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**Antique 1927 Pre-WW2 Bulgarian Military Soldier Family Portrait - Stara Zagora Studio**
Up for sale is an authentic original vintage black-and-white real photo postcard (RPPC) dated **September 25, 1927**. This beautiful artifact offers a touching look into interwar family and military life in the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
The front features a sharp studio portrait of a young Bulgarian soldier standing proudly behind his seated wife and three young daughters. The soldier is dressed in his full uniform, featuring a high-standing collar, buttons, shoulder straps, a military cross medal or badge pinned to his breast pocket, and a peaked cap with a central cockade. His daughters are dressed in charming period pleated school dresses and polka-dot patterns adorned with large hair bows. The photograph features decorative deckled/scalloped edges.
The reverse side reveals an unposted divided postcard back packed with authentic period context:
* **Studio Backstamp:** Stamped in a prominent purple script ink: **"Фото Михайловъ / Ст. Загора"** (Photo Mihaylov Studio, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria).
* **Handwritten Date:** Clearly noted in the upper left corner: **"25 септем. 1927 г."** (September 25, 1927).
* **Bulgarian Correspondence:** A personal family dedication written in elegant cursive script: *"За споменъ на братми отъ сестра ти Паша Х. Стойчева"* (For a memory to my brother from your sister Pasha H. Stoycheva), concluded with the city signature **"Ст. Загора"** (Stara Zagora).
* **Condition:** Vintage antique condition in good overall shape. The front image displays great clarity, excellent grayscale definition, and fine detail focus. The paper stock exhibits several small blue/teal ink splatter stains across the reverse side, with minor faint handling marks and uniform age-toning. The scalloped margins are beautifully preserved with only light corner softening. Please view both high-resolution pictures closely to judge the exact physical state.
**Shipping & Handling:**
* FREE standard international shipping across the globe.
* Shipped in a protective, acid-free sleeve.
* Packaged securely inside a rigid hardboard mailer or cardboard-backed envelope to guarantee it arrives completely flat and undamaged.
