Bulgaria 1911 Recess printed in Rome

[Rein]

Some values were re-printed in 1915 with new colours!





Is that correct????

Are the designs still the same although Michel uses the same characters as for the designs ...?

[Rein]

What is correct is that the 1911 printingings have line perforation L12!

And the later printings have L11 1/2 [or mixed with L14] ....

And how about the 1 Lewa??? L 11 1/2 (1915) with different width???

The same colour as in 1911????

[Rein]

An obvious change of colour [or at least shade?]!!!

Not just for the 1st and 25st but ALSO for the 1 Lewa!

Or are just shades involved???

[Rein]

So not just a colour or shade change!

Designer (see the initials) - Georgi Evstatiev (15 April 1875 Stara Zagora - 5 November 1923 Sofia]

[Rein]

So not just a colour or shade change!

Designer (see the initials) - Georgi Evstatiev (15 April 1875 Stara Zagora - 5 November 1923 Sofia]

[Rein]

Designer - Anton Stefanov Mitov [1 April 1862, Stara Zagora - 20 August 1930, Sofia]

[Rein]

Not just a change of colour!

A completely different engraving!!

[Rein]

Not just a different shade!

A completely different engraving!!

[Rein]

Not just a change of colour!

A completely different engraving!!

[Rein]

Why the new engravings in 1915???

All values: 1, 5, 10, 15, 25,30st AND 1 Lewa - are completely different stamps!! No varieties!

Not just the engraving, but also the lineperforation AND the type of paper..

There was a world war raging in 1915!

Was Bradbury NOT in the position of delivering new plates???

Were the 1915 printing really printed in Rome??? Or may be in Bucuresti???

A lot of questions after some 100 years since their being issued!

Has nobody asked them before???

Why did Michel make the crucial mistake of enlisting the second engravings of the 1 Lewa in the 1911 series?

The change of colour/shade is comparable to that of the 1st!

[Rein]

Obvious differences in paper: