Incoming folded letter from FIGEAC, FRANCE with very light strike of straight line 'FIGEAC' marking on front. Addressed to 'Monsieur cuellie capitanie du Genie, A Corfou, Iles Ioniennes'. Rated '19' in manuscript with straight line 'OTTOMRRI' marking in red on reverse. Scarce item. [US6] (Start Price = £67.20)
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Lot #9544 - Greece 1845
Folded letter with nice strike of fancy framed ZANTE marking dated 1845. Addressed to AYIA MAVRA, ZANTE. Rated 2l in red manuscript in top right corner. Fine. [US6] (Start Price = £21.60)
Lot #9545 - Greece 1861-1946
A mainly used collection on old leaves with a 11 large Hermes Heads used (mixed poor to very fine), small Heads (20) mainly fine; then a general run of commems & defins including 12 commercial covers(1930's/40's). Will need re-otganisatiojn but a very useful project to be developed. (399) Cat £394 (Start Price = £88.00)
Lot #9546 - Greece 1861-1951
Mint and used collection in a stockbook(216) including a good range of Large Hermes Heads(76), 1886-95 Small Hermes Heads(64), 1896 Olympics set used, the 10D has a thin, 1900-01 surcharges on Olympics set used, 1933 Zeppelin set unmounted mint, Aeraespresso set mint, 1939 Ionian set used, 1951 St. Paul 10,000D unmounted mint, Reconstruction set unmounted mint, a few faults on earlier issues, mainly fine from 1896. SG catalogue value £4,000...
Lot #9547 - Greece 1862
Folded letter from CORFU to PATRAS with small blue CORFU British P.O. cds on front franked with single 1861 20L blue on bluish 'Hermes Head' issue (SG 4, first Paris printing) four huge margins paying the Greek inland postage tied on arrival by '9' dotted diamond cancel of PATRAS with PATRAS (9) arrival cds on reverse. Superb & rare. [US6] (Start Price = £167.20)
Lot #9548 - Greece 1866
Cover franked with fine four margin 1862 20l blue 'Hermes Head' issue (Assumed second Athens printing SG 20) tied by fine '111' dotted diamond cancel of ZAKYNTHOS with ZAKYNTHOS (111) cds alongside. Addressed to ATHENS with arrival cds on reverse. [US6] (Start Price = £11.20)
Lot #9549 - Greece 1867
Folded letter franked with single 1862 20L blue on bluish 'Hermes Head' issue (SG 20, Second Athens printing) four margins tied by '31' dotted diamond cancel of KALAMATA with light strike of KALAMATA (31) cds alongside. Addressed to KYPARISSIA with arrival cds on reverse. [US6] (Start Price = £14.40)
Lot #9550 - Greece 1868
Cover franked with 1867 5l green on greenish and 20l blue 'Hermes Head' issue with mixed margins (Assumed to be Athens printing after the plates were cleaned SG 25 & 27) tied by fine '111' dotted diamond cancels with ZAKYNTHOS (111) cds alongside. Addressed to CORFU with KERKYPA (106) arrival cds on reverse. [US6] (Start Price = £24.80)
Lot #9551 - Greece 1875
1L red brown 'Hermes Head' issue Athens printing (Coarse impression) without figures on reverse, a fine cds used marginal strip of four with margins all round. (SG 45) Cat £168 [US6] (Start Price = £32.00)
Lot #9552 - Greece 1876
Small mourning cover franked with a huge margin 1876 30l brown on cream 'Hermes Head' issue (Paris Printing SG 51a) tied by ZAKYNTHOS (111) cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with good strike of GRECE A MARS PARIS 'Maritime' cds in red and various other arrival marks on reverse. [US6] (Start Price = £18.40)
Lot #9553 - Greece 1876
30L olive brown on cream 'Hermes Head' Paris printing without figures on reverse, a fine four margin copy used with part cds cancel. (SG 51) Cat £42 [US6] (Start Price = £10.40)
Lot #9554 - Greece 1876
Cover franked with single 1872 20L deep indigo blue on blue 'Hermes Head' issue on thin paper (SG 42a, Athens printing) three margins, touching at top left corner tied by CORFU (106) cds. Addressed to PATRAS with arrival cds on reverse. [US6] (Start Price = £14.40)
Lot #9555 - Greece 1878
Folded letter franked with single 1876 30L grey brown on cream 'Hermes Head' issue (SG 53, Athens printing) four large margins tied by PATRAS (9) cds. Addressed to TRIESTE, AUSTRIA with arrival cds on reverse. [US6] (Start Price = £13.60)
Lot #9556 - Greece 1879
Folded letter franked with 1875 10L orange and 20L deep blue 'Hermes Head' issue (SG 48 & 49a, Athens printings) four margins tied by PATRAS (9) cds with unusual negative 'E' marking alongside. Addressed to TRIESTE, AUSTRIA with arrival cds on reverse. [US6] (Start Price = £8.80)
Lot #9557 - Greece 1882
10L orange on thin buff paper 'Hermes Head' issue Athens printing without figures on reverse, a fine cds used pair with good to tight margins all round. (SG 64) Cat £74 [US6] (Start Price = £16.80)
Lot #9558 - Greece 1886
Folded letter franked with single 1881 20L bright rosine 'Hermes Head' issue (SG 59, Athens printing) four margins tied by AEGION (7) cds. Addressed to PATRAS with arrival cds on reverse. [US6] (Start Price = £9.60)
Lot #9559 - Greece 1896
Olympic Games 10d, centred high, an attractive forgery with faked APIA cds, fine 'used'. (Start Price = £16.00)
Lot #9561 - Greece 1896-2000
Mint collection in a stockbook(approx 270) including 1926 Air set mint, 1933 Zeppelin set mint, Aerospresso set unmounted mint, Admiral Kondouriotis 50D mint, Air set mint, 1940 Youth Air set mint, 1954 NATO set mint, a fine lot with high catalogue value. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS [US1] (Start Price = £274.40)
Lot #9562 - Greece 1896-2011
FINE USED COLLECTION written-up on leaves. No ear;ies, and starts 1896 Olympics vals. Then continues with 1902 Mercury set, Games vals., 1911-23 to 25D, 1916 Royalist Overprinted vals., 1927-35 to 25D, 1927-8 Navarino set, 1935-9 Mythological Airmail set. Then continues through to 2011 Special Olympics set. Also Mount Athos Local stamps for 2009-2011. Lovely clean lot, in fine used condition throughout. Packed with better sets and values....
Lot #9564 - Greece 1926
Aeroespresso Airmail set, fresh m.m. Small h/r (4) Cat £90 [US5] (Start Price = £16.00)
Lot #9565 - Greece 1926
Aeroespresso Airmail set. Fresh l.m.m.(4) Cat £90 [US3] (Start Price = £20.80)
Lot #9566 - Greece 1926
AIRMAILS Flying Boat set, fresh m.m. h/r (4) Cat £100 [US6] (Start Price = £13.60)
Lot #9567 - Greece 1926
Air 2D,5D half sheets of 15 and 10D complete sheet of 25 fresh unmounted mint, very fine Cat £1247 [US5] (Start Price = £139.20)
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