Bulgaria postage stamps year 1953 Mountain and Medicinal Plants

Bulgaria postage stamps year 1953 Mountain and Medicinal Plants MNH ?? Bulgaria – 1953 Medicinal Plants / Flora Stamp Issue ? General Overview Country: Bulgaria Year of Issue: 1953 Theme: Medicinal Plants (sometimes referred to as Flora / Medicinal Flowers) Format: Set of individual stamps a souvenir sheet (miniature sheet) Motif: Various medicinal and mountain plants common in Bulgaria Purpose: Regular postage, floral thematic issue for collectors and general mail use Commercial Listings: Often sold as “Set of 14 stamps & souvenir sheet” in mint condition. ? Stamp Set Details (List) According to philatelic catalog listings, the 1953 Medicinal Plants set includes the following values and plant subjects: ValueScientific NameCommon Name2 stotinkiAtropa belladonnaBelladonna4 stDatura stramoniumJimson weed8 stSalvia officinalisSage12 st (green)Rosa caninaDog rose12 st (red-orange)Rosa canina (repeated design)Dog rose16 st (violet-blue)Gentiana luteaGreat yellow gentian16 st (red-carmine)Gentiana lutea (repeated design)Great yellow gentian20 stPapaver somniferumOpium poppy28 stMentha piperitaPeppermint40 stArctostaphylos uva-ursiBearberry44 stTussilago farfaraColtsfoot80 stPrimula verisCowslip1 levTaraxacum officinaleDandelion2 levaDigitalis lanataWoolly foxgloveSouvenir SheetPlate with all 14 stamps illustrated together— ❗ Modern catalogs sometimes list Michel numbers 872–85 for the set, with a souvenir sheet also issued. ?️ Design & Characteristics Theme: Medicinal and mountain plant species—well-known for traditional uses in herbal medicine. Format: Individual stamps plus a souvenir sheet (often collected as a topical block). Style: Colourful, realistic botanical illustrations typical of mid-20th-century Bulgarian flora issues. Printing: Photogravure (multicolour) on gummed stamp paper typical of the era.