Auction 309-320 - Great Britain 1840–1841 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russo-Turkish War 1878: Turned Official entire letter carried free of charges from Gabrovo with rare bilingual (Russian at top, Bulgarian at base) "GABROVO P.O. / POSTAL BRANCH OF GABROVO 1" cds (Jan 30) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 68) "Gabrovskoe Poshtenska-Kont". Inside the turned entire shows "TIRNOVO P.O. / TIRNOVO POST OFFICE 1" cds (3 Dec 1877) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 64) "Tirnovskaya P.K. - Tyrnovska Poshtenska Kont. 1". On the day after this cover was sent for the second time, the Russo - Ottoman Armistice was signed (31 Jan 1878). Rare, a most unusual turned cover.