due to the fact that the watermark covers only part of the printed sheet. The watermark is also found mirrored, turned 180, and probably mirrored and turned 180.
4. On cellulose paper, with denominations 12 3/4 -1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 25 stotinki /1899-1901/; mintages: 1 stotinki - 7,355,000; 2 stotinki -1,032,000; 3 stotinki 758,400; 5 stotinki - 4,801,000; 10 stotinki - 3,110,000; 15 stotinki - 2,215,000; 25 stotinki - 1,004,000. There is no data on their introduction into use - this probably happened during the period 01.1899-04.1899. There are stamps without perforations of 2, 3 and 25 stotinki. There are copies of all values ​​on thin paper. The stamps on rough and cellulose paper (subitems "3" and "4") were printed with orders from: 03.12.1894, 14.03.1897, 17.12.1897. 08.05.1898. 24.07.1898. 16.09.1898, 16.02.1899, 10.09.1899, and 22.01.1901. It is not clear which of the orders printed stamps on rough paper, and which - on cellulose paper.
The values ​​of 30 stotinki, 50 stotinki, 1 lev are only from the "Paris" edition, and 2 and 3 leva - only from the "Sofia" edition, and were printed only once.