Bulgaria – Global Postcard Sales

Showing 1–40 of 42 postcards

Sofia, Monument of Liberators
Cold war relic, bought in 1969, unused, very modestly aged, and with minor corner abrasion. Grade: 2

Code: 20509002
Price: $4.50
Sofia, State University Kl. Okhridski
Unused card from the 1960s; brilliant on the front, unmarked but aging on the reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 20509003
Price: $4.00
Sofia, Narodno Sobranie Place
Card was mailed in 1969 and has two stamps but the bit of postmark did not hit either one of them. There is also a bilingual blue Par Avion sticker afffixed. Grade: 2

Code: 20509004
Price: $4.00
Sofia, multiple views
Mired firmly in the Soviet era at the time, Sofia looks grim in these views. Consider this to be a good historical artifact. Unused card bought in 1969. Grade: 1

Code: 20509005
Price: $5.00
Sofia, view of the city
This is how the unused 1969 card describes itself, though it’s more the view of a couple of buildings and a large sign unaccountably in western lettering. Grade: 1

Code: 20509008
Price: $4.50
Chipka, church
From 1969, this card was not mailed but it does have the word Bulgaria inked in at the bottom reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20509009
Price: $3.00
Sofia, city center
This card was mailed in 1969 with two stamps, but the postmark is not legible. There’s a bilingual airmail sticker affixed. Grade: 1

Code: 20509011
Price: $4.50
Belogradtchik
Unused card from 1969, though it has the name “Bulgaria” inked in small letters on bottom reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20509012
Price: $2.50
Multiple views
Card was mailed in 2001, has two stamps and full postmark. The address is on an affixed sticker and is a little smudged. Grade: 3

Code: 20509014
Price: $3.00
Radio Sofia QSL
From 1972, this 3.75″ x 6.75″ card could have been a postcard but instead was mailed in an envelope. Someone sat in that office and typed the full text of each card by hand, leaving only blanks for handwritten reception details. Grade: 1

Code: 20509015
Price: $9.00
Monasteries
Mailed in 2011 with two stamps and partial postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 20509016
Price: $3.00
Map and flag
Not postally used, but with message on the reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 20509017
Price: $3.00
Multiple views
Mailed in 2012 with two stamps and postmark. All those views are identified. Grade: 1

Code: 20509018
Price: $3.00
Kovachevitsa
Traditional architecture in this card mailed in 2013 with three different stamps and two faint postmarks. Grade: 1

Code: 20509019
Price: $3.00
Burgas
Mailed in 2014, the card has three stamps and two large postmarks, as well as minor postal creasing on lower right corner. Grade: 2

Code: 20509020
Price: $2.00
Traditional crafts
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20509021
Price: $2.00
Bulgaria – objects under UNESCO protection
Unused card showing Rila Monastery St. Ivan Rilski; Church of St. Mary, Ivanovo rock monasteries; Thracian Tomb Sveshtari; and Thracian Tomb – Kazanlak. All that and more’s in the bilingual caption. Grade: 1

Code: 20509022
Price: $3.00
The Colors of Bulgaria – folk costumes
Unused card of the Koprivshtitsa Festival. Grade: 1

Code: 20509023
Price: $2.00
Multiple cities
Mailed from Sofia in 2019 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20509025
Price: $6.00
A country of Roses
Distinctive unused card. Especially if you love roses. Grade: 1

Code: 20509026
Price: $3.00
Musical Instruments of Bulgaria
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20509027
Price: $2.00
Unforgettable love
Somehow the unused card makes it look like he had two choices and almost reluctantly had to choose one. Grade: 1

Code: 20509029
Price: $2.00
Sofia, Boyana Church
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20509030
Price: $2.00
Kukeri – Old Traditional Ritual
Kukeri are elaborately costumed Bulgarian men, and sometimes women, who perform traditional rituals intended to scare away evil spirits. Closely related events appear throughout the Balkans and Greece. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20509031
Price: $2.00
Sofia Bridges
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20509032
Price: $3.00
View from Old Sofia
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20509033
Price: $2.00
Sofia, multiple views
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20509035
Price: $2.00
Sofia, nine multiple views of buildings
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20509037
Price: $2.00
Sofia, multiple views 41
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20509039
Price: $2.00
Sofia, St. Sophia Basilica – The Necropolis
Unused card. Seems like The Necropolis was in use between the 2nd century B.C. until the 4th century A.D. Grade: 1

Code: 20509040
Price: $2.00
Sofia, Vitosha Mountain, Zlatni Mostove
A place of sentimental interest to us (you can ask, if you really want to know) on this unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20509041
Price: $2.00
златната (The Golden One) – Lottery card
This is the right size and shape (and appearance) to be a postcard, but it’s not. It’s a lottery. Or gambling. Or something. If you’re Bulgarian, you’ll know! The reverse of this card is blank and it could easily be used as a postcard. Grade: 1

Code: 20509042
Price: $3.00
КРЪСТОСЛОВИЦИ (Crossroads)
In the same spirit as our entry 20509042, just slightly larger (4-1/8″ x 7-1/2″), also blank on the back. Grade: 1

Code: 20509043
Price: $3.00
ЗЛАТНИТЕ ПИРАМИДИ (Golden Pyramids) (not a postcard)
In the same spirit as our entry 20509042, just slightly larger (4-1/8″ x 7-1/2″), also blank on the back. Grade: 1

Code: 20509044
Price: $3.00
Sofia & Vitosha Mountain, multiple
Unused card showing St. Alexander Nevski Memorial Church (1912), Vitosha Mountain, and Boyana Waterfall. Grade: 1

Code: 20509048
Price: $2.00
Vitosha Mountain
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20509049
Price: $2.00
Map-shaped, with multiple views 10122
Two cards are available. One is unused (Grade: 1, $3) and the other was mailed from Sofia in 2019 with stamp and postmark (Grade: 1, $4).

Code: 20509050
Price: $4.00
Sofia, map-shaped and multiple views 15.810
Unused, and if the scan’s not clear, the card is cut into the shape of the map of Bulgaria. Grade: 1

Code: 20509051
Price: $3.00
Bulgaria in map shape, multiple view 10.175
Unused, and if the scan’s not clear, the card is cut into the shape of the map of Bulgaria. Grade: 1

Code: 20509053
Price: $3.00
Traditional Architecture, in map-shape
Unused, and if the scan’s not clear, the card is cut into the shape of the map of Bulgaria. Each site is identified on the front. Grade: 1

Code: 20509054
Price: $3.00

Showing 1–40 of 42 postcards