The Sante Fe Collection
December 7-8, 2011
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #102 BULGARIA 1868-75 Ottoman Occupation, Duloz issues used in Bulgaria, two exhibition pages with 12 good strikes written up according to Coles and Walker, with Chirpan, Roustchouk, Tornova, Nova Zagora, Filibe, Osmanpazari, Loftcha, Shumna, Varna and Zagra, also a cover from Shumna, franked with two different adhesives, with transit and arrival pmks on back  O | Unsold |
 | Lot #103 BULGARIA 1879-1881 Lion of Bulgaria, first and second issues complete, unused with large part original gum,10s (No.2) without gum, others h.r., fresh, generally fine, *(*) Catalog #1-11 Catalog Value $2,170 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #104 BULGARIA 1881 5s black and orange, background inverted, nice cancel and good colors, light corner crease, fresh and fine example of this undervalued error, signed Peter Holcombe, with clear 2002 PFC (YT 7a) O Catalog #7a Catalog Value €3,250 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #105 BULGARIA 1881 (7.6) FL franked with single 25s black and violet, tied by bilingual "Baltchik" cds (month "VI" inverted), sent via Varna (10.6) to Constantinople, with transit and arrival (23.6) pmks on back, fine Catalog #10 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #106 BULGARIA 1882 3s orange and yellow, background inverted, the unique block of four, never hinged, re-joined (in places) vertically and horizontally, each stamp with a handstamped guarantee mark, also pencil signed at lower left, with 1960 R.V. Karaivanoff and 2002 Alex Rendon certificates. A showpiece of Bulgarian and International philately (YT 14a, catalogue value for hinged singles)  **Catalog #12a Catalog Value €30,000 | Price Realized $14,000.00 |
 | Lot #107 BULGARIA 1882 5s rose and pale blue (error of color), unused with large part original gum, signed Friedl and Herbert Bloch, with 1943 and 1983 Friedl Expert Committee certificates (YT 15a) * Catalog #13a Catalog Value €3,700 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #108 BULGARIA 1884 Typographed surcharge "5" on 30s blue and fawn, used, various handstamped guarantee marks, signed Emilio Diena, also 1970 Albert Diena certificate. A rare stamp (YT 26b) O Catalog #20A Catalog Value €4,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #109 BULGARIA 1889-1891 Lion issue, perf. 13 1/4 x 13 1/2, collection on five pages, with 1s (7), 2s (3), 3s (4), 5s (6, including a block of four), 5s color trial in gray, 10s (4), 25s (3), 30s (8 including block of four), 50s (9), 1L (8, including a block of four); also eight different imperforate horizontal pairs, imperf. block of four on thin paper of 10s, plus 50s gray, trial color imperf. block of four (Karaivanoff cert.), varieties noted with 5s error of color (gray instead of green) etc., mostly fine-v.f., scarce group *Catalog #28-37,39var | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #110 BULGARIA 1889-1891 Lion issue, perf. 12 1/2 (printed in Sofia), collection on seven pages, with 1s (10, including a block of four and different papers), 2s (8, including a block of four), 3s (6), 5s (14, including control and date block of four), 10s (7), 15s (15, including a block of four), 25s (9, including a block of four), also the scarcer perf. 10 1/2, 11, 11 1/2 (including 5s error of color in orange, Mi.32F), also shades, varieties and plate flaws, four covers etc., fine and scarce lot *Catalog #28-37var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #111 BULGARIA 1892 15s on 30s provisional surcharge, selection on pages including shifted, double and inverted surcharges (signed Karaivanoff), block of 10 with variety "13" for "15" at upper left and at lower right, plus single used with additional franking on cover to Austria, fine-v.f. *Catalog #38,38a,var | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #112 BULGARIA 1901 Tsar Ferdinand Issue, collection on 19 exhibition pages, also on cards, with 32+ trial color proofs, some multiple values and spectacular shifts of center (all with Karaivanoff certificates), issued stamps in large panes and blocks from various printings and different types, including large cross gutter panes, many with marginal inscriptions, numerous plate flaws, errors (double impression) and varieties including double and shifted perforations, plate flaws etc. There are also 10 covers including TPOs, cards and stationery items. A splendid collection *Catalog #57-69 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #113 BULGARIA 1901 5s brown and black, imperf. trial color proof, double impression of center, shifted to bottom left, numeral "5" omitted from corners and struck twice in center, v.f., with Karaivanoff cert. P Catalog #60P | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #114 BULGARIA 1901 10s orange and blue, imperf. trial color proof, center shifted and printed twice (once in margin), also "100" instead of "10" at top, v.f., with Karaivanoff cert. P Catalog #61P | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #115 BULGARIA 1901 50s orange and blue, imperf. trial color proof, center shifted and printed twice (once in margin), also "500" instead of "10" at top, v.f., with Karaivanoff cert. P Catalog #65P | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #116 BULGARIA 1903 (24.6) registered cover from the Royal Palace, headed "Intendance de la Liste Civile de S.A.R. Le Prince de Bulgarie", with large corresponding label on reverse, franked with 50s and addressed to Munich, filing folds away from the stamp, with arrival pmk | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #117 BULGARIA 1903 10s on 15s surcharge, selection including double (one blue and black), triple and inverted surcharges, also an error "10" on 10s (Mi.65F, n.h., with Karaivanoff certificate), fine-v.f., scarce group */** Catalog #73,73a,73d,var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #118 BULGARIA 1909 (July-Sept) overprint, specialized collection written up exhibition style on 16 pages, also stock cards, all different varieties including multiples of 1s lilac showing "1900" and "1999" errors, 5s pair, one stamp without overprint; two singles, plus a block of 10 with inverted overprints, pairs with "1990" and "1999" errors, also "1990" variety overprinted in green, pair and block of eight with red (proof) overprint (with Karaivanoff certificates), also a used pair; "1909" inverted, "10s" on 50s double overprint, block with error "1990" in red, also variety in black, "909" single, block with missing overprint on two stamps, also three covers, one with "1990," generally fine-v.f., fascinating lot, accompanied by 18 Karaivanoff certificates *Catalog #77-81,77a-81b | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #119 BULGARIA 1909 surcharged "5" on 30s brown, error "1990" for "1909" overprint at top, used, signed Dr.Asher (Berlin) etc., with1970 Alberto Diena certificate, fine, O Catalog #79b Catalog Value $550 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #120 BULGARIA 1909 surcharges, specialized collection on four exhibition pages, with two examples "5" on 15s overprinted in green (instead of blue), one with Karaivanoff certificate, another in black, misplaced surcharges in blue, double surcharge, one inverted, also block of four, top pair with red "25" double, additional shifted and partly omitted surcharges etc., also a registered cover with eight different surcharges, fine-v.f. and interesting lot *Catalog #83-85var | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #121 BULGARIA 1911 50s ochre and black, center inverted, cancelled Philippopel (Plovdiv), v.f. This error occurred as the bicolored set was printed first in one color and then passed through the press again for the second time. A major rarity of Bulgarian philately, this error actually went unnoticed by the public for seven years, the first example being discovered in 1918 by Nicola Kochanov in Sofia. All the known (only about 30) are used, this one is signed by Peter Holcombe, with 1995 APS and 2002 PFCs (Mi.86K) O Catalog #97a Catalog Value €7,500 | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #122 BULGARIA 1912 5s yellow green (error of color), block of four, n.h., v.f., each stamp with a handstamped guarantee mark, with 1951 Karaivanoff and 2002 Alex Rendon certificates. Of the 500 stamps issues, only about 40 unused examples remain, some of them defective. A rare block (YT 91a) **Catalog #101a Catalog Value €4,480 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #123 BULGARIA 1925 15s black and buff (error of color), the unique block of four, re-joined vertically and horizontally, each stamp with a handstamped guarantee mark, with 2002 Alex Rendon certificate. A showpiece of Bulgarian philately (Mi.187a) *Catalog #193a Catalog Value €12,000 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #124 BULGARIA 1930 Royal Marriage, presentation souvenir sheet of four (Ministerblock), margins ungummed as issued, h.r., marginal wrinkles at bottom, stamps n.h., v.f. A rare sheet, only 60 printed, usually found in poor condition *Catalog #223-226var | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #125 BULGARIA 1934 Shipka Pass Battle, two souvenir sheets incorporating six different stamps, n.h. and post office fresh, only 100 of each printed, few have survived, especially in this superior quality, **Catalog #253-264 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #126 BULGARIA 1934 Shipka Pass Battle, souvenir sheet of six, tiny separations hinged reinforced, v.f., only 100 printed, *Catalog #253-258 Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #127 BULGARIA 1939 Birthday of Crown Prince, special presentation souvenir sheet of five (Ministerblock), margins ungummed as issued, h.r., stamps n.h., v.f. A rare sheet, only 50 printed, usually found in poor condition *Catalog #336-340var | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
