1858 Essai blue in corner block of 4. First use of the printing method for Large Heads.
Public Auction 656
By: A. Karamitsos
A. Karamitsos Public Auction 656
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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Monday, 9 March 2020 to Friday, 10 April 2020
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Saturday, 11 April 2020
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Lot #2 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD large hermes head
1 lepton final proof in chocolate-brown on thin white paper in bl.4. One stamp thinned. Very fine and scarce. (KONST. 1.ΔΟΚ.IV.1).
Lot #3 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD large hermes head
PAPER COLOUR AND PRINTING METHOD PROOFS. 5l. deep greyish green. Very nice appearance but light corner crease and scissors cut at lower left in margin. (Konst. 3 ΔΟΚ.II.1).
Lot #4 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD large hermes head
Paper color and printing method proofs: 20l. deep blue printed on both sides (tete-beche on reverse). Narrow-clear margins all around. (Konst. 5.ΔΟΚ.II.5).
Lot #5 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD large hermes head
PAPER COLOUR AND PRINTING METHOD PROOFS. 20l. blue on white thin paper with brown vertical lines and some light creased because of the paper. Double print, one inverted. Large margins all around but a narrow part at upper left, still fine ffor this. (Konst. 5 ΔΟΚ.II.10).
Lot #6 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD large hermes head
Proof for 30l. Paris printing in deep-brown with intense double impression. (Konst. 56.II.4).
Lot #7 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD large hermes head
40l. mauve on blue final proof in right marginal pair. A small cut in margin between while right stamp just touched and left stamp horizontally creased. (Konst. 6.ΔΟΚ.5).
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