◀ Artists of Bulgarian Postage Stamps
Postal issues by artist Kosta Krastev 1 emissions
205
(MI BG 190)
Artist:
Kosta Krastev
Short Description:
194-197 - elements of the state coat of arms; 198 …
194-197 - elements of the state coat of arms; 198 - the church "St. Nedelya" in Sofia after the attack in 1925; 199-204 - Tsar Boris III; 205 - temple-monument "Al. Nevsky" in Sofia; 206 - "Reapers", a painting by Iv. Angelov; 207-208 - the lion from the Bulgarian coat of arms and the emblem of the Bulgarian post office.
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Perforation:
Linear 11 1/2
Printing:
14,536,400
Additional Information
194-208 are printed on different paper, including colored: 194 - on pink, 195 - on blue, 197 - on green. * 201 and 203 are on thick paper, 202 and 204 - on thin. * Type I and II differ in the uniform of Tsar Boris III. * From 199 there is oil green and gray. * From 194-197 there is with the designation L 11 1/2, from 197 - with L 11, from 207-208 - with G 11 3/4:11 1/2. There are also reports of other perforations at 194-197 and 205. There is 196 in the color of 194 - 250.00 (200 copies known, see illustration on the cover), as well as 195 in the color of 196 - 1000.00. It is assumed that most varieties of 194-208 are waste paper, taken out of the State Securities Depository, which was destroyed after the bombing of Sofia in World War II. 198 is actually a commemorative one, issued on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the attack on the St. Nedelya Church.| BC № | Nominal | MNH | Used/CTO |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC 205 | 2 leva gray-green (15.VII.1925) | 0.27 € | 0.05 € |