(6th March) FIRST FLIGHT COVER TO MALTA, bearing 2D & 5D Air stamps tied by Athens cds, violet 'Par Avion' cachet & two line First Airmail, Athens-Valetta (Malta) black cachet, rear with Valetta (10/4/34) receiving cds, one of 61 carried. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.80)
Auction UPA 102
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Jul 08, 2026 Europe/London
UPA UPA Auction UPA 102
Wednesday Jul 08, 2026 09:00 Europe/London
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Lot #9321 - Greece 1934
(10th Dec) FIRST FLIGHT COVER. A busy item bearing stamp values to 10D in the shape of a plane, tied by multiple Athens Air cds, Athens Reg tab, blue First Flight cachet, black 'Retour', 'Rebuts', 'Unclaimed Camooweal' & Dead Letter Office box cachets, Jan 19/1/1935 cds to front, to rear - six cds inc transit, receiving (Athens return 7/11/35) & Dead Letter Office (1/2/35), unclaimed 2 line box cachet. Interesting item. (image...
Lot #9322 - Greece 1934
(26th May) Athens to Montevideo - Uruguay, Hellenic Aerial flown cover, bearing Nation issues to 2D10 tied by cds, violet 'Par Avion' boxed cachet & pictorial circular cachet, various Transit cds to rear. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #9323 - Greece 1934
(9th Nov) Athens to Berlin - Germany, Hellenic Aerial Flown cover, bearing national issues to 15D tied by cds, boxed 'Par Avion' violet cachets & (12/11/34) Berlin receiving cds to front, Transit cds to rear. Fine condition. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
Lot #9324 - Greece 1934
Stadium 8D blue perf 11½ fine m.m. Cat £225 (image available) {MH} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
Lot #9325 - Greece 1935
Views 3d & 15d, both Polish print, the 15d is toned MM. (2) Cat £206 (image available) {MH} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #9326 - Greece 1939
(13th Apr) Air cover & Air Letter, Athens to Heraklion, Crete return, each bearing a good selection of National & Air issues, both with violet pictorial Air cachets. Very fine condition. (2 items) {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #9327 - Greece 1940-82
ALL DIFFERENT mint & used collection on printed pages, inc a wealth of complete commemoratives sets, collection main body is 1965-82, with earlier Ionian Island Occupation range (50 stamps) 'on piece'. (650+ stamps) {CC} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £71.20)
Lot #9328 - Greece 1946
Part set of surcharged values, 10d on 10d to 1000d on 500,000d (type 116), UM. 130d on 20d missing NE corner perf. Cat £36 {UM} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #9329 - Greece 1946
2000d surcharged on 5,000d red (type 116), UM. Cat £70 (image available) {UM} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #9330 - Greece 1947
(18th Nov) CRASH COVER. Athens - Johannesburg, Boeing 747 crashed on take-off from Nairobi Airport, cover bearing magenta cachets in English & Africaan 'Retrieved from Air Crash on November 20th 1974 at Nairobi'. East Africa's worst Air Crash, 59 dead & 98 injured. (image available) {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £51.20)
Lot #9331 - Greece 1947-51
Dodecanese Islands 700d,1300d to 2000d,5000d,10000d(7) fine m.m. Cat £460 {MH} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £31.20)
Lot #9332 - Greece 1951
Reconstruction set of 6, Very Fine UM. (6) Cat £300 {UM} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
Lot #9333 - Greece 1954
Air. Fifth Anniv of NATO insc 'NATO'. 1,200d, 2,4000d & 4,000d, UM. Cat £150 (image available) {UM} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.00)
Lot #9334 - Greece 1954-59
COMPREHENSIVE v.f.m. COLLECTION (much is NHM) on pages, all different & inc 1954 'Enosis' set, 1955 Art set, 1955 Pythagorean Congress set, 1956 & 57 Royal Family sets, 1958 Ports set & 1959 Coins set amongst others. Fine & fresh condition (115+ stamps) Cat £1240 {CC} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £142.40)
Lot #9335 - Greece 1956-64
OLYMPIC TORCH FLIGHT COVERS inc 1956, 2 Qantas printed covers to Melbourne, Australia, 1964 Winter Games printed cover to Innsbruck & Summer Games illustrated cover to Tokyo, fancy cancels, cachets etc. (4 covers) {CC} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #9336 - Greece 1958
AIR. Greek Ports. 10d - The Piraeus (Port of Athens) - left marginal, UM (lowest denomination in set of 7). Cat £25 (image available) {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.00)
Lot #9337 - Greece 1958
AIR. Greek Ports. 100d - Heraklion (Crete), UM (highest denomination in set of 7). Cat £70 (image available) {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £18.40)
Lot #9338 - Greece 1958-79
FIRST FLIGHT COVERS COLLECTION. An impressive assembly of FFC's bearing a good selection of National issues of the period, cachets seen from SAS, Sabena, Boeing, Caravelle, JAL, Olympic, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines etc flown by various craft all over the World inc Germany, Turkey, Russia, Polynesia, Lebanon, Israel, Pakistan, Holland, Japan, Congo, Australia & Canada amongst others. Fine & fresh condition (44 covers) {CC} [US6] (...
Lot #9339 - Greece 1959-73
FIRST DAY COVER COLLECTION, all different, chiefly illustrated, unaddressed types & a good level of completion from 1962 onwards. (118 covers with just 3 addressed) HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {CC} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £67.20)
Lot #9340 - Greece 1960
Olympic Games set of 11v, 20l to 12d.50, UM. Cat £35 {UM} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #9341 - Greece 1960-73
VFM COLLECTION on stock book pages, highly complete to May 73 with a wealth of complete sets, much never hinged. Fine & fresh condition (430+ stamps) Cat £450 {CC} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £58.40)
Lot #9342 - Greece 1967-81
AEROGRAMME COLLECTION, Mint & Used selection, often with with examples of each, some First Day. Fine condition (19 items) {CC} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.80)
Lot #9343 - Greece 1973-93
POWERFUL REPUBLIC COLLECTION presented on neatly typed, sleeved pages. A NHM collection alongside a v.f.u. collection of stamps, associated miniature sheets, sheetlets, booklets etc, se-tenant strips & blocks as issued, many perforation variants as listed and a comprehensive, all different collection of illustrated, unaddressed First Day Covers in photo corner mounts. Magnificent!. (1600+ stamps, 40 m/s or sheetlet, 20+ booklets & 250...
Lot #9344 - Greece 1986
Gods of Olympus. Set of 12v to 500d, UM. Cat £38 {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £10.40)
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