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1l. chocolate-brown with vertically laid background in mint block of 4 (pos.105-106/115-116), plate flaw scratch in front of the forehead (pos.116). (Hellas 15a).
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1864 EL franked with 2x10l. orange from Patras to Athens. (Hellas 18b).
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1867 Entire letter from Smyrna to Syros franked with 1862/67 10l. yellow-orange on blue and 40l. greyish rose on grey lilac, 10l. touched at right, still a fine item. (Hellas 18d+20IIa).
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1862 cover from "MANCHESTER*OC 27 62", via "London", "Aachen", "Wien" and "Triest", arr. "ΣΥΡΟΣ (67)*25 ΟΚΤ. 62", franked upon arrival with 1862/67 5l. green and 4x80l. carmine (orange C.F.), 1 stamp (80l) with faults. VF. R. (Hellas 17a+21a).
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1865 (November 20th) cover from Livorno to Cofru franked with 20c. Italian stamp with linear "INSUFFICIENT" and 1862/67 5l. green, 20l. blue and 40l. mauve on blue added up on arrival, all without faults. 65 lepta is the rate from Italy to Greece with Italian or Austrian ship. 5l. with plate flaw "thin circle". Disinfection slits. (Hellas 17a+19b+20Ib).
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Prepaid EL from "ΜΕΣΟΛΟΓΓΙΟΝ*6.ΙΟΥΝ.65" fr. with 20l. blue in strip of 3 (plate flaws thin circle-pos.22, and white line in the upper inscription-pos.23-24), 10l. orange, 2X2l. brown-bistre (Paris) and 1l. brown-chocolate (to pay the 75l. rate) to Triest, "Π.Ε.Δ." in red, via "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ*7.ΙΟΥΝ.65", arr. "TRIEST*29/6". Rare franking and VF. (Hellas 2c+15a+18b+19b).
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Magazine "ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ/ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΟΝ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΙΚΟΝ/ΕΚΔΙΔΟΜΕΝΟΝ ΚΑΤΑ....." (ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ, ΤΗ 1 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ 1865) fr. with 2l. brown-bistre + 10l. red-orange on blue, both very fine, and posted from "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*?? ΣΕΠΤ. 65", entry canc. "MARSEILLE*30 SEPT. 65". (Hellas 16c+18e).
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2l. deep grey-bistre mint marginal block of nine. Very fine. (Hellas 16d).
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20l. deep blue (pos.130-1867 issue), u. Very deep color shade, very large/enormous margins all around. Superb. (Hellas 19f).
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2l. bistre in u/m bl.50 (upper part of the sheet/pos.1-40, 41-45, 51-55). Two hinges on margin only, all stamps u/m. Holcombe certificate (1990) but misclasified as 1875/80. (Hellas 16b).
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