2021 Bulgarian stamps started the year off with an anniversary and will end with another. Lots of interesting issues to look forward to. Unfortunately, like many post offices around the world, very few details are available at the start of the year. We have to wait for releases to find out designers and illustrations. What can we expect?
- ships & trams
- Lunar NY
- Easter & Christmas stamps
- numerous anniversaries, including Dürer, La Fontaine, and John Glenn
- flora and fauna of Bulgaria as well as endangered species
- great Bulgarian Patriarch Bugarski
The release dates issued by Bulgarian post in their issue program for 2021 don’t match up to the actual dates. According to the stamp release program, 5 stamps were slated for January. only 2 have been released and both missed the January timing. So, anything listed below will be tentative. The stamps may or may not be released in the time frames below. That’s ok, something extra to look forward to.
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2021 Bulgarian stamps – February
120th Birth Anniversary of Patriarch Kiril Bulgarski
1 stamp, 1 vignette, souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
Designer: Nenko Atanasov
Previous designs include 2020 75 Years since the Establishment of the United Nations and 65 Years since Bulgaria`s Membership in the UN and 2019 Old Sailing ships
Release date: Feb. 11, 2021
Lunar New Year – Year of the Ox
1 stamp, 2 souvenir sheets (gummed and ungummed), FDC, cancel
Designer: Tahsin Ahmed
Previous designs include 2019 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and China
Release date: Feb. 02, 2021
April
550th birth anniversary of Albrecht Dürer
1 stamp, souvenir sheet, FDC
Designer: Viliam Kitanov
Release date: April 16, 2021
100th birth anniversary of John Glenn and 50 years since Apollo 14
1 stamp, souvenir sheet, FDC
Designer: Professor Victor Paunov
Release date: April 16, 2021
150th birth anniversary of Damyan Yovanov Gruev
1 stamp
114 Years from the Death of Macedonian Revolutionary Dame Gruev | Macedonia Times
Designer: Ivan Kashlakov
Release date: April 16, 2021
100 years since the announcement of Varna as a resort town
1 stamp
Designer: Dimitar Traychev
Release date: April 26, 2021
May
200th birth anniversary of Georgi Stoykov Rakovski
1 stamp
Designer: Stefan Kalapishev
Release date: May 12, 2021
Europa: Endangered National Wildlife
- European Pine Martin
- Marbled Polecat
50 years Institute of Air Transport
1 stamp
Designer: Plamen Djermanov
Release date: May 19, 2021
June
60 years since the flight of the first man in space – Yuri Gagarin
2 souvenir sheets (one imperforated)
Designer: Lyuba Tomova
Release date: June 11, 2021
100 years of the National Music Academy – Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
1 stamp
Designer: Svetlin Balezdrov
Release date: June 26, 2021
July
800 years Ivanovo rock monastery
Cultural-historical heritage
2 stamps
Designer: Stanimir Jelev
Release date: July 7, 2021
Three Seas Initiative
Designer: Ognyan Stefanov
Release date: July 9, 2021
August releases
90 years of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Argentina
Cockspur Coral Tree and Rose
2 stamps, sheet of 8
Designer: Kalina Slavina
Release date: August 8, 2021
30th Anniversary of the Folkore Federation
2 stamps on a souvenir sheet
Designer: Svetlin Balezdrov
Release date: August 23, 2021
September
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, 140th Anniversary
1 stamp
Release date: September 8, 2021
European Year of Railway Transport, 100 years of the Rhodope narrow-gauge railway
2 stamps on a souvenir sheet
Designer: Omana Katsarska
Release date: September 16, 2021
New Bulgarian University, 30th Anniversary
1 stamp
Designer: Damyan Damyanov
Release date: September 21, 2021
Jean De La Fontaine, Writer, 400th Anniversary of Birth
1 stamp on a souvenir sheet
Designer: Maya Staykova
Release date: September 23, 2021
Great explorers, Umberto Nobile
2 souvenir sheets (one unperforated)
Designer: Maglena Konstantinova
Release date: September 23, 2021
Ivan Kolev, General
1 stamp on a souvenir sheet
Designer: Atanas Atanasov
Release date: September 23, 2021
October
70 years anniversary of State Archives in Bulgaria
1 stamp
Designer: Ivelina Velinova
Release date: October 8, 2021
100th Anniversary of the Bulgarian Youth Red Cross
1 stamp on a souvenir sheet
Designer: Jaklina Simova
Release date: October 14, 2021
Graf Ignatievo Air Base, 70th Anniversary
4 stamps, souvenir sheet
GRAF Ignatievo Air Force Base in Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Military Bases
Designer: Emilian Stankev
Release date: October 14, 2021
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Author
1 stamp
Designer: Peter Chuchuligov
Bulgarian artist Chuchuligov also contributed to Bulgarian posts’ postcard series “100 years post station Glozhdene”, , “100 years from the birth of academic Angel Balevski” and “Zaharni zavodi”. He has an extensive portfolio of poster illustrations, book covers and magazines. His illustrations and paintings can be seen on his website Peter Chuchuligov | Artist. He’s worth exploring.
Release date: October 25, 2021
November
Shumen University, 50th Anniversary
1 stamp, souvenir sheet of4
Designer: Yana Aneva
Release date: November 1, 2021
Christmas 2021
1 stamp
Designer: Nenko Atanasov
Release date: November 15, 2021
450th Anniversary of Caravaggio’s Birth
1 stamp on a souvenir sheet
Designer: Plamen Valchev
Release date: November 24, 2021
Flora: Carnivorous Plants
1 stamp on a souvenir sheet
Designer: Borislava Karadjova
Release date: November 24, 2021
December
130 years since the establishment of the Military Medical Academy
1 stamp
Designer: Nikolay Petrusenko
Release date: December 2, 2021
25 years since the resumption of the Supreme Administrative Court
1 stamp
Designer: Kristina Borisova
Release date: December 2, 2021
Happy Chinese New Year 2022 – Winemaking & Year of the Tiger
1 stamp, souvenir sheet of 4
See the souvenir sheet margins for Year of the Tiger motifs
Designer: P. Markova
Release date: December 11, 2021
125th anniversary of the National Academy of Arts, Sofia
1 stamp with label, special cancel
National Academy of Art (nha.bg)
Designer: Petar Chuchuligov
Chuchuligov’s design was picked in a competition run by the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications
Release date: December 13, 2021
40th Anniversary National Donation Fund
1 stamp
Designer: Dr. Svetlin Balezdrov
Dr. Balezdrov lectures about advertising design at the National Academy of Art, Sofia. He and Svetoslav Simov designed the sans typeface Squad.
Release date: December 14 2021
Bulgarian scientists
2 stamps
Postage stamps with two world-renowned scientists from BAS – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Nikola Obreshkov, Mathematician (PDF) Nikola Obreshkov – his life and mathematical achievements (researchgate.net)
Georgi Nadjakov, Physicist Georgi Nadjakov – Bulgarian Inventors and Discoveries | Bulgarian Inventions | Bulgaropedia
Designer: Stoyan Dechev
Release date: December 17, 2021
Atlantic Club of Bulgaria, 30th Anniversary
2 stamps on a souvenir sheet
ACB home – Atlantic Digital Net (adn.bg)
Designer: Prof. Todor Vardzhiev
Todor Vardzhiev – NAA (nha.bg)
Release date: December 17, 2021
If you enjoyed these Bulgarian stamps, why not check out more issues from around the world:
Stamps By Country 2021 | Bitter Grounds Magazine
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