2.4.1929 Athens-Alexandria airmail registered cover canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*1.ΑΠΡ.1929", arr. "ALEXANDRIA*3.AP.29". Special 1st flight cachet on front. Returned to sender. (Hellas FFC36C).
Public Auction 605 General Stamp Sale
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A. Karamitsos Public Auction 605 General Stamp Sale
A. KARAMITSOS is holding a general auction with 1,481 lots 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 #845 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
Corfu-Damscus: Airmail registered cover fr. with 3x10l.+1dr+4dr+5dr canc. "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ*22.ΙΟΥΝ.30", via "BEYROUTH*22.6.30", arr. "DAMAS*23.6.30". VF and scarce. (Hellas FFC 116C).
Lot #846 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
8.7.1931 Thessaloniki-Warsaw airmail registered cover canc. "ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ*8.VII.1931", arr. "WARSZAWA*9.VII.31". Returned to sender in Athens 28.7.3.1. (Hellas FFC170D).
Lot #847 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
12.11.1931 Janina-Athens: Airmail cover fr. with 50l.+4x10l. postage dues (handwritten "...ελλείψει κοινου"/due to the lack of regular stamps) canc. "ΙΩΑΝΝΙΝΑ*12.XI.31", arr. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*12.XI.31". Special cachet "ΕΝΑΡΞΙΣ ΑΕΡΟΠ.ΣΥΓΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΣ/ΑΘΗΝΩΝ-ΙΩΑΝΝΙΝΩΝ". Also airmail AC16c+AC22 cachets. (Hellas FFC209A).
Lot #848 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
4.7.1933 Athens-Delhi, special airmail cover canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*4.VII.33", arr. "NEW DELHI*8.JLY.33". Rare. (Hellas FFC310C).
Lot #849 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
12.12.1933 Athens-Bangkok, special airmail cover canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*12.XII.33" to Bangkok, without arrival cacnellation. (Hellas FFC323Aa).
Lot #850 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
10.12.1934 Athens-Charleville, special airmail cover canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*10.XII.34", airmail arr. "CHARLEVILLE*21.DE.34" to Tambo. Special 1st flight cachet on front. (Hellas FFC 349Ji).
Lot #851 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
10.12.1934 Athens-Longreach, special airmail cover canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*10.XII.34", arr. "LONGREACH*21.DE.34". Special 1st flight cachet on front. Airmail destination not recorded for this flight. Rare.
Lot #852 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
Canc. "1er VOL THESSALONIKI-WIEN PAR CARAVELLE*8.ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ.1966" by AUA, (Hellas 589B).
Lot #853 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
31.7.1956 RHAF military flight cover from CORFU AFB, flew to LISBOA where fr. with 50c.Portugese stamp and returned to Elefsis AFB. Canc. "ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΑ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗΣ ΑΕΡΟΠΟΡΙΑΣ ΑΕΡΟΛΙΜΗΝ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑΣ", "AEROPORTO LISBOA*31.JUL.56" and "ΤΑΧΥΔΡΟΜΙΚΟΝ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟΝ 118ης ΠΤΕΡΥΓΟΣ ΜΑΧΗΣ*2.ΑΥΓ.1956". (Hellas MF74).
Lot #854 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
(ATHINAI*30.12.66) (not departure canc.) first flight cover to "DAR-ES-SALAAM*31.DEC.1966" with commemorative canc. "1er VOL FRANKFURT-ATHENES.....-DAR ES SALAAM*ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*30.12.66" and "GERMANY-TANZANIA FIRST FLIGHT 30.12.66-TANZANIA LAND OF SPLENDOUR" in violet, by LH. (Hellas FF591).
Lot #855 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
"ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*7.VI.71" first flight cover to "ΑΡΓΟΣΤΟΛΙΟΝ*7.VI.71" by OA, commemorative canc. "ΠΡΩΤΗ ΠΤΗΣΙΣ ΑΘΗΝΑΙ-ΚΕΦΑΛΛΗΝΙΑ" on official OA cover. (Hellas FF647).
Lot #856 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
27.11.71 West Berlin-Munich-Thessaloniki: LH First Flight, arr. "THESSALONIKI*4.XII.71". (Hellas FF664A).
Lot #857 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
Commemorative canc. "1st FLIGHT DC-10 FRANKFURT-ATHENS*18-1-74" with LH, on cover. (Hellas 696A).
Lot #858 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
11.5.78 Gatwick - Athens with B737. Illustrated commemor. cover canc. "BRITANNIA AIRWAYS GATWICK 11 MAY 78", arr. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*15.V.78" and "Γ.Ε.Α.*356 Μ.Τ.Μ." (military canc.). Also crew signatures on cover. (Hellas 740A).
Lot #859 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
"EDGECLIFF*?.AUG.36" crash flight "SCIPIO" to "LONDON" by IA, crashed at "MIRABELLA BAY*22.8.36" and the mail delivered either by the next IA flight or by rail via "PARIS" to "LONDON" where cancelled with "DAMAGED-BY-SEA WATER" in black type d in black (SANFORD catalogue), on the backside there is impression of other stamps of other cover. (Hellas CF19).
Lot #860 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
"?*13.AUG.36" (somewhere at India) crash flight "SCIPIO" to "ENGLAND" by IA, crashed at "MIRABELLA BAY*22.8.36" and the mail delivered either by the next IA flight or by rail via "PARIS" to "LONDON" where cancelled with "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" type g in black (SANFORD catalogue), (Hellas CF19).
Lot #861 - GREECE- FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
"?*?.AUG.36" crash flight "SCIPIO" to "ENGLAND" by IA, crashed at "MIRABELLA BAY*22.8.36", the mail was delivered to "LONDON" either by the next flight of IA or by rail via "PARIS", where canc. with "DAMAGE BY SEA WATER" type g in black (SANFORD catalogue), (Hellas CF19).
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