Bidspirit auction | A rich and colorful two-page

A rich and colorful two-page collection of Bulgarian stamps spanning over eight decades, covering a wide range of thematic subjects. The lot includes:Fruit & Flora Series (1957–61): Complete fruit definitives – plums (4st), pears (8st), peaches (16st), apricots, cherries, strawberries (80st), plums (12st) – vivid and attractive Vegetables – peppers, pears, grapes Water lily – 5st botanical stamp Black Sea resort – 5st ship/coast stamp Space & Aviation: Yuri Gagarin portrait – 1st space commemorative Gherman Titov / Vostok – 2st space stamp Luna automatic station – 1st & 3st Soviet space program commemoratives Air transport – IL-14 & TU-104 aircraft stamps Wildlife & Zoo Series (Sofia Zoological Garden): Fox (1st), Lynx (3st), Hedgehog (2st), Hoopoe (8st) Hare (2st), Otter/Mink (1lv) Царство България – Kingdom of Bulgaria era horse stamp (15st) – early scarce issue Butterflies – Thais cerisyi (2st) and Parnassius apollo (1st) – beautiful specimens Sports: Student Games 1958 – swimming (16st) Tokyo Olympics 1964 – gymnastics, athletics, fencing Innsbruck Winter Olympics 1964 – figure skating Balkan Games 1963 – tug of war with national flags Culture & History: Априлско въстание (April Uprising) – Benkowski portrait commemorative 1st Congress BSDF, Buzludzha 1891–1961 – 45st political commemorative 2500 Years of Art on Bulgarian Lands – ancient coin and equestrian relief (1st, 2st) Folk costumes – traditional Bulgarian dress (16st, 28st) Youth Festival – dancers (16st, 12st) Chess – children playing chess (4st) Transport: Railway transport – modern train (3st) Pre-aviation transport commemoratives Black Sea shipping – passenger vessel Nature: Insects – Saga natalia grasshopper (3st), dragonfly (2st) Birds – bullfinch/robin (1st) Fish – Scorpaena porcus (3st), other species (2st) A magnificent thematic collection spanning Bulgarian philatelic history.