1l. dark brownish purple, mint. Very fine. (Hellas 47a).
Public & Live Internet Auction 685
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A. Karamitsos Public & Live Internet Auction 685
Public & Live Internet Auction № 685
Large Hermes Heads
Exceptional Stamps from Great Collections
20 November 2021
Start time 16:00
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Lot #234 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
5l. yellow-green canc. "ΣΥ(ΡΑ)", control number displaced (Kound.61.2). A large thin affecting the stamps face but extremely rare as ONLY TWO COPIES ARE KNOWN WITH THIS ERROR. (Hellas 49b).
Lot #235 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
5l yellow-green in used pair, control number ommited on one. Top margin narrow just touches frame line at left (right stamp), still fine for this. Impressive and rare. (Hellas 49b+49bvar).
Lot #236 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
5l. deep bright green, mint no gum. Very fine and rare. (Hellas 49e).
Lot #237 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
5l green, mint. A small gumless spot, otherwise very fine. (Hellas 49g).
Lot #238 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
5l. green, very large margins all around, used. Superb. (Hellas 49g).
Lot #239 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
10l. orange, double control number with "0" inverted (Kound.62.3.2), in a distance of 1,5mm vertically and horizontally, used. Case not mentioned in Koundouros study. Only two known copies. Fine to very fine and rare. (Hellas 50bNoI).
Lot #240 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
10l orange in pair (pos.119-120) with printers mark, canc. "ΛΕΒΑΔΙΑ*10.ΜΑΡΤ.79", with double control numbers. In addition on pos.120 "110" instead of "10" with the edge of the spacer printed double also. (Kound. 62.3.q+62.15). Very fine and rare. An impressive control number error combination. (Hellas 50bNoI).
Lot #241 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
10l. orange, double control numbers, one inverted with the second control number printed lighter while the upright control number with "0" inverted. An error not mentioned in Koundouros study. Dull color and a closing corner at lower left, not affecting the overall quality of this impressive and unique so far rarity. (Hellas 50bNoIvar).
Lot #242 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
10l. red-orange in pair (pos.93-94) with full and strong double impression. Uneven control numbers with the "0" higher (pos.93-62.14), "01" instead of "10" (pos.94-62.4) and plate flaw Greek border connected to the circle (type I-pos.93). Position 93 stamp thinned, while position 94 stamp creased vertically, however an extremelly rare case showing printing error, two control number erros and a plate flaw. Impressive. (Hellas 50cVbvar+50cVbNd...
Lot #243 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
10l red-orange in pair with inverted "10" (Kound. 62.2) in pair canc. "ΤΡΙΠΟΛΙΣ*20.ΜΑΙΟΣ.78". Faults but still a fine example of this very rare error since only two pairs and three or four singles are known. (Hellas 50cNm).
Lot #244 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
10l. orange on yellowish in pair canc. "ΠΥΡΓΟΣ*13.ΙΑΝ.78", double control numbers (Kound. 62.3.2). Very fine and rare in pair. (Hellas 50dNoI).
Lot #245 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
Cover fr. with 10l orange on yellowish in strip of 3 canc. "ΣΥΡΑ*19.ΝΟΕΜ.77", arr. "TRIEST". (Hellas 50d).
Lot #246 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
20l blue (pos.22), plate flaw thin circle. Also displaced control number (Kound.63.16), canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ". Fine - very fine. (Hellas 51bCF2).
Lot #247 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
20l. blue (pos.74), keyhole shaped "0" (Kound.63.10.1), clear to good margins, used. Fine to very fine. (Hellas 51bNlI).
Lot #248 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
20l royal blue, used. Impressive color shade. Very fine. (Hellas 51c).
Lot #249 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
20l. royal blue (pos.31), inverted keyhole shaped "0" (Kound.63.10.2), used. Very impressive color shade. Very fine. (Hellas 51cNlII).
Lot #250 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
20l indigo blue (pos.63), uneven control numbers (Kound. 63.15.1), used. Very fine. (Hellas 51d).
Lot #251 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
20l. ultramarine (pos.77), inverted keyhole shaped "0" (Kound.63.10.2), used. Light thin, good margins all around. Very fine still. (Hellas 51fNlII).
Lot #252 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
40l. grey-bistre in block of 9, good margins all around, 2 stamps diagonally creased, 7 stamps mint never gummed. Very Fine. (Hellas 52a).
Lot #253 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
40l. grey-bistre in used pair (pos.109-110). Very fine and scarce. (Hellas 52a).
Lot #254 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1875/80 cream paper
40l. rose-bistre printed on verticaly laid paper in right marginal copy, used. Very fine and scarce. (Hellas 52bVd).
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