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1872 EL from Berdyansk, franked with 3kop and 10kop in pairs, sent via Odessa to Syra where franked with 5l. sage-green and 20l. sky-blue in pair to pay the French ship rate. (Hellas 35a+34b).
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20l. grey-blue (pos.70) with Grooms characteristic "2" No.9 (2nd 1872/72 setting) bearing "56" dotted cds (=ΧΑΛΚΙΣ) with mirror printed control number on the face of the stamp (Kound. 47.10). Large margins but a narrow part. This is the stamp depicted in Koundouros study. An error never mentioned in older studies, a unique and impressive rarity. (Hellas 35b).
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1871 cover posted from "LIVORNO*6 SET. 71" with manuscript "Da spedirse via di Livorno col vapore delle Messagerie per Palermo e Messina che parte l....", via "PALERMO*8 SET. 71", "SIRACUSA*9 SET. 71", "MESSINA*12 SET. 71", "GALLIPOLI" and "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ (106)*6 ΣΕΠΤ.71" to Athens. On arrival taxed with 5l. yellow-green, 1862/67 issue + 20l. blue + 40l. rose-bistre on greenish and cancelled with "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*10 ΣΕΠΤ. 71". (Hellas 17b+35c+36b).
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Cover from Metelin to Athens franked with 5sld. in pair cancelled with "METELIN*1/" and 1871/72 20l. deep blue, without faults added upon arrival for internal rate. (Hellas 35e).
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20l. blue (pos.37) with double CF of the same colour in a distance of 1.5mm-2mm vertically (Kound. 47.1.i). Large margins all around but a closing corner just touches the frame line at lower right, used. Rare. (Hellas 35cNoI).
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1872 EL fr. with 20l. blue with plate flaw "thin circle" (pos.2), cancelled with dot. "59" and posted from "ΚΑΡΥΣΤΟΣ (59)*11 ΟΚΤ. 72" (month inverted), arr. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*13 ΟΚΤ. 72". Superb. (Hellas 35c).
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20l. deep blue marginal, m. VF. (Hellas 35e).
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1872 cover front from Athens to Bourlati, Moldavi franked with 1871/72 2x20l. grey-blue to pay postage to Constantinople, taxed with "45 BANI" (boxed mark in black tying one stamp), some faults, but a very rare postal history document. (Hellas 35b).
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20l. deep blue (pos.91) with Grooms characteristic "0" No.5 and plate flaw spot on the neck, u. Large/even margins all around. VF. (Hellas 35e).
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40l. yellow-bistre on greenish (pos.101), deformed "4" on CF (Kound. 48.6.b), used. Enormous margins all around. Certificate Tseriotis (2011). Absolute superb item, very hard to find in this quality. (Hellas 36c).
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