20l. blue used copy. Control numbers similar to provisional fine printings. Very fine printing outcome, no contour and very strong relief. Very fine for this rare stamp. (Hellas 19A).
Public Auction 664 General Philatelic Auction
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A. Karamitsos Public Auction 664 General Philatelic Auction
Public Auction № 664
General Sale 13 September 2020
Start time 10:30 Hilton Athens Hotel
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Lot #77 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. sky-blue (pos.14/1867 issue), with Grooms characteristic "0" No.22, used. Two good-large, two clear margins. Fine. (Hellas 19a).
Lot #78 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. sky-blue (pos.24), plate flaw white line at the upper inscription. Also Grooms characteristic "0" No.15. Fine and scarce. (Hellas 19a20F6).
Lot #79 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Entire letter posted from "COFU*29 DIC", via "ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ*19 ΔΕΚΕ. 62", arr. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*19 ΔΕΚΕ. 62". On arrival taxed with 20l. sky-blue and cancelled with dot "1". (Hellas 19a).
Lot #80 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
4x20l. sky-blue, blue, grey-blue (oxidized corners) and blue on green, used. Very fine copies. Nice lot. (Hellas 19a+19b+19d+19e).
Lot #81 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue, mint. Certificate Holcombe. One narrow margin and a closing corner, otherwise fine. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #82 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue (pos.130) with horizontally laid background (left part of medalion), plate flaw thin circle, used. Fine and rare. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #83 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue in used pair (pos.63-64). Upper left corner creased but still fine. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #84 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue (pos.28), plate flaw white line at the upper inscription, used. Very fine. (Hellas 19b20F6).
Lot #85 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue (pos.96) canc. "ΛΕΥΚΑΣ*19.ΦΕΒΡ.96". Superb. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #86 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue (pos.133), plate flaw spot on the chin, used. Fine. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #87 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l blue (pos.53/1867 issue), used. Very fine. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #88 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue, double control numbers in a distance 2.5mm approx. vertically (Kound. 31.3.h), canc. "2" (ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ). Very fine and rare. (Hellas 19bNoI).
Lot #89 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
1865 cover fr. with 20l. blue with horizontally laid background, cancelled with dot. "7" and posted from "ΑΙΓΙΟΝ (7)*23 ΜΑΡΤ. 65", via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*25 ΜΑΡΤ. 65" to Amfissa. Very fine and extremelly rare, since less than 10 copies reported untill now. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #90 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. grey-blue on thick paper, used. Bottom margin very narrow but rare. (Hellas 19cPb).
Lot #91 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
2x20l. light and dark grey-blue (oxid. corners), used. Both copies very fine. (Hellas 19d).
Lot #92 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. light grey-blue (strognly oxidized corners/pos.36), plate flaw thin circle, used. Fine. (Hellas 19dCF2).
Lot #93 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. light grey-blue (oxidized corners/pos.140), plate flaw wide borders, used. Fine. (Hellas 19d).
Lot #94 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. grey-blue (oxid. corners/pos.121), printing of the edge of the spacer (Kound. 31.7), canc. "13" (=ΠΥΡΓΟΣ). Position not mentioned in Koundouros study under this very impressive error. Very fine, very rare and very impressive. (Hellas 19d).
Lot #95 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Entire letter from "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ*15.ΜΑΡΤ.67" fr. with 20l. blue on green to Agrinion. (Hellas 19e).
Lot #96 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. deep blue (pos.93-1867 issue), plate flaw "spot on the neck". Also Grooms characteristic "0" No.18, used. Fine to very fine. (Hellas 19f).
Lot #97 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue (pos.40/1867 issue), used. Very fine. (Hellas 19f).
Lot #98 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. light sky-blue (pos.108), plate flaw spot on the neck, used. Fine. (Hellas 19h).
Lot #99 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
2x40l. light mauve on blue and mauve on blue, used. Very fine. (Hellas 20Ia+20Ib).
Lot #100 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
40l. mauve on blue in lower marginal copy, mint. One narrow margin, otherwise fine. (Hellas 20Ib).
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