Large Hermes Heads reference collection: From basic stamps only Nos.8I, 14I, 32 and 38 are missing. Also an extended range of color shades, 2 covers and 5 forgeries. A total of 198 stamps. Stamps mostly with small faults. Very fine lot inlcuding the 1l. coarse provisional rare stamp.
Public Auction 646 General Stamp Sale
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A. Karamitsos Public Auction 646 General Stamp Sale
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 #2 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
1l. red-brown in used vertical strip of five. Top stamp torn and touched, the second stamp from the top touched, bottom stamp creased, while the other two stamp very fine. Still a fine example of this very rare used multiple. (Hellas 1b).
Lot #3 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. olive-bistre in mint block of six, five mint never hinged stamps. Very fine multiple. (Hellas 2b).
Lot #4 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. brown-bistre, used. Bottom margin narrow. Fine. (Hellas 2c).
Lot #5 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
5l. yellow-green, used. Good-large margins but a small closing part at lower left corner. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 3a).
Lot #6 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
5l. green, used. Fine. (Hellas 3b).
Lot #7 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
10l. orange on blue, used on fragment. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 4b).
Lot #8 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
20l. blue, used. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #9 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
Cover fr. with 20l. blue cancelled with dot. "1" and posted from "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*3 ΙΑΝ. 62", arr. "ΝΑΥΠΛΙΟΝ (15)*5 ΙΑΝ. 62". Very fine. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #10 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
20l. blue on thin paper (thickness 5,6μ), used. Fine-Very Fine. (Hellas 5aPa).
Lot #11 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
40l. mauve on blue, used. Fine. (Hellas 6a).
Lot #12 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
80l. rose-carmine, used. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 7a)
Lot #13 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
80l. carmine canc. "ΜΗΛΟΣ (80)*29.ΙΑΝ.63". Very fine. (Hellas 7b).
Lot #14 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
2l. brown-bistre, used. One narrow margin, otherwise fine-very fine. (Hellas 10Ib).
Lot #15 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
2l. bistre, used. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 10Ic).
Lot #16 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
5l. green (pos.14), plate flaw "lines in the spandrel", mint. A tiny thin spot at lower left corner in margin, otherwise fine and rare. (Hellas 11Ib5F16).
Lot #17 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
5l. green, used. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 11Ic).
Lot #18 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
5l. deep olive green in right marginal copy, used. One narrow margin, otherwise very fine. (Hellas 11Ic).
Lot #19 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
10l. orange, used. Very fine. (Hellas 12Ib).
Lot #20 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
10l. orange with yellow wash, used. Fine-very fine. Scarce. (Hellas 12Ib).
Lot #21 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
20l. indigo blue on fragment tied by "25" and "ΚΥΠΑΡΙΣΣΙΑ*14.ΦΕΒΡ.62" cds. Very fine. (Hellas 13Ib).
Lot #22 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
Letter sheet cover fr. with 20l. prussian blue, cancelled with dot. "15" and posted from "ΝΑΥΠΛΙΟΝ (15)*20 ΑΠΡ. 62", arr. "ΤΡΙΠΟΛΙΣ (18)*21 ΑΠΡ. 62". Very fine. (Hellas 13Ic).
Lot #23 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
20l. deep blue in pair (pos.9-10) canc. "98" (=ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ) superb postmark strike, plate flaw wide borders (pos.9). Large-very large margins but an ironed out vertical crease in pos.9 stamp. Fine and rare. (Hellas 13Id).
Lot #24 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
20l. deep blue (pos.109) with yellowish wash and plate flaw narrow borders, used. Fine-very fine. Rare. (Hellas 13Id).
Lot #25 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
20l. deep blue with intense greyish wash tied by "23" (ΜΕΓΑΛΟΠΟΛΙΣ) cds. Very fine and scarce, especially in this quality. (Hellas 13Id).
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