10l. bright orange-vermilion, used. Very large margins all around. Superb. Very hard to be found in this quality. (Hellas 56a).
Public & Live Internet Auction 666 Large Hermes Heads Exceptional Stamps from Great Collections
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A. Karamitsos Public & Live Internet Auction 666 Large Hermes Heads Exceptional Stamps from Great Collections
Public & Live Internet Auction № 666
Large Hermes Heads
Exceptional Stamps from Great Collections
10 October 2020
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Lot #202 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1880/86 athens printing
10l. orange on thin paper in mint bl.4 (pos.136-137/146-147). Plate flaws line intersecting the neck (pos.136) and lines at the upper part of the stamp (pos.146). Lower pair mint never hinged. Very fine and scarce. (Hellas 56dPa).
Lot #203 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1880/86 athens printing
10l. orange on yellow in mint block of 4. Large/even margins all around. Lower pair never hinged. Superb and extremely rare. (Hellas 56e).
Lot #204 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1880/86 athens printing
10l. red (yellow colour omitted) canc. "ΚΑΛΑ(ΒΡΥΤΑ)". Phasma examination certificate (Ormylia Institute 2011). Stamp very fine. ONLY TWO COPIES KNOWN, BOTH WITH "ΚΑΛΑΒΡΥΤΑ" CDS. (Hellas 56f).
Lot #205 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1880/86 athens printing
20l. ultramarine in mint bl.4 (pos.133-134/143-144). A tiny gumless spot at upper left stamp due to hinge removal but still fine-very fine for this rare multiple. (Hellas 57a).
Lot #206 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1880/86 athens printing
20l. in brown-violet color (with blue color addition). In addition pos.17 plate flaw. THE ONLY KNOWN COPY. Phasma color analysis certificate (Ormylia Institute 2010). Faults. (Hellas 59I).
Lot #207 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1880/86 athens printing
Entire letter from "ΤΡΙΠΟΛΙΣ*4.ΙΟΥΛ.84" fr. with 20l. dull rosine, via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*6.ΙΟΥΛ.1884", arr. "ΣΥΡΟΣ*7.ΙΟΥΛ.1884". Fiscal "ΕΛΛΑΣ/ΛΕΠΤΩΝ 0.50/ΤΑΞΕΩΣ" canc. "ΤΑΜΕΙΟΝ ΣΥΡΟΥ". Rare. (Hellas 59IIb).
Lot #208 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1880/86 athens printing
30l. grey-ultramarine (pos.10L), mint. Full original gum, good/large margins all around. Very fine. (Hellas 60a).
Lot #209 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1880/86 athens printing
3x30l. deep ultramarine and ultramarine (two singles and one stamp on a large part of a cover) showing the variety "bullet hole". Stamps canc. "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ", "ΑΡΓΟΣΤΟΛΙΟΝ" and "ΘΗΡΑ". Very fine and rare since only these three copies announced so far. Impressive. (Hellas 60c+60d).
Lot #210 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1880/86 athens printing
Double weight registered cover from "ΛΑΡΙΣΣΑ*2.ΟΚΤ.85" fr. with 2x5l. green and 3x20l. dull rosine (pre-cut strip), via "ΒΩΛΟΣ" and "ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ", arr. "CONSTANTINOPLE TURQUIE*19.OCT.85". Boxed "ΣΥΣΤΗΜΕΝΟΝ" and wax-seals, on reverse. (Hellas 55c+59IIa).
Lot #211 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1880/86 athens printing
Cover fr. with 5l. green + 20l. dull rosine (with pos.140 plate flaw and razor perforation) posted from "ΙΘΑΚΗ (109)*28 ΜΑΡΤ. 88", via "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ*28 ΜΑΡΤ. 1888", arr. "TRIEST*14/4 88". Genuine and EXTREMELY rare. (Hellas 55c+59IIb).
Lot #212 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1880/86 athens printing
5l. green with double ovpt "SPECIMEN". Very fine and rare. (Hellas 55c).
Lot #213 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD ENTIRE LETTERS & COVERS BEARING LARGE HERMES HEADS
Letter sheet from Konstantinoupolis cancelled by retta with an intecipherable seal on reverse paid with 1pi sent via the Greek P.O. where it was fumigated by slitting, via Piraeus to Athens, where 45l. were added-the tariff with a French ship to Greece. Letters from Turkey could only be franked to the Exchange Office-the way to Greece had to be paid from the addressee in Greece. Very fine and extremely rare. Certificate Holcombe. Ex...
Lot #214 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD ENTIRE LETTERS & COVERS BEARING LARGE HERMES HEADS
Letter sheet from Catania 30.12.1863 underpaid with a very early use of 40cmi (december-use) instead of 1 lira with French ship via Messina and Piraeus to Patras 30.12, marked "Francatura Insufficiente" and taxed with the full amount of 112lepta. Fine and rare.
Lot #215 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD ENTIRE LETTERS & COVERS BEARING LARGE HERMES HEADS
Cover fr. with 10sld Lombardo-Venetto in pair canc. "GALATZ*?/10" to Corfu. Handwritten "20" and fr. on arrival with 20l. blue on green canc. "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ*4.ΟΚΤ.66". A very rare cover. (Hellas 19e).
Lot #216 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD ENTIRE LETTERS & COVERS BEARING LARGE HERMES HEADS
Letter sheet from Rostow 10.4.1868 franked with 34Kop. to Constantinople to Syros 27.4 with French ship and the new reduced rate for 10-20g of 90l. (2x45l.). A fine and impressive combination.
Lot #217 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD ENTIRE LETTERS & COVERS BEARING LARGE HERMES HEADS
Entire letter fr. with 10sld Austrian Levant stamp canc. "PREVESA*28/2" to Corfu. Handwritten "20", fr. on arrival with 20l. sky-blue (pos.4, inverted "0" on CF/Kound.38.2)-stamp superb-to pay the Greek inland rate and canc. "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ*17.ΜΑΡΤ.69". Rare. (Hellas 27aNb).
Lot #218 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD ENTIRE LETTERS & COVERS BEARING LARGE HERMES HEADS
Single rate letter sheet Rome Mar 19, 1869 franked with 20cmi, erroneosly with PD but with correct tax of 45l. in Athens Mar 15. Fine and scarce.
Lot #219 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD ENTIRE LETTERS & COVERS BEARING LARGE HERMES HEADS
Cover fr. with 10sld Austrian Levant stamp canc. "RHODUS*22.DIC" to Sira. Handwritten "20", fr. on arrival with 20l. sky-blue and canc. "ΣΥΡΟΣ*23.ΔΕΚΕ.70". On reverse "LLOYD AGENSIE SMIRNE" transit cancellation. Very fine and rare. Signed O.Vlastos. (Hellas 31b).
Lot #220 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD ENTIRE LETTERS & COVERS BEARING LARGE HERMES HEADS
Letter sheet from Berdjansk 30.7.1872 via Odessa paid with 26Kop. to Constantinople sent to Syra 12.8 with 45l. for the French ship. Very fine.
Lot #221 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD ENTIRE LETTERS & COVERS BEARING LARGE HERMES HEADS
Cover fr. with 2x5sld Austrian Levant stamp canc. "LARNACA DI CIPRO*?/9" to Athens. Handwritten "20", fr. on arrival with 20l. blue and canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*6.ΣΕΠΤ.72". On reverse "LLOYD AGENSIE SMIRNE" and "ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ" transit cancellations. Rare. (Hellas 35c).
Lot #222 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD ENTIRE LETTERS & COVERS BEARING LARGE HERMES HEADS
Letter sheet from London 11.8.1874 underpaid with 6d instead of 8d with red "L1" (late fee) "Insufficiently Prepaid" to Athens 11.8. Rate 5dx11.5=69l., unpaid costs 115l.-69=45l. Fine combination. Certificate P.Holcombe (1996).
Lot #223 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD ENTIRE LETTERS & COVERS BEARING LARGE HERMES HEADS
Entire letter from Trieste 30.1.1875, underpaid with only 10Kr instead of 20Kr "Affrancatura Insufficiente" and marked with 20Kr tranferred to the correct rate of 2.75 = 55l. -the full rate. Fine and rare.
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