Unpaid entire letter from "ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ (ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ)*12.ΙΟΥΝ.68" to Athens. Marked "45", fr. on arrival with 40l. grey-mauve on blue and 5l. olive-green, canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*14.ΙΟΥΝ.68". On reverse Piraeus transit cancellation. (Hellas 17a+28a).
Postal Auction 661 General Philatelic Auction
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A. Karamitsos Postal Auction 661 General Philatelic Auction
Public Auction № 661
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11 July 2020
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Lot #152 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
1l. right reddish brown, mint, missing part of the gum (not thin) due to hinge removal. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 30a).
Lot #153 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
1l. reddish-brown in right marginal copy, unused. Good to large margins all around. Very fine. (Hellas 30b).
Lot #154 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. sky-blue, used. Very fine. (Hellas 31b).
Lot #155 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. blue (pos.22), used. Plate flaws thin circle and oblique line at the upper part of the stamp. In both Koundouros and Asimakopoulos studies mentioned that this flaw started from 1871 issues. This is the begining of the oblique line flaw. Superb, very rare and important.
Lot #156 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. blue (pos.68), Grooms characteristic "2" No.17, used. Very fine. (Hellas 31c).
Lot #157 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
4x2l. rose-bistre. One imperforate used copy and 3 stamps perf. 11 1/2, pierce en scie and 8-9. (Hellas 33b).
Lot #158 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
5l. yellow-green, used. Good to large margins but a closing corner. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 34a).
Lot #159 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
5l. sage-green in used pair, good margins but a closing corner just touches at lower left below floret. Hard to find item. Fine. (Hellas 34b).
Lot #160 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. sky-blue (pos.11), plate flaw wide border (top) and Grooms characteristic "2" No.3, used. Very fine. (Hellas 35a).
Lot #161 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. grey-blue (pos.4), plate flaw "white line in the right lower medalion", mint. Some yellow spots due to the gum, otherwise Very Fine. Rare in mint. (Hellas 35b).
Lot #162 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. grey-blue (pos.49), used. Superb. (Hellas 35b).
Lot #163 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l grey-blue, double control numbers in a distance of 1mm with traces of colours (Kound. 47.1.c) canc. "ΖΑΚΥΝΘΟΣ". Very fine. (Hellas 35bNoI).
Lot #164 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. blue (pos.48), used. Superb. (Hellas 35c).
Lot #165 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. blue (pos.69), plate flaws narrow borders and missing frame line, used. Very fine. (Hellas 35c).
Lot #166 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
Entire letter fr. with 20l. blue canc. "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ*5.ΟΚΤ.72" to Pyrgos. Very fine. (Hellas 35c).
Lot #167 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. steel-blue (pos.43), plate flaw spot on the neck, used. Fine. (Hellas 35d).
Lot #168 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. deep blue (pos.83), plate flaw spot on chin and the neck, used. Fine. (Hellas 35e).
Lot #169 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
40l. bistre on greenish in mint bl.4. Thin on vertical white margin between the upper pair stamps and also gumless spots but still very fine for this very rare multiple. (Hellas 36b).
Lot #170 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
40l. rose-bistre on greenish, used. One closing corner, otherwise very fine. (Hellas 36b).
Lot #171 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
Double weight entire letter fr. with 40l. bistre on greenish, canc. "67" and posted from "ΣΥΡΑ (67)*15 ΙΑΝ. 72", arr. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*16 ΙΑΝ. 72". Very fine. (Hellas 36b).
Lot #172 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
40l. yellow-bistre on greenish, used. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 36c).
Lot #173 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
Prepaid entire letter fr. with 20l. blue (pos.22 plate flaws), 40l. grey-mauve on blue and 2x5l. yellow-green canc. "ΧΑΛΚΙΣ*11.ΙΑΝ.72", via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*15.ΙΑΝ.72", arr. "TRIEST". Two stamps with faults. (Hellas 35cCF2+20Id+17b).
Lot #174 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/76 meshed paper
1l. grey-brown, used. Very fine. (Hellas 37a).
Lot #175 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/76 meshed paper
1l. brown in mint bl.4. Very fine. (Hellas 37b).
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