10l. yellow-orange on blue in right marginal copy, double C.F. vertically in a distance of 1mm (Kound.30.3.d), canc. "2" (=ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ). Three large, one narrow margins but very nice for this rarity. (Hellas 18dNo).
Public Auction 656
By: A. Karamitsos
A. Karamitsos Public Auction 656
A. KARAMITSOS is holding a general auction of stamp, postal history and postal stationary. Starting with stamps & postal history of Greece including Large & Small Hermes Head. Greek Islands and related area with Crete and Dodecanese. Emphasis on Greece issues with Olympics, Greek Islands, Territories & related area, Greece in WWII, postmarks & cancellations. Greek Ottoman Post and Levant.
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Lot #77 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l red-orange on blue in left marginal copy, used. Very fine. (Hellas 18e).
Lot #78 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. red-orange on blue (pos.12), widely spaced CF (Kound. 30.6), used. Fine. Rare. (Hellas 18eNk).
Lot #79 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue, very fine impression, strong relief, control numbers similar to fine provisional stamps and faint vertically laid background, used. Bottom margin very narrow but still fine for this very hard to find stamp. A very characteristic stamp of these printings, hard/soft printed stamps. Important. (Hellas 19A).
Lot #80 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. sky-blue (pos.54), plate flaw wide margins, mint no gum. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 19a).
Lot #81 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. sky-blue with vertically laid background, used. A soft method printed stamp. Very fine and important. Rare. (Hellas 19a).
Lot #82 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
7x20l. blue, light and dark grey-blue (oxid. corners) and blue on green, used. Mixed quality. (Hellas 19b+19d+19e).
Lot #83 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue (pos.69) a 1863 issue stamp (the same setting with 1863 10lepta stamp with "1" inverted on the CF-a very limited printing), plate flaw missing top frame line. The stamp is printed on thick paper (8.9μ), used. Fine-very fine but a very rare stamp. (Hellas 19bPb).
Lot #84 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue (pos.77), plate flaw white spot on the floret, used. Very fine. (Hellas 19b20F17).
Lot #85 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue (pos.79), with Grooms characteristic "0" No.10, used. Good to large/even margins. Very fine. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #86 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue (pos.14/1866-67 issue), with Grooms characteristic "0" No.22, used. Fine/very fine. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #87 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Cover fr. with 20l. blue with horizontally laid background, cancelled with dot. "43" and posted from "ΛΑΜΙΑ (43)*23 ΣΕΠΤ ??" to Amfissa. Superb and very rare stamp, especially on cover. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #88 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Front cover canc. oval "ΠΡΑΚΤΟΡΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΤΜΟΠΛΟΙΑΣ/(ΕΝ ΒΟΛΩ)" to Chalkis. On arrival, fr. with 2x20l. blue and canc. "ΧΑΛΚΙΣ*23.ΣΕΠΤ.64". Both stamps with small faults. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #89 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. grey-blue (pos.70), widely spaced control numbers (Kound. 31.5), used. Fine-very fine and scarce. (Hellas 19cNk).
Lot #90 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Entire letter fr. with 20l. grey-blue canc. "ΚΑΛΑΜΑΙ*11.ΜΑΙΟΣ.67", arr. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*14.ΜΑΙΟΣ.67". (Hellas 19c).
Lot #91 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. dark grey-blue (oxid. corners), mint. Part of the original, good-large margins all around. Very fine for this. (Hellas 19d).
Lot #92 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
2x20l. light and dark grey-blue (oxid. corners), used. Both copies very fine. (Hellas 19d).
Lot #93 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue on green (pos.16), uneven CF (Kound. 31.8). Good/clear margins all around. Fine and scarce. (Hellas 19e).
Lot #94 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Entire letter from "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ*9.ΣΕΠΤ.66" fr. with 20l. blue on green (no faults) to Agrinion. (Hellas 19e).
Lot #95 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. deep blue (pos.150/1867 issue), used. On reverse large part of the oval cachet "ΕΛΕΓΧΟΣ" (almost complete). Left margind closing at top, otherwise very fine and scarce. (Hellas 19f).
Lot #96 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. deep blue (pos.61/1867 issue) pierce en scie perforation, canc. "70" (=ΤΗΝΟΣ). Very fine and very rare. (Hellas 19f).
Lot #97 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. deep dark blue, used. Very fine and scarce. (Hellas 19g).
Lot #98 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l. carmine, canc. "97" (=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΙΑ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ). Fine-very fine. (Hellas 21a).
Lot #99 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l. rose- carmine, used. A light crease at upper left corner in margin only not affecting the stamp, used. Fine. (Hellas 21b).
Lot #100 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l. rose- carmine, used. A light crease at upper right corner in margin only, used. Very fine. (Hellas 22a).
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