Bulgaria 1965 stamps Horse races / Sports set Mint never hinged
ulgaria issued a 1965 set of stamps on the theme “Horse races / Equestrian Sport” (Конен спорт). These are a classic sports topical set popular with collectors.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria 1965 — Horse Races / Sports Stamp Set
Overview
📮 Issue: Bulgaria, Horse races / Equestrian Sport – regular postage stamps (and sometimes a souvenir sheet)
📅 Date of Issue: 30 September 1965
🎨 Theme: Equestrian sports and horse racing scenes — various equestrian events such as dressage, eventing, jumping, race-running with obstacles, steeplechase, etc.
✍️ Designers: Typically credited to Bulgarian artists (e.g., Stoyan Sotirov & Veselin Tomov) depicted in the catalog listings.
Set Contents (Standard Issue)
This sports set includes six individual stamps showing different horse-sport disciplines:
| BK Catalog # | Face Value | Sport Depicted |
|---|---|---|
| 1630 | 1 stotinka | Dressage (обездка) |
| 1631 | 2 stotinki | Eventing (всестранна езда) |
| 1632 | 3 stotinki | Show jumping (конкурипик) |
| 1633 | 5 stotinki | Horse racing (надбягване) |
| 1634 | 10 stotinki | Steeplechase (стипъл чейз) |
| 1635 | 13 stotinki | Race with obstacles (надбягване с препятствия) |
📊 Technical details:
- Perforation: Line 10½
- Paper: Ordinary stamp paper
- Print run: Varies by denomination (millions for low values, fewer for high)
Some releases also include a souvenir sheet (s/s) featuring equestrian imagery along with the regular stamps.
Catalog Listings:
- BalkanAuction and online dealer listings confirm the existence and collectability of this set.
- It’s also found in standard philatelic catalogs under Bulgarian BK numbers 1630–1635.
