1896 Prince Boris of Bulgaria Postcards
May 4, 2024 12:00:51 GMT -5
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Post by I.M. DeBear on May 4, 2024 12:00:51 GMT -5
These postcards from Bulgaria were issued to commemorate the baptism of two year old Prince Boris (30JAN1894-28AUG1943), the future Czar Boris III of Bulgaria. Czar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria had his two-year-old son Boris baptized into the Bulgarian Orthodox church 02FEB1896, effectively converting him from Roman Catholicism. Czar Nicholas II of Russia happily became his godfather.
The pre-printed stamps are in the classic lion design of Scott type A11 of 1889. I've seen these cards in many shades of blue, brown, green, purple, and red.
Prince Boris of Bulgaria in brown
Bourgas 22MAR1896
The pre-printed stamps are in the classic lion design of Scott type A11 of 1889. I've seen these cards in many shades of blue, brown, green, purple, and red.
Prince Boris of Bulgaria in brown
Bourgas 22MAR1896
