Postal & Live Internet Auction 71Postal & Live Internet Auction 711 Olympic Games Part of the Anestis Karagiannidis Collection1 Olympic Games Part of the Anestis Karagiannidis Collection

Registered cover fr. with 20l+40l 1896 Olympic Games, both stamps with "ΤΑΜΕΙΟΝ ΧΑΛΚΙΔΟΣ" cachet on face, 20l stamp affixed on reverse, canc. "ΧΑΛΚΙΣ*24.ΑΠΡ.97", boxed "ΣΥΣΤΗΜΕΝΟΝ", via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ-6*23.ΑΠΡ.1897", arr. "BUCURESTI*12.MAI.897". Creased in middle and light toning, a very rare usage of "ΤΑΜΕΙΟΝ" cachet on the face of thje stamps on cover. Four know. A great rarity. Certificate RPS (2022). (Hellas 113+115).