Domestic double rate with 40 lepta first Athens print franking: Cover A: Double rate letter sheet from Syros July 4th, 1862 with a very bright and fine 40l. Provisional, Cover B: double rate letter from Amfissa July 25th, 1862 with a very deep coloured nevertheless very fine Provisional.
Public Auction 624 Large Hermes Heads (1861-1867) The Wolfgang Bauer Championship Collection, Part II
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Nov 03, 2018 Europe/Athens
A. Karamitsos Public Auction 624 Large Hermes Heads (1861-1867) The Wolfgang Bauer Championship Collection, Part II
Saturday Nov 03, 2018 16:00 Europe/Athens
A. KARAMITSOS is holding an auction of Coins, Medals & Banknotes PAPER MONEY - Governor Capodistrias, Coin Notes, National Bank of Greece WWII Issued & Banknotes issued after WWII. Coins - King Otto, George I, Paul & Constantine II. Greek Island with Crete, Ionian state and Hellenic Republic. Medals & Decorations of Greek military and Foreign countries.
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Lot #152 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
The earliest known date of use of the First Athens print 10l. value. Cover A: letter from Athens Dec. 8th 1861 to Scotland franked with 2x80l. Paris print and 10l. coarse Provisional. This is the earliest known date of use of the 10l. Provisional. Cover B: Letter from the Greek P.O Constantinople (Turkey) Dec. 22 1861 to Syros, there paid with 50 lepta consisting of 40l. Paris and 10l. Provisional. Is of a very clean fineness just two weeks...
Lot #153 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
Mourning cover from Athens May 24, 1862 to London with 170L. and 2 different 80L. Paris and Provisional (therefore May 24 is the earliest known date-Kohl mentions June 5). This stamp was classified under Provisional Athens Printings but following its impression and the way of soft printing with a distinct and clear foulage it belongs in my opinion undoubtedly to the following issue of the Definitive Athens. Very fine and very rare item for...
Lot #154 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
Unpaid letter from Triest 20.12.1862 to Syros 12.12.1862 taxed upon arrival as double weight with 150 lepta consistig of 10l. Provisional and 20l., 40l. and 80l. (with orange C.F.) Consecutive prints. Fine franking. (Hellas 12Ia+19b+20Ib+21a).
Lot #155 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
Large part of a double weight cover from Pylos Jan. 31 1864 franked with 4 pieces of 5l. deep green and a 20l. deep blue Provisional to Kalamai. Very fine and extremely rare franking. Ex. Ferrari. (Hellas 11IIb+13IIb).
Lot #156 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
1 Lepton: The excellent selection on original exhibition page comprising 24 singles, strip of three and two blocks of four with an abundance of shades, varieties and usages an amazing group to be examined. (Hellas 15A+15a+15b+15c+15d).
Lot #157 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Letter sheet from Ithaca June 18, 1884 paid with the rate to Trieste 25 Lepta with a very late use of 5 pieces of 1l. Def. Athens, printed in 1863 and a 20l. rosine from 1883. Fine and most unusual usage. (Hellas 15b+59IIb).
Lot #158 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Lot includind 4x2 lepta in unused singles, one of them mint, one mint corner pair (pos.149-150) with complete cachet "ΕΛΕΓΧΟΣ" on reverse and 5x2 lepta used copies. One used copy with light thin, all the others from very fine to superb items. (Hellas 16a+16b+16c).
Lot #159 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Printed matter- a pricelist for iron and coal- from the Newcastle-on-Tyne Mar 2, 1867 paid to the Greek border "PP" taxed in Patras with the inland rate for Printed Matters of 4l. Definitive Athens Printings. (Hellas 16c).
Lot #160 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5 lepta: The unused and used selection on original exhibirion paper comprising in 10 singles, two strips of four and one block of four. Very nice group, to be examined. (Hellas 17a+17b+17c).
Lot #161 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. yellow-green in mint block of six. Frame line touched at right otherwise fine. Fresh colour. (Hellas 17b).
Lot #162 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. green, unused. Early prints (end of 1862 but in use much later in 1868 up to 1871). One clear, three good to large margins. (Hellas 17a).
Lot #163 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. green (pos.10), unused. Very fine. (Hellas 17a).
Lot #164 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. green in used left marginal pair. Slightly creased between in margin but with large margins all around. Very fine. (Hellas 17a).
Lot #165 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Single rate letter sheet from Syros to Leivadia with a strip of four 5 lepta green of an early printed def. Athens. (Hellas 17a).
Lot #166 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. green in an emerald colour shade, used. Clear/good margins but thinned at lower left. Still a nice example of this colour shade. (Hellas 17a).
Lot #167 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. green tied by Kythira lozange "112" cancellation in blue. Blue cancels used in Ionian Islands only during January 1865. Rare. (Hellas 17a).
Lot #168 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. yellow-green in left marginal block of four. Very fine and very rare. (Hellas 17b).
Lot #169 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. yellow-green in used strip of six. One stamp touched, otherwise fine and most possible unique. (Hellas 17b).
Lot #170 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. yellow-green in used pair with double control figures (Kound. 29.2.a). Touched at top, probably unique. This pair is mentioned by Koundouros under 29.2.a case. (Hellas 17bNoI).
Lot #171 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. yellow-green with double control number (Kound. 29.2.ci) tied by the Piraeus "2" cds. Small imperfections but very rare. (Hellas 17bNoI).
Lot #172 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
1862-67 5 Lepta bisect: Two fragments depicting a unique usage of a bisected 5l. as a 2l. stamp. The pieces are mounted on original exhibition page with the following description: Two pieces from Nauplion to the same address in London. The single rate to Great Britain from 1870 to 1875 was 92 Lepta. The piece on the left was frenked normally with two pairs of 20l. of the 1870 Special Issue, 2l. Definitive Athens and 10l. Cleaned plates. The...
Lot #173 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. olive-green, double control numbers (Kound. 29.2.h), unused. Touched at top but unique in unused state. (Hellas 17cNoI).
Lot #174 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. olive green without control number, used. Sold as is. (Hellas 17c).
Lot #175 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Lot including 11x10 lepta singles and one pair. Canc. "98" (Thessaloniki) with pos.79 plate flaw, canc. "97" (Alexandria) in blue, canc. "ARRIVATO COL VAPORE DAL LEVANTE", and pos.79, pos.56 and pos.143 plate flaws. All copies from very fine to superb. Very nice group of 10 lepta stamps. (Hellas 18a+18b+18ba+18d+18e).
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