Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1861 Provisional Athens Printing, 20L deep blue on bluish, with faint Quadrille background and without control figures on reverse, canceled "13" in dots of Pyrgos, full margins all around, fresh and exceptionally nice example of this rarity, signed Behrens, Calves, Brun, also Peter Holcombe, with his 1989 and 1988 Diena certificates. A beautiful and extremely fine example of this rare and popular stamp, showing a good impression of the quadrille background,
Cat. Val. $15,000
Estimate: $10000