GREECE: 40l mauve on blue, double control numbers (Kound. 19.1), tied by "67" (Syros) cds. Very fine and rare. (Hellas 14IIaNoI).
Postal & Live Internet Auction 748
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A. Karamitsos Postal & Live Internet Auction 748
08-Nov-2025 10:30:00
Postal & Live Internet Auction 748
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Lot #52 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: 1862 entire letter fr. with 5l. greyish green + 10l. orange + 20l. deep blue (coarse impression) + 40l. mauve on blue (fine impression), 5 and 20l. superb, 10 and 40l. with faults, cancelled with dot. "67" and posted from "ΣΥΡΟΣ (67)*26 ΑΥΓ. 62" with orange boxed "ΠΕΔ", arr. "TRIESTE*11/9". Palte flaw "thin ircle" on 5l. and 20l. Nice multicolour combination. (Hellas 11Ia+12Ib+13Id+14IIa).
Lot #53 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: Letter sheet from Syros Oct 3rd, 1862 with a total of 30L. to Tripolis. The normal inland rate was 20L. but the transportation with a foreign vessel (in this case an austrian one) was 10L. more (only known to and from Syros). 1L. Provisional on cover are very rare, the 1L. Paris was applied later. Despite the added stamp an impressive and very rare franking. (Hellas 2a+9IIb+11Ib+13IIb).
Lot #54 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
GREECE: Letter from London Oct. 30 1862 to Syra Oct. 26 1862 via Calais taxed upon arrival with the normal rate of 170 lepta consisting of 40l. Paris print, 6 pieces (a strip of 3 and 3 single) 5l. Provisional, 20l. and 80l. Consecutive. A spectacular and rare item. (Hellas 6b+11Ib+19b+21a).
Lot #55 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 1l. chocolate - brown with vertically laid background, unused. Very fine. (Hellas 15a).
Lot #56 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 1l brown with horizontally laid background, used. Very fine. (Hellas 15b).
Lot #57 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 1l. red-brown, used. Very fine. (Hellas 15c).
Lot #58 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 1l claret - brown, mint. A couple of gumless spots due to hinge removal. Very fine. (Hellas 15d).
Lot #59 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 2l bistre in used bl.4. Very fine. (Hellas 16b).
Lot #60 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 4x2l. bistre, used. Very Fine. (Hellas 16b).
Lot #61 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: Printed matter (large part) fr. with 2l. brown-bistre in marginal pair, posted from "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*23.?.71" to Kerkyra. Very fine and very rare. (Hellas 16c).
Lot #62 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 2l brown-bistre in mint bl.4, bottom pair u/m. Very fine. (Hellas 16c).
Lot #63 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 5l green in used strip of 4. Very fine in appearance but two right stamps creased diagonally. (Hellas 17a).
Lot #64 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 5l. yellow-green in mint block of six. Frame line touched at right otherwise fine. Fresh colour. (Hellas 17b).
Lot #65 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 5l. yellow-green in used strip of 4, right marginal, one stamp touching at point at upper left and another at botto, in margin. Still Fine for this, (Hellas 17b).
Lot #66 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 5l. yellow-green (pos.12) tied by "110" (ΑΡΓΟΣΤΟΛΙΟΝ ΚΕΦΑΛΛ.) cds, without control numbers. Very fine and rare. (Hellas 17bNp).
Lot #67 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 5l. olive - green, used. Very fine. (Hellas 17c).
Lot #68 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 10l. yellow-orange in used pair. Fine - Very Fine. (Hellas 18a).
Lot #69 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 10l. orange in used pair. Very Fine. (Hellas 18b).
Lot #70 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 10l. orange, part of boxed "(PIRO)SCAFI/(POST)ALI/....", used. Very Fine. (Hellas 18b).
Lot #71 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 10l orange, used. Very fine. (Hellas 18b).
Lot #72 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 10l orange on blue in right marginal copy, mint. Original gum but a couple of small gumless spots. Fine - very fine. Scarce in mint. (Hellas 18d).
Lot #73 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 10l orange on blue tied by "107" (ΠΑΞΟΙ) cds. Fine - very fine. (Hellas 18d).
Lot #74 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 10l. yellow-orange on blue with control figures printed inverted on the face, ZANTE ERROR (Kound. 30.1). Cut at left, too much paper at right (Greek cut!) but a fair example of this most important and spectacular rare error. (Hellas 18dNn).
Lot #75 - LARGE HERMES HEAD - 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
GREECE: 10l red-orange on blue in used pair. Very fine. (Hellas 18e).
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