GREECE: 2l bistre in pair, mint no gum. Superb. (Hellas 2A).
Postal & Live Internet Auction 734 Large Hermes Heads
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A. Karamitsos Postal & Live Internet Auction 734 Large Hermes Heads
Postal & Live Internet Auction 734
Large Hermes Heads
5-Oct-2024 16:00:00 (Athens time)
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Lot #77 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 5 green in block of four (pos.49-50/59-60), plate flaw thin circle (pos.50), mint no gum. Ex. Zachariades. Superb, rare and very impressive. (Hellas 3A).
Lot #78 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 10l orange in lower marginal copy, mint no gum. Superb. (Hellas 4A).
Lot #79 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 20l blue in mint block 4. Good to large/even margins all around. New gum. Very fine. (Hellas 5A).
Lot #80 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 20l blue, mint no gum. Very fine. (Hellas 5A).
Lot #81 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 40l mauve on blue in mint no gum block 4. A tiny thin spot in margin between upper pair, still very fine for this. (Hellas 6A).
Lot #82 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 40l mauve on blue in left marginal pair, mint no gum. Superb. (Hellas 6A).
Lot #83 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: 80l carmine in upper marginal block of six, mint no gum. Very fine. (Hellas 7A).
Lot #84 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: Unpaid cover from "ΣΜΥΡΝΑ (ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ)*1.ΔΕΚΕ.61" to Calamata, fr. on arrival with 5x2l olive-brown and 40l mauve on blue (30l ship fee and 20l Greek inland rate), tied by "31" Calamata lozenge cds but without type II postmark. On reverse "ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ*3.ΔΕΚ.1861" pre-adhesive transit postmark along with "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*3.ΔΕΚΕ.61". Very fine and very rare. (Hellas 2b+6a).
Lot #85 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861 paris print
GREECE: Letter from the Greek P.O. Thessaloniki in Turkey Dec. 12 1861 to Argos, as always without arrival cancel, franked with a pair of 5l., strip of 3 of 10l. and a single 40l. to make up 80 lepta rate (cover with internal repair). A unique postal history item with amazing combination of Paris print values, unique. Opinion by Holcombe. (Hellas 3b+4b+6b).
Lot #86 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 20l. deep ultramarine (quadrille background) canc. "13" (Pyrgos). Good-large margins all around but ink stained. Still fine and very rare. (Hellas 8Ic).
Lot #87 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 20l. deep ultramarine without control number, bearing Pyrgos cds. Bare - whitish impression. Solid background, possible traces of quadrillage. Clear to good margins all around, just touched at bottom right corner. A shallow thin spot, and upper right corner creased in margin only, still a fine example of this very important rarity. (Hellas 8IIb).
Lot #88 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 2l brown-bistre in right marginal strip of 5 tied by "65" (ΥΔΡΑ) cds. A couple of narrow parts at top margin but still very fine for this very rare used multiple. Impressive item. (Hellas 10Ib).
Lot #89 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 2l. brown-bistre, used. Very Fine. (Hellas 10Ib).
Lot #90 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 2l bistre in left marginal copy, mint. Superb. (Hellas 10Ic).
Lot #91 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 5l greyish green, without control number, mint. Large margins all around, full original gum but thinned at top, still fine for this. Certificate Tseriotis (2005). This is the stamp depicted in Koundouros study, the only known copy. (Hellas 11IaNp).
Lot #92 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 5l greyish green (early hard method printings), double control number (Kound. 10.1) in a distance 1.2mm vertically, tied by "1" (Athens cds). Right margin closing, just touches at top. Still fine for this one. Very limitided in quantities printings, thus all errors are scarce to very rare. (Hellas 11IaNoI).
Lot #93 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 5l green in right marginal copy, mint. Very fine. (Hellas 11Ib).
Lot #94 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 5l. green in used pair. Very Fine. (Hellas 11Ib).
Lot #95 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 5l green, double control number with the second number being printed lihgtly 0.5mm to the left (Kound. 10.1), tied by "(9)6" (ΣΜΥΡΝΑ) cds, a Post Office not mentioned in Koundouros study. Very fine in appearance but a tiny thin spot, still fine for this. (Hellas 11IbNoI).
Lot #96 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 5l. deep olive green in used pair, dry hard method print, early printings, some narrow points at top but Very Fine for this. Rare in used pair. (Hellas 11Ic).
Lot #97 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 10l ochre-orange with yellowish wash in used pair. Very fine and scarce. (Hellas 12Ia).
Lot #98 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 10l. orange in used pair. Very Fine. Scarce. (Hellas 12Ib).
Lot #99 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 10l. orange, very intense yellowish wash, used. Fine, impressive and rare. (Hellas 12Ib).
Lot #100 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 10l. orange with yellowish wash, used. Very Fine. Scarce especially in this quality. (Hellas 12Ib).
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