PAPER COLOUR AND PRINTING METHOD PROOFS. 1l. chocolate on thin white, slightly brownish, paper. Very fine and rare. (Konst. 1 ΔΟΚ.IV.1).
Postal Auction 661 General Philatelic Auction
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A. Karamitsos Postal Auction 661 General Philatelic Auction
Public Auction № 661
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Lot #2 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD large hermes head
PAPER COLOUR AND PRINTING METHOD PROOFS. 20l. blue on grey-bluish pelure semi-transparent paper (4.9-5μ). Good/large margins all around but a tiny paper porous, usual for this type of paper. Still very fine for this. (Konst. 5 ΔΟΚ.II.1).
Lot #3 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD large hermes head
PAPER COLOUR AND PRINTING METHOD PROOFS. Double print of 20l. light blue. One closing corner and a light thin, otherwise fine and scarce. (Konst. 5 ΔΟΚ.II.10).
Lot #4 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD large hermes head
Large Hermes Heads reference collection including 196 stamps from all the values all the issues, very few color shades are missing. Also 19 forgeries, 7 control number errors and 10 stamps with plate flaws. Very fine lot.
Lot #5 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD large hermes head
6x20l. sky-blue 1867 issue (pos.23+28), blue 1867 issue (pos.24+25), deep blue 1871/76 issue (pos.26), sky-blue 1871/72 issue (pos.27) and 20l. blue 1862/67 issue (pos.29). Pos.23 stamp creased horizontally, the rest very fine. Plate flaw white line at the upper inscription in all positions. Very fine lot. (Hellas 19a+19b+35a+41b).
Lot #6 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
1l. brown, used. Three good to large, one very narrow margins. No faults. (Hellas 1a).
Lot #7 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
1l. red-brown, used. Very fine. (Hellas 1b).
Lot #8 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
Newspaper "ΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΔΙΚΑΣΤΙΚΩΝ" from Nafplion dated 1st October 1861 franked with Paris print 1l. chocolate with good/large margins (just two narrow corners) and fresh colour. The cancel "(ΝΑΥΠΛΙΟΝ*??) ΟΚΤ. 61" shows the month (october) and the year (1861). The 1l. is the right franking for newspaper up to 30gr. Certificate by P.Holcombe (1986). VERY RARE. (Hellas 1c).
Lot #9 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
1l brown, mint no gum. Very fine. (Hellas 1A).
Lot #10 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. bistre on thin paper unused copy, good margins all around. (Hellas 2aPa).
Lot #11 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. olive-bistre canc. "74" (ΝΑΞΟΣ). Superb. (Hellas 2b).
Lot #12 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. olive-bistre on thick paper used copy, good margins all around. Very Fine. (Hellas 2bPb).
Lot #13 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. brown-bistre mint copy, good to large margins all around. Very Fine. (Hellas 2c).
Lot #14 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. bistre, mint no gum. Very fine to superb. (Hellas 2A).
Lot #15 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
5l. Yellow-green used copy. Good margins and very nice appearance. "Broken frame " on bottom left corner. (Hellas 3a).
Lot #16 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
5l. green in used pair (post office pre-cut between). Very fine. (Hellas 3b - 390 euros).
Lot #17 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
10l. orange on blue in used pair (pos93-94), plate flaw "Greek corner connected to the circle" (pos.93). Top upper right margin narrow, still fine and rare. (Hellas 4b10F21+4b).
Lot #18 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
10l. orange on blue in unused without gum copy, clear to good margins. A very nice copy. (Hellas 4A).
Lot #19 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
20l. blue, used. Very fine. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #20 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
Entire letter fr. with 20l. blue canc. "ΛΑΜΙΑ*16.ΝΟΕΜ.61" to Syros. Boxed "ΠΛΗΡΩΜΗ ΑΝΕΠΑΡΚΗΣ", via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*18.ΝΟΕΜ.61" with postmans cachet "1" taxed on arrival with 20l. blue and canc. dot "67" and "ΣΥΡΟΣ*19.ΝΟΕΜ.61". Both stamps with faults but still fine and rare. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #21 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
Cover fr. with 20l. blue canc. "32" and "ΣΠΑΡΤΗ*25.OKT.61" to Syros. Letter sheet folded in middle. Stamp very fine. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #22 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
20l. light blue used copy on thin paper, clear margins, otherwise very fine. (Hellas 5bPa).
Lot #23 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
20l. deep blue on very thin semi transparent paper (5,4μ), canc. dotted "70" (= ΤΗΝΟΣ), meshed background. Very Fine and Very Rare. (Hellas 5cPaVa).
Lot #24 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
40l. mauve on blue used copy, very nice margins, very fine. (Hellas 6a).
Lot #25 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
40l. dull mauve on blue used, nice margins, very fine. (Hellas 6b).
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