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20l. deep carmine in mint block of four (pos.37-38/47-48), very fine. (Hellas 59Ib).
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40l. dull violet brown in used marginal block of ten (pos.106-110/116-120), touched on the upper left margin of upper left stamp, otherwise very fine. (Hellas 58b).
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5l. deep oily yellow-green in lower marginal copy. Superb item. (Hellas 55f).
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1863 EL posted from "LYON (68)*9 JANV. 63" with manuscript postage rate "132" (lepta), via "MARSEILLE*10 JANV. 63". On arrival taxed with 2l. bistre (fine impression) + 10l. orange (fine impression) + 40l. deep mauve on blue 1862/67 issue + 80l. rose-carmine (orange C.F.), all in VF condition, except 80l., and cancelled with "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*3 ΙΑΝ. 63". Excellent mixed and colour franking. VF. R. (Hellas 10IIa+12IIa+20Ib+21b).
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10l. red-orange in pair (p.73-74), keyhole shaped "0" on CF (Kound. 62.12/pos.74), good/large margins all around. VF. (Hellas 50c+50cNIΙ).
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20l. blue, displaced CF (Kound. 63.16) canc. "ΛΑΥΡΙΟΝ (130)" P.O. not mentioned in Koundouros study. Good/large margins but a closing (not touching) corner. (Hellas 51b).
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5l. vivid green in pair (pos.143-144), plate flaw thin circle (pos.143). Three large margins and a closing corner. Without faults. Certificate by Tseriotis (2013). RRR. (Hellas 55bCF2+55b-2520E).
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30l. slate-blue (pos.10) showing the famous and impressive "pipe" plate crack, absolutely superb with full corner margins and excellent cancellation, probably the finest known example of this rarity. Certificae by Holcombe. (Hellas 60bFa).
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10l. orange, double CF of the same colour in a distance 3mm vert. and 1.5mm horiz. (Kound. 62.3.1), canc. "1" (=ΑΘΗΝΑΙ). Case not mentioned in Koundouros study. Large/even margins all around. VF and rare. (Hellas 50bNoI).
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1879 EL from Constantinople franked with 2x20pa Turkish stamp cancelled by oval bar "PIO" (Postes Imperiales Ottomanes), hanwritten "20", taxed on arrival with 20l. blue. (Hellas 51b).
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