... Bulgarian errors ...


In cooperation with Mr. Verislav Georgiev of Bulgaria I have the pleasure of presenting this gallery of classic Bulgarian errors.

1901
 Mi 46 / Sc 55
Inverted and missing surcharge
(Scans by V. Georgiev)

2004-02-29 (T. Hitzler, Germany):
Dear Bjorn,

I checked your web-site concerning Bulgaria the last our. (...) The overprint on the Mi #46 pair with one surcharge missing is forged.

My arguments:
  1. Compare the shape of this overprint with the inverted one!
  2. I have an examined pair (Karaivanoff) in my collection (see below). It looks quite another way.
  3. Regard the "neck" of the "5": It is crooked. Original "necks" of the "5" are always straight.
    4.

More forgieries exist, especially of the inverted "5".

Best wishes, Thomas


See also my page of forgeries of this issue!

1901
Mi 47 / Sc 56
Inverted surcharge
(Scan by V. Georgiev)

1909
Mi 72
Inverted surcharge

1916
Bulgarian occupation of Romania
"1617" instead of "1917"
This is one of the more famous Bulgarian errors!



1924
Mi 184
Double surcharge



1924
Mi 185
Inverted surcharge

1927
Mi 206
Inverted surcharge - The plane is "falling"
This is probably the single most famous Bulgarian error!

THRACE 1919

Mi 2, 4
Inverted "L"

THRACE 1920
Mi 21
Inverted surcharge

1934
Mi 262
Plate error: "Dove in banner"

 

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