GREECE: 40l grey-bistre, used. Very fine. (Hellas 52a).
Postal & Live Internet Auction 740 General Sale
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A. Karamitsos Postal & Live Internet Auction 740 General Sale
Postal & Live Internet Auction 740
✨ Journey through Greek postal history featuring:
- Remarkable Large Hermes Head varieties
- Historic 1896 First Olympic Games issues
- Fascinating Dodecanese & Cretan rarities
- Exceptional Air-Mail items
- Captivating Picture Postcards
8-Feb-2025 10:30:00
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Lot #177 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1875/80 cream paper
GREECE: 40l rose-bistre, used. Very fine. (Hellas 52b).
Lot #178 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1875/80 cream paper
GREECE: 1877 EL fr. with 10l. orange on yellowish + 20l. ultramarine and posted from "ΣΥΡΑ (67)*9 ΙΟΥΛ. 77", arr. "TRIEST". (Hellas 50c+51f).
Lot #179 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 1l. red-brown in used strip of 3. F-VF. (Hellas 53c).
Lot #180 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 1l deep red - brown in used strip of 3. Very fine. (Hellas 53d).
Lot #181 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 5l. green in strip of 4 canc. "ΚΑΛΑΜΑΚΙΟΝ*12.MΑΙΟΣ.85" (type IV). Yellow spots on two right stamps, while two left stamps with creases ironed out. Still a nice and rare multiple. (Hellas 55c).
Lot #182 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 5l. Large Head stationary postal card fr. additionally with 5l. green, canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*22.ΜΑΙΟΣ.1888", arr. at Berlin 10/5. (Hellas 55c).
Lot #183 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 5l deep green (pos.83), plate flaw scratch in the inscription, used. Fine - very fine. (Hellas 55d).
Lot #184 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 5l. deep yellow-green in upper marginal used strip of three. Vertically creased between left and middle stamp in margin only, otherwise fine and very rare. (Hellas 55f).
Lot #185 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 10l red-orange (pos.143), plate flaw thin circle, used. Fine - very fine. (Hellas 56bCF2).
Lot #186 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 1881 EL from "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ (106)*16 ΙΟΥΛ. 81" fr. with 10l. yellow-orange in pair, arr. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*30 ΙΟΥΛ. 81". (Hellas 56c).
Lot #187 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 10l orange in pair canc. "ΓΥΘΕΙΟΝ*8.ΔΕΚ.9?" (type V), late use. Very fine. (Hellas 56d).
Lot #188 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: EL from "ΑΡΤΑ (105)*9.IAN.82" (canc. in blue) fr. with 10l. orange in pair, arr. "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ*1?.IAN.82". (Hellas 56d).
Lot #189 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 20l. ultramarine, used. Very Fine. (Hellas 57a).
Lot #190 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: Cover from "ΛΑΥΡΙΟN (130)*13 ΜΑΙΟΣ. 82" fr. with 20l. carmine (pos.17), plate flaws white spot on the Greek border and spot on the chin, arr. "ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ (2)*13 ΜΑΙΟΣ. 82". (Hellas 59Ia).
Lot #191 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 20l. deep carmine in right marginal mint bl.4 with printers mark. Lower right stamp with pinhole, otherwise superb for this rare mint multiple. (Hellas 59Ib-1200E).
Lot #192 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: "RECEPISSE A RENVOYER (pour envoi recommande)" from Bruges (Belgium) to Patras. On arrival fr. with 20l. dull rosine canc. "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ*10.ΜΑΡΤ.1895". Very fine and rare. (Hellas 59IIb).
Lot #193 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: 1885 cover fr. with 20l. dull rosine, plate flaw line crossing the lower part of the stamp (pos.37) and posted from "ΣΥΡΟΣ*7 ΔΕΚΕ. 1885" to Tripoli. (Hellas 59IIb).
Lot #194 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1880/86 athens printing
GREECE: Cover franked with 5l. green and 20l. bright rosine (aniline) and cancelled with "ΧΑΛΚΙΣ*12 ΑΥΓ. 87" type IV via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ". Arrival "PARIS*2 SEPT 87". (Hellas 55c+59IIa)
Lot #195 - SMALL HERMES HEAD - Belgian print
GREECE: 20l dull rosine Large Hermes Head, canc. "ΔΗΜΗΤΖΑΝΑ*1.ΑΠΡ.86" (type IIa). This is the first day of circulation of the 25l+50l+1dr Small Hermes Heads, according to No.78/29 March 1886 Governments Gazette. The rest six values were printed later, therefore the 1l+2l+5l+10l+20l+40l Large Hermes Heads remained in circulation preperly. All Hermes Heads stamps withdrawed at June 30 1901. (Hellas 59IIb).
Lot #196 - SMALL HERMES HEAD - Belgian print
GREECE: Belgian print: complete set of 9 values, mint (very light trace of hinge). Very fine. (Hellas 61/69).
Lot #197 - SMALL HERMES HEAD - Belgian print
GREECE: Legal document embossed "ΧΑΡΤΟΣΗΜΟΝ ΔΡ.2" fr. with 1l. brown in strip of 3 and posted from "ΚΥΠΑΡΙΣΣΙΑ 25*28.(ΙΟΥΛ).94" (!!!!), arr. "ΝΑΥΠΛΙΟΝ4.ΑΥΓ.94". (Hellas 61).
Lot #198 - SMALL HERMES HEAD - Belgian print
GREECE: Cover franked with 25 lep."Belgian print" and canceled with "ΚΟΡΙΝΘΟΣ 22 ΑΠΡ.90" (type III) via "BRINDISI 8 .5.90". Arr. "ROTTERDAM MEI 90". VF (Hellas 66)
Lot #199 - SMALL HERMES HEAD - Belgian print
GREECE: 50l green-grey in used bl.4. Very fine. (Hellas 68).
Lot #200 - SMALL HERMES HEAD - Belgian print
GREECE: 1l. brown perf 11 1/2 in bl.4 with the internal gutter, trace of hinge on selvage only, stamp u/m. Very fine. (Hellas 61D).
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