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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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).
Lot #8 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
1l. brown, used. Very fine. (Hellas 1a).
Lot #9 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
1l. chocolate used copy. Fresh colour. Clear to good all around margins. (Hellas 1c).
Lot #10 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. bistre used copy. Clear to good margins all around. Very Fine. (Hellas 2a).
Lot #11 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. olive-bistre in used pair. Very fine. (Hellas 2b).
Lot #12 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. olive-bistre on thin paper used copy, good margins all around. Very Fine. (Hellas 2bPa).
Lot #13 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. brown-bistre, used. Very fine. (Hellas 2c).
Lot #14 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. bistre in unused without gum copy, clear to good margins, fresh colour. (Hellas 2A).
Lot #15 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
5l. yellow-green, used. Very light crease at upper left corner (in margin only) mentioned just for accurancy. Superb. (Hellas 3a).
Lot #16 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
5l. green canc "60" (=ΚΥΜΗ). Very fine. (Hellas 3b).
Lot #17 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
10l. orange on blue used copy, good to large margins, Superb. (Hellas 4b).
Lot #18 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
20l. blue, used. Certificate Simmermacher (2006). Very fine. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #19 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
Entire letter fr. with 20l. blue canc. "ΝΗΣΙΟΝ*30.ΜΑΡΤ.62", arr. "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ*2.ΑΠΡ.62". Fine. (Hellas 7b).
Lot #20 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
20l. blue on thin paper used copy, plate flaw "broken frame" (pos.97), clear margins without faults. Nice and fresh colour. (Hellas 5aPa).
Lot #21 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
40l. mauve on blue used copy, nice margins, very fine. (Hellas 6a).
Lot #22 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
40l. dull mauve on blue, used. Fine. (Hellas 6b).
Lot #23 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
40l. mauve on blue (pos.67), plate flaw "fishhook variety", mint no gum. Large margins but a tiny thin spot at botton, mostly in margin. Fine and rare. (Hellas 6A40F3).
Lot #24 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
80l. rose-carmine used copy, nice colour and margins, very fine. (Hellas 7a).
Lot #25 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
80l. carmine in upper marginal copy, plate flaw thin circle, used. Superb. (Hellas 7bCF2).
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