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1947 TABSO BULGARIAN-SOVIET AIRLINES ART PROJECTS LOGO
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are pleased to offer this week, a rare ca.
1946 lot of 16 Art Projects with logo of early Bulgarian-Soviet Airlines TABSO (1948-1968).
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"The Soviet forces stationed in Bulgaria took an interest in the DVS and by late 1947 took it into joint ownership as they had done with all airlines of former Axis East-European countries.
The resulting airline was called TABSO: the Bulgarian-Soviet Transport Aviation Corporation or "Transportno-aviacionno balgaro-savetsko obedinenie.
" Soviet equity in TABSO was reacquired by the Bulgarian government in 1954 as part of the Soviet forces' withdrawal from Bulgaria.
The airline was now simply known as "Tabso": a brand name without any meaning which survived until 1967, often in the shadow of the headline phrase Bulgarian Air Transport.
In 1956, Tabso bought its first Il-14 aircraft.
In 1962, it began Il-18 services which, alongside the expansion of Bulgaria's inclusive-tour tourism industry, began to put the airline's name on the European and world map.
By the mid-60s tourism was a major hard currency earner for Bulgaria and Tabso faced home-grown competition.
Executives of the Teksim trading company had decided to start their own aviation business which included crop-spraying and inclusive-tour charter airline operations.
Despite trying to buy Caravelles, they ended up buying more Il-18s under heavy Soviet and Bulgarian political pressure.
The Teksim venture proved a success and a thorn in the side of Tabso.
By 1967, Tabso had the inside track in government circles, and the Teksim operation was disbanded.
Amid rumours of scandal and embezzling, several Teksim directors were sent to jail.
Their venture had operated under the Tabso banner for reasons of expediency (not least international rights).
Before Teksim, Tabso had been a socialist "mono-airline," encompassing all commercial aviation from crop-spraying, through scheduled services and charter flights, to running airports.
However, Teksim had broken the mould.
In 1967, enthusiasts within Tabso and newcomers from Teksim launched Bulair -- a charter subsidiary of Tabso.
This managed to survive for five years before being reabsorbed into the parent company.
In early 1968, Tabso was rebranded Balkan Bulgarian Airlines (Bulgarski vazdushni linii "Balkan").
"Condition: excellent measures: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2"
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