2x10l. red-orange (shades) used copies, clear to large margins all around on both stamps, nice appearance. (Hellas 26a).
Public Auction 658 General Sale
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A. Karamitsos Public Auction 658 General Sale
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Lot #127 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l. red-orange, used. Very fine. (Hellas 26a).
Lot #128 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l. red-orange in pair (pos.77-78) canc. "15" (=ΝΑΥΠΛΙΟΝ), double "1" and "0" inverted on both stamps (Kound. 37.2.c+37.4). Post office not mentioned in Koundouros study under 37.2.c case. Very fine and very rare. (Hellas 26aNbNo).
Lot #129 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l red-orange in pair (pos.) canc. "ΞΥΛΟΚΑΣΤΡΟΝ*6.ΦΕΒΡ.75", inverted "1" on CF (Kound. 37.3) on both stamps, just touched at lower right. Fine. (Hellas 26aNa).
Lot #130 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l. red-orange (pos.3), inverted "0" on CF (Kound. 37.4), used. Fine-Very fine. (Hellas 26aNb).
Lot #131 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l. red-orange (pos.5), "1" and "0" inverted (Kound. 37.5), used. Fine and rare. (Hellas 26aNc).
Lot #132 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l. red-orange (pos.2), widely spaced CF with "0" inverted (Kound. 37.6). This error exists only in the 2nd setting on 1 position, used. Large to very large margins all around. Superb and rare. (Hellas 26aNaNk).
Lot #133 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
20l. sky-blue (pos.125), plate flaw wide borders, used. Very fine and scarce. (Hellas 27a).
Lot #134 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
20l. sky-blue on fragment canc. "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ*8.ΣΕΠΤ.69". (Hellas 27a).
Lot #135 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
20l. sky-blue (pos.15), with "0" inverted and higher than "2" (Kound. 37.2+38.7), used. Not always uneven CF in pos.15 for 1867/69 20 leptas. Two large, two narrow margins but nice and very interesting copy, not mentioned in Koundouros study. (Hellas 27aNb).
Lot #136 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
40l. grey-mauve on blue canc. "ΚΥΘΗΡΑ*2.ΔΕΚΕ.90" (type IV), very late used for this stamp. Very fine. (Hellas 28a).
Lot #137 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
40l. mauve on blue (pos.133), slight double CF due to sliding, used. Very fine copy. (Hellas 28b).
Lot #138 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
40l. mauve on blue (pos.127), wrong CF "20" corrected to "40" (Kound. 38.1), used. A tiny thin at upper margin but still very fine for this elusive rarity. (Hellas 28bNf).
Lot #139 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
Entire letter fr. with 40l. mauve on blue canc. "ΑΡΤΑ*9.ΑΠΡ.75", arr. "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ". Stamp very fine, letter sheet stained. Fine and scarce. (Hellas 28b).
Lot #140 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
80l. rose-carmine (pos.46), Grooms characteristic "0" No.1, only part of gum exists-practically no gum. Rare and important for the classification of these issues. Very fine. (Hellas 29a).
Lot #141 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
80l carmine, used. Very fine. (Hellas 29b).
Lot #142 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
Double weight unpaid EL from "LIVERPOOL*16.MR.69" to Patras. Handwritten "Via Italy and Corfu", via "LONDON", "BRINDISI" and "KEPKYPA", fr. on arrival with 80l. carmine in pair and 20l. sky-blue (England-Greece via Italy rate=90l.) and canc. "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ*15.ΜΑΡΤ.69". (Hellas 22b+27a).
Lot #143 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
1872 Enire letter from Trieste fr. upon arrival with 10l. red-orange (var. "0 inverted") & 20l. sky-blue (var. "0 inverted) & 40l. mauve on blue, canc. "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ (106)*1? ΙΑΝ.72". (Hellas 26aNb + 27aNb + 28b).
Lot #144 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
1l light reddish brown (pos.55), plate flaw broken plate, mint no gum. Very fine. (Hellas 30aFb).
Lot #145 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
1872 Newspaper "ΕΘΝΙΚΟΝ ΠΝΕΥΜΑ" (21 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 1872) fr. with 1l. reddish brown and cancelled with dot. "1". Superb. (Hellas 30b).
Lot #146 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
3x20l sky-blue (2 copies), blue and vivid deep blue, used. Vivid deep blue stamp with 3 margins, the rest copies very fine. (Hellas 31b+31c+31d).
Lot #147 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. sky-blue (pos.68) with Grooms characteristic "2" No type 7, used. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 31b).
Lot #148 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. sky-blue (pos.95) with Grooms characteristic "0" (type 27), used. Two closing corners, otherwise fine-very fine. (Hellas 31b).
Lot #149 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. blue, plate flaw "thin circle" (pos.123), used. Good to large margins, just touche on the bottom right corner, otherwise a very nice copy. (Hellas 31cCF2 - 50 euro).
Lot #150 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. blue, control number inverted and displaced vertically (Kound. 42.4.2), canc. "ΒΟΝΙΤΖΑ*4.ΙΑΝ.7?". One clear to good/three large margins. Very fine and very rare. (Hellas 31cNm).
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