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1871 cover fr. with 5l. grey-green 1868/69 issue + 3x20l. sky-blue 1870 issue, cancelled with dot. "108" and posted from "ΛΕΥΚΑΣ (108)*18 ΣΕΠΤ. 71" with boxed "PD", via "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ (106)19 ΣΕΠΤ. 71" and "BRINDISI*4 OTT. 71", arr. "VENEZIA*5 OTT. 71". (Hellas 25b+31b).
GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing |
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1863 unpaid cover from Livorno to Athens franked on arrival with 1862-67 2l. yellow-bistre, 10l. yellow-orange, 20l. deep blue and 80l. carmine. V.Fine. (Hellas 16a+18a+19f+22b).
GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings |
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1869 Prepaid EL fr. with 5l. yellow-green and 40l. mauve on blue canc. "95" mailed from Constantinoupolis to Thira. Oval cachet "ΔΠ" and Syra transit canc. on reverse. Nice and interesting entire. (Hellas 25a+28b).
GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates. |
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10l. red-orange on bluish paper, inverted "1" on CF (Kound. 37.3), used. Large/even margins alla around, a very fine copy especially fot this rare stamp. (Hellas 26aNa).
GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates. |
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1866 Prepaid cover from Athens to Marseille with Italian ship via Brindisi. Franked with 80l. rose-cramine, "Π.Ε.Δ." in red and boxed "PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANI". 80 lepta rate to France via Italy, uncommon. Certificate Holcombe (1992). (Hellas 20IIa+17a).
GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings |
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10l. red-orange on green bluish paper (pos.43/2nd setting) inverted "0" on CF (Kound.37.4) and plate flaw open cross (upper right), u. Good/clear margins all around, u. Superb for this rare stamp. Very impressive item. (Hellas 26cNb).
GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates. |
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20l. sky-blue (pos.109) canc. "1" (=ΑΘΗΝΑΙ), double CF in the same color vertically at a distance of 4.6mm, case not mentioned in Koundouros study. Thinned and touched but RR. Another one stamp of the same issue position and setting for matching. Very nice lot. (Hellas 35a).
GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1871/2 printings |
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80l. carmine in mint marginal pair, very fine. (Hellas 22b).
GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings |
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5l. yellow green used, very fine and fresh. (Hellas 25a).
GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates. |
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1870 EL from Corfu to Cefallinia, franked with 2x2l. grey-bistre, 20l. blue and 1l reddish brown (to pay the interionian rate). The use of 1870 1l. stamp on EL is very rare. (Hellas 24a+19b+30b).
GREECE- LARGE HERMES HEAD 1870 special athens printing |
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