10l. red-orange (pos.38/2nd setting), used. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 26a).
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 #127 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l. red-orange (pos.19), inverted "1" on control number (Kound. 37.3), used. Lower left corner creased in margin only not affecting stamp, otherwise superb. (Hellas 26aNa).
Lot #128 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l. red-orange (pos.51), inverted "0" (Kound. 37.4), used. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 26aNb).
Lot #129 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l. red-orange used, uneven CF (Kound.37.7, pos.47), large even margins all around, superb and rare. Three times per sheet, only in the second setting of this issue. (Hellas 26a).
Lot #130 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
20l. sky-blue (pos.99), plate flaw wide borders, used. Fine. (Hellas 27a).
Lot #131 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
20l. sky-blue (pos.16), uneven control numbers with "0" inverted (Kound.38.2+38.7), used. Fine. (Hellas 27aNb).
Lot #132 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
20l. sky-blue (pos.17), uneven control numbers (Kouns. 38.7), Grooms characteristic (type 6) and plate flaws "white spot on Greek border" and "spot on the chin", used. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 27a).
Lot #133 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
1869 Entire letter posted from "ΣΜΥΡΝΑ (ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ)" with linear "Π.Ε.Λ.", on arrival "ΣΥΡΟΣ (67)" taxed with 40l. grey-mauve on blue and cancelled with dot. "67". (Hellas 28a).
Lot #134 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
40l. grey-mauve on blue (pos.123), inverted "0" on control number (Kound.39.3), used. Superb. (Hellas 28aNb).
Lot #135 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
80l. rose-carmine, used. Superb. (Hellas 29a).
Lot #136 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
80l. carmine (pos.38), plate flaw thin circle and uneven control numbers (Kound. 40.5), used. Pos.38 not mentioned in Koundouros study, this is the second copy we found. Superb and rare. (Hellas 29bCF2).
Lot #137 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
1870 Prepaid entire from Athens to Triest, fr. with a vertical pair of 20l. sky-blue, 10l. red-orange and 5l. green to make the 55l. postage for prepaid letters between Greece and Austria. Boxed "PD" in red, arrival canc. on reverse. (Hellas 27a+26a+17a).
Lot #138 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
1l. light reddish brown with original gum but heavily hinged. Good/large marings all around. Very fine. (Hellas 30a).
Lot #139 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
1l. reddish-brown, mint. Very fine. (Hellas 30b).
Lot #140 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. sky-blue used with characteristic Grooms "0" (type 23b, pos.34), very fine. (Hellas 31b).
Lot #141 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. sky-blue (pos.9), plate flaw wide borders, uneven control numbers (Kound. 42.9), used. Position not mentioned in Koundouros study. Very fine and rare. (Hellas 31b).
Lot #142 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. sky-blue (pos.21), 02 instead of 20 with 0 inverted on control number (Kound.42.6). Very Fine. (Hellas 31bNdII - 500 euros).
Lot #143 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing
20l. blue (pos.135), used. Superb. (Hellas 31c).
Lot #144 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
2l. yellow-bistre in mint never hinged bl.4. Ink marks on gum side, still fine. (Hellas 33a).
Lot #145 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
2l. rose-bistre, used. Very fine. (Hellas 33b).
Lot #146 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
5l. yellow-green, used. Good-large margins all around. Very fine. (Hellas 34a).
Lot #147 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l sky-blue (pos.111), plate flaw white line behind head, used. Fine. (Hellas 35a20F20).
Lot #148 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. sky-blue (pos.15), inverted "0" on control numbers (Kound.47.4), three large/one clear margins, used. Fine to very fine and scarce. (Hellas 35aNb).
Lot #149 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
20l. sky-blue (pos.144), uneven control numbers with "0" lower (Kound. 47.8), used. 1871 first setting as this stamp bears the same "2" with 1870 20 lepta stamps. Good-large margins all around but upper right corner crease. Still fine for this since it is the first time we found uneven control figures with "0" lower for 1871/72 stamps. Interesting is that this error exists in pos.144 in 1871/76 20 lepta stamps also. (Hellas 35a).
Lot #150 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings
Letter sheet cover fr. with 20l. sky-blue (pos.12) and posted from "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ (9)*31 ΜΑΙΟΣ 71" to Aigion. (Hellas 35a).
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