GREECE: 5l. yellow-green used strip of 4, light ironed out crease, otherwise very fine and rare. (Hellas 3a).
Postal & Live Internet Auction 734 Large Hermes Heads
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A. Karamitsos Postal & Live Internet Auction 734 Large Hermes Heads
Postal & Live Internet Auction 734
Large Hermes Heads
5-Oct-2024 16:00:00 (Athens time)
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Lot #52 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 5l. yellow-green in pair tied by "60" (ΚΥΜΗ) cds. Very Fine. (Hellas 3a).
Lot #53 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 5l. strip of 4 for a single weight letter from Karpenision (15/02/1863) to Patras, a few faults, still rare. (Hellas 3a).
Lot #54 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 5l. green on thin paper (5,7-5,8m), used. Very fine and rare. (Hellas 3bPa).
Lot #55 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 5l. green right marginal in strip of 4 tied by "66" (ΣΠΕΤΣΑΙ) cds. Very fine. (Hellas 3b).
Lot #56 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 5l green (pos.14), plate flaw lines in the spandrel, used. Very fine and rare. (Hellas 3b).
Lot #57 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 10l. yellowish-orange on blue, certificate by Tseriotis (2011), used. Very Fine. (Hellas 4a).
Lot #58 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: Piraeus error: 10l yellowish-orange on blue (pos.41), inverted control number (Kound. 4.1) tied by "2" Piraeus postmark. Very large margins all around but a heavy vertical crease ending to torn at bottom running up to the corner of the neck. A great rarity since 4 copies known. (Hellas 4aNm).
Lot #59 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 10l. orange on blue in pair (pos.127-128), uneven control numbers (Pos.127/Kound. 4.4) and plate flaw bottom left spandrel (pos.128), used. Very Fine and Rare. (Hellas 4b).
Lot #60 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 10l. orange on blue, used. Very Fine. (Hellas 4b)
Lot #61 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 10l orange on blue in pair (pos.85-86) tied by "12" (ΓΑΣΤΟΥΝΗ) cds. Inverted "1" on control number (pos.86/Kound. 4.2). Superb in appearance but a tiny thin spot at right in margin only, and scrathced slightly on face at top due to hinge removal, still fine for this. (Hellas 4b+4bNa).
Lot #62 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 20l blue (pos.17), plate flaw white spot on the Greek border, used. Very fine and scarce. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #63 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: Entire leter fr. with 20l. blue, canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*2.ΟΚΤ.61" (2nd day of issue) to Skyros. A small piece is missing but still fine and important. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #64 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: Entire letter fr. with 20l blue canc. "56" and "ΧΑΛΚΙΣ*3.ΝΟΕΜ.61", via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*4.ΝΟΕΜ.61" to Syros. Boxed "ΠΛΗΡΩΜΗ ΑΝΕΠΑΡΚΗΣ", fr. on arrival with another 20l blue, tied by "67" cds (ΣΥΡΟΣ) and postmans oval cachet "1". Fine and rare. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #65 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: Double weight cover fr. with 2x20l. blue, posted from "ΣΥΡΟΣ*24.ΙΟΥΝ.62" via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*25.ΙΟΥΝ.62" and arr. "ΚΑΛΑΜΑΙ*28.ΙΟΥΝ.62". Ex Lascaridis collection. Superb and rare. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #66 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 20l. blue quadrille background on thin paper (5,2-5,3m), Superb in appearance but paper porous, lower right corner creased ironed out while upper left corner creased in margin only, still fine and attractive for this rare copy, used. (Hellas 5aPaVa).
Lot #67 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 20l. blue on pelure transparent paper (4,4-4,5m), closing at left but still very fine for this, used. Scarce. (Hellas 5aPa).
Lot #68 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 20l. light blue, used. Very Fine. (Hellas 5b).
Lot #69 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 20l. deep blue, used. Very fine. (Hellas 5c).
Lot #70 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 20l. dark deep blue, tied by Patras "9" cds. Large - very large margins all around. Certificate Vlastos (1992). Superb and rare, especially in this quality. (Hellas 5d).
Lot #71 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 40l. mauve on blue, used. Very Fine. (Hellas 6a).
Lot #72 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 40l. dull mauve on blue, used. Superb. (Hellas 6b).
Lot #73 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 20l rose-carmine in right marginal mint block 8. Full original gum, good to large. A couple of gum creasings as expected for such a large multiple but stil very fine and rare. Certificates Calves (1994) and Simmermacher (2001). (Hellas 7a).
Lot #74 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 80l. carmine in pair, used. Very Fine. Scarce in pair. (Hellas 7b).
Lot #75 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 2l bistre in block of four, mint no gum. Very fine. (Hellas 2A).
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