This gallery shows errors on classic Bulgarian stamps. Especially among the overprinted and surchages issues various errors and misprints are common, but there are also a lot of plate errors on regular issues. Perforation errors, however, are so common that I have decided to omit them from this gallery.

Latest update: 1911 inverted overprint

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1895
Mi 39
Inverted surcharge

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

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T. Hitzler, Germany:

The overprint on the shown Mi #46 pair with one surcharge missing is forged.

My arguments: Compare the shape of this overprint with the inverted one! I have an examined pair (Karaivanoff) in my collection (see below). It looks quite another way. Regard the "neck" of the "5": It is crooked. Original "necks" of the "5" are always straight. More forgieries exist, especially of the inverted "5".	Fake:
	Certified:

See also my page of forgeries of this issue!

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

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1901
Mi 52
Inverted center

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1903
Mi 65
10 St surcharge on 10 St (Mi 54) instead of 15 St (Mi 55)

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1909
Mi 72
Inverted overprint

Mi 73/75
Overprinted 1990 instead of 1909

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1911
Mi 86
Inverted center
This is one of the most famous Bulgarian errors!
(Scan by I. Metchev)

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

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1924
Mi 184
Double surcharge

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1924
Mi 185
Inverted surcharge

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1927
Mi 206
Inverted surcharge - The plane is "falling"!
This is one of the most famous Bulgarian errors!

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THRACE 1919
Mi 2, 4
Inverted "L"

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THRACE 1920
Mi 21
Inverted surcharge

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1934
Mi 262
Plate error: "Dove in banner"

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