1870 Unpaid EL from Triest to Athens. Handwritten "20", franked on arrival with 20l. sky-blue in a strip of 3 and 10l. red-orange to pay the Austria-Greece rate for unpaid letters. (Hellas 26a+27a).
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A. Karamitsos Public & LIVE Bid Auction 600 Coins, Medals & Banknotes
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Lot #177 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
40l. grey-mauve on blue (pos.12) canc. "ΙΘΑΚΗ*5.ΦΕΒΡ.71", CF displaced vertically. A CONTROL NUMBER ERROR NOT MENTIONED IN KOUNDOUROS STUDY NOR ANNOUNCED BEFORE. IMPRESSIVE AND RARE. (Hellas 28a).
Lot #178 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
40l. mauve on blue in mint strip of 3 (pos.126-128), "4" on a wrong "2" on control number (Kound. 39.1-pos.127). Large-very large/even margins all around. (Hellas 28b+28bNf).
Lot #179 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
40l. mauve on blue in used copy (pos.127), "4" on a wrong "2" on control number (Kound. 39.1). Three margins but rare. (Hellas 28bNf).
Lot #180 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
40l. mauve on blue (pos.70), double CF with the second printed at top lighter in a distance of 1mm (Kound. 39.2.c) canc. "106" (=ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ). Three good/one narrow margins. (Hellas 28bNoI).
Lot #181 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
40l. grey-mauve on blue, double CF with the second printed much lighter in a distance of 0.5mm (Kound. 39.2.f) canc. "67" (=ΣΥΡΟΣ). Three large/one clear margins. (Hellas 28aNoI).
Lot #182 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
1869 Double weight EL franked with 40l. mauve on blue from Piraeus to Syros. Boxed "PD"!!!. Uncommon use of "PD" cachet in domestic mail. (Hellas 28b).
Lot #183 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
80l. rose-carmine in unused copy, partial impression (only traces) of "0" in control number. Good-large margins but a closing corner just touching at upper right. (Hellas 29aNj).
Lot #184 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
1869 Prepaid EL fr. with 5l. yellow-green and 40l. mauve on blue canc. "95" mailed from Constantinoupolis to Thira. Oval cachet "ΔΠ" and Syra transit canc. on reverse. Nice and interesting entire. (Hellas 25a+28b).
Lot #185 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
1869 EL from Taganrog to Athens, franked with 30kop, sent via Odessa to Piraeus where franked with 2x5l. grey-green and 80l. carmine to pay the double french ship rate. (Hellas 25b+22b).
Lot #186 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
1870 Prepaid cover from Syra to Genova fr. with 40l. mauve on blue, 20l. sky-blue and 5l. green to pay the Austrian ship to Italy. On reverse Corfu and Brindisi transit cds. A very fine entire. (Hellas 17a+27a+28b).
Lot #187 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
Cover from Sina monastery franked with 2pi Egyptian stamp canc. "V.R.POSTE EGIZIANE*CAIRO*3.NOV.73", "POSTE KHED...EGIZIANE*ALESSANDRIA*3.NOV.73" and by Greek P.O. "ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΙΑ (97)*23.ΟΚΤ.73" to Athens. Handwritten "80" franked on arrival with 80l. rose-carmine (to pay the double rate) tied by Athnes dotted "1" cds while on reverse "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*29.ΟΚΤ.73". Nice wax seal on flap "..ΑΡΧΙΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΣΙΝΑΙΟΥ..". An absolute exhibitional item. (Hellas...
Lot #188 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
1875 (11th June) letter sent from Argostolion to Tagarong, endorsed (and sent) "via Vienna", franked with 1871-76 5l. yellow-green and 1862/67 80l. carmine (cut at right). mail to Russia sent over Triest and Austria is very rare, as the normal was to send letters over Constantinople. Very fine and rare postal history item. (Hellas 22b+39b).
Lot #189 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. sky-blue mint without hinge, superb and very rare. (Hellas 31b).
Lot #190 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. blue, mng. VF. (hellas 31c - 890 euros).
Lot #191 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
1870 (November 9th) entire letter from Nafplion to Athens franked with 1870 Special print 20l. sky-blue marginal with var. "02 instead of 20 with 0 inverted" (Kound.42.6), superb. The shhet margins have been clipped diagonally at a later date. A very rare item. (Hellas 31bNdII).
Lot #192 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
1871 cover fr. with 5l. grey-green 1868/69 issue + 3x20l. sky-blue 1870 issue, cancelled with dot. "108" and posted from "ΛΕΥΚΑΣ (108)*18 ΣΕΠΤ. 71" with boxed "PD", via "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ (106)19 ΣΕΠΤ. 71" and "BRINDISI*4 OTT. 71", arr. "VENEZIA*5 OTT. 71". (Hellas 25b+31b).
Lot #193 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
1870 EL from Corfu to Cefallinia, franked with 2x2l. grey-bistre, 20l. blue and 1l reddish brown (to pay the interionian rate). The use of 1870 1l. stamp on EL is very rare. (Hellas 24a+19b+30b).
Lot #194 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
1l. red-brown in left marginal copy, used. Large/very large margins all around. Superb and rare. Certificate Tseriotis (2011). (Hellas 32a).
Lot #195 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
1879 EL frankef with 10x2l. yellow-bistre in strip of 7 (separated after 6th stamp plus 3 singles) tied by Kalamai cds to Kyparisia. Strip of six cut at left but extremely rare, especially on cover. An impressive showpiece. (Hellas 33a).
Lot #196 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
Cover fr. with 2 pairs 5l. sage-green and posted from "ΠΥΡΓΟΣ (13)*17 ΝΟΕΜ ??", arr. "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ (9)*18 ΝΟΕΜ. ??". VF. (Hellas 34b).
Lot #197 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
1871 (October 21st) mourning cover from Pireaus to Marseille franked with 1871-72 5l. yellow green in vertical pair, 20l. grey-blue with plate flaws "deformed underlip region" and "indentation of the bottom frame line" (pos.67) and 40l. bistre on greenish, all very fine. (Hellas 34a+35b+36b).
Lot #198 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. sky-blue (pos.109) canc. "1" (=ΑΘΗΝΑΙ), double CF in the same color vertically at a distance of 4.6mm, case not mentioned in Koundouros study. Thinned and touched but RR. Another one stamp of the same issue position and setting for matching. Very nice lot. (Hellas 35a).
Lot #199 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. grey blue in used (Lefkada) horizontal pair (pos.28-29) with var. "double C.F." (Kound. 47.1, 1,8-2mm horizontal and only the 1st also 0.5 vertical), not mentioned in koundouros study. (Hellas 35bNoI).
Lot #200 - GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. blue (pos.14), uneven CF (Kound. 47.8). Grooms characteristic "0" No.22. 1867/69 issue 20lepta stamp uneven CF in pos.14 also with the same "0" (inverted). Good margins all around. VF nice study copy. (Hellas 35c).
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