Large Hermes Heads reference collection including 750 stamps from all issues. From basic stamps only Hellas Nos.8, 32 and 38 are missing. More over 120 different color shades. Platee flaws, control number errors, paper thicknes varieties and printing errors as well are included. Also 4 stamps with fake control numbers and 3 fake stamps. Over a hundred Paris issue and Athens pprovisionals stamps. A very strong and well organised reference.
Public Auction 637 General Stamp Sale
By: A. Karamitsos
A. Karamitsos Public Auction 637 General Stamp Sale
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
38x10 lepta stamps from various issues between 1862/67 and 1880/86, all with plate flaws. Mixed quality. Very nice study lot.
Lot #3 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD large hermes head
Lot including 96x20 lepta stamps from various issues. All stamps with plate flaws (32 different plate flaws). Mixed quality. Very fine study lot.
Lot #4 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
1l. brown with vertically laid background in used pair on fragment. Very fine and rare. (Hellas 1a, note 1-1620 Euros).
Lot #5 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
1l. brown, used. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 1a).
Lot #6 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. olive-bistre, used. Very fine. (Hellas 2b).
Lot #7 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. brown-bistre in mint pair. Good-large margins all around but right stamp with light gum crease. (Hellas 2c).
Lot #8 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
2l. brown-bistre in mint left marginal copy. Very fine. (Hellas 2c).
Lot #9 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
5l. yellow-green, used. Fine-very fine. (Hellas 3a).
Lot #10 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
5l. yellow green in used pair. Fine and scarce. (Hellas 3a).
Lot #11 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
10l. orange on blue (oxidized color shade), used. One closing corner, otherwise very fine. (Hellas 4b).
Lot #12 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
10l. orange on blue (pos.86), inverted "1" on CF (Kound.4.2), used. A tiny thin spot at top but still fine and attractive for this hard to find control number error. Signed ORESTIS VLASTOS. Rare. (Hellas 4bNa-2000E).
Lot #13 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
20l. blue, used. Very fine to superb copy. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #14 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
20l. blue, used. One clear margin, otherwise very fine and fresh. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #15 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
20l. blue (pos.17), plate flaw white spot on the Greek border, used. A tiny thin spot, otherwise fine and scarce. (Hellas 5a20F4).
Lot #16 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
Entire letter cover fr. with 20l. blue canc. "36" and "ΕΠΙΔ. ΛΙΜΗΡΑ*22.ΟΚΤ.61" (1 inverted), via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*27.ΟΚΤ.61", arr. "ΝΑΥΠΛΙΟΝ*29.ΟΚΤ.61". Very fine and very rare. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #17 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
1861 Entire letter fr. with 20l. blue dot. "33", posted from "ΓΥΘΕΙΟΝ (33)*6.ΔΕΚΕ...", manuscript "Δια του Ελληνικού Ατμοπλοίου" (via Greek steamer), via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*8.ΔΕΚΕ.61", arr. "ΣΥΡΟΣ (67)*13.ΔΕΚΕ.61". Entire very fine. (Hellas 5a).
Lot #18 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
20l. blue on very thin transparent paper (thickness 5.2μ), used. One narrow margin but still fine for this. (Hellas 5aPa).
Lot #19 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
40l. mauve on blue, used. Very fine. (Hellas 6a).
Lot #20 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
40l. dull mauve on blue, used. One narrow margin, otherwise fine. (Hellas 6b).
Lot #21 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
80l. rose-carmine, used. Very fine. (Hellas 7a).
Lot #22 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
80l. carmine in mint block of eight, tiny tear on the margin of second stamp at bottom, still very fine with virtually full original gum, nice deep colour and excellent margins, rare. Certificate by Simmermacher and R. Calves. (Hellas 7b).
Lot #23 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
80l. carmine, used. Very fine. (Hellas 7b).
Lot #24 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
80l. carmine, plate flaw thin circle, used. Very fine and scarce. (Hellas 7bCF2).
Lot #25 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1861 paris print
Double weight entire letter cover from "ΣΥΡΟΣ*3.ΔΕΚΕ.61" fr. with 10l. orange on blue and 40l. mauve on blue, via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*4.ΔΕΚΕ.61", arr. "ΝΑΥΠΛΙΟΝ*6.ΔΕΚΕ.61". Very fine. (Hellas 4a+6a).
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