Philately Bulgaria - New Generation

The stamps were sold only on the days of the celebrations (April 20 and 21) and were valid until April 25, 1901 for pasting on letter correspondence only for the interior of Bulgaria. 51-52 are printed with 5 types of photo clichés, arranged sequentially in the printed form of the postal sheet (twice per row), having various characteristic defects in the image. Each horizontal strip of five stamps contains all five types of clichés. At 15 stotinki. type V does not contain any of the features shown on types I-IV. The following varieties can be defined as more significant: 51 type IV - white spot like a wedge, starting from the lower part of the left frame (4th and 9th stamps of the row); 52 type II - deformation of the elements from the top of the braid ornament, above, between "18" and "76" (2nd and 7th stamps); 52 type IV - a white spot connects the lower part of the "8" of "1876" with the decorative braid at the top of the stamp, another large white spot connects the same braid with the upper left part of the white frame of the medallion with the ball (4th and 9th stamps). There are stamps with an error in the year - "1870", "1873" and "1878", instead of "1876", as well as without perforation. The designs for the stamps were presented by the committee for the construction of the monument "Tsar Osvoboditel". It is assumed that the artist of the stamps was Haralampi Tachev. From 51-52 there are forgeries.