Rare Antique 1933 Bulgarian State Railways (Б.Д.Ж.) Commuter Season Ticket Booklet
Up for sale is an authentic, remarkably well-preserved 3-month season transit pass (Абонаментенъ Билетъ) issued by the Bulgarian State Railways (БДЖ) in 1933. This exceptional piece of pre-WWII European rail history comes complete with its original textured brown folding protective wallet, featuring a distinct, embossed gold-foil royal railway monogram on the front cover.
--- Document Specifications & Details: --- * Passenger: Issued to Misho Uzunov (Мишо Узунов), complete with his original oval-cut black-and-white identity portrait photo. * Official Stamps: Includes the official Bulgarian state coat-of-arms ink stamp applied directly over the photograph and inner page to prevent tampering. * Fiscal Revenue Stamps: Features four original 1932-series Bulgarian revenue stamps (ГЕРБОВА МАРКА) affixed to the left internal flap (two 5-leva stamps and two 2-leva stamps). * Validity Dates: Valid for a 3-month duration from July 8, 1933, to October 7, 1933. * Route & Travel Parameters: 3rd Class travel status covering a 78 km zone. The top of the ticket denotes the route/stations of Krestets and Trapezitsa (Кръстецъ - Трапезица). * Signatures: Hand-signed and dated in Sofia by the regional station master / rail director. * Reverse Side: Features the complete 5-point legal conditions of travel (Условия за пътуване съ абонаментни билети) printed in beautiful, pre-reform Bulgarian Cyrillic orthography.
--- Condition Report: --- This item is in Good Antique Condition given it is nearly a century old. * Cover: Shows light edge fraying, minor scuffing, and minor material degradation near the metal snap fasteners, typical for an authentic pocket-carried transit document of this age. * Interior: The paper pages display natural age-toning, light handling marks, and minor foxing. The binding remains structurally sound. * Legibility: All ink signatures, revenue stamps, hand-written names, and printed texts are crisp, dark, and perfectly legible.
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Shipping & Handling: Securely packaged in a rigid card-backed mailer to prevent bending during international transport.