366. Auktion März 2018

Carmine overprint 5dr engraved block of four, with double overpint. Fresh, very fine, mint never hinged, backstamped Cosmopoulos. 

1912/13, Lemnos Overprints in Black, Red, or Carmine on Greek definitives: Complete mint set of the black, with the high values signed or backstamped; noted three additional 10drs and five 25drs. A single 5dr and blocks of 10L with double overprint among other errors and font varieties. Within the red and carmine overprinted we noted an Argyropoulos backstamped 5dr, three mint and one used 10drs and four mint and one used 25drs. Errors and varieties include a 2dr inverted overprint among others. Mint and used multiples, as well as a group of unexamined in a glassine

1912/21, unused and used collection including Mi.-no. 2-17 and 29, negative handstamp on cover, multiples, etc.  

Lesvos: 1912, 8 items of the early period of the Greek Administration, postmarked "MIDILLI 2", "Plomari" provisional handstamp and "Molyvos". Four covers properly posted, nice and scarce

Mytilene Overprint in Italics on 20pa Ottoman Postal Stationery Card of 1910, two unused and one canceled-to-order with Ottoman "MIDILLI" cds. 

Molyvos: 20pa Ottoman stamp (1910 issue) without overprint, tied on corner cover (Maison Hassan Namik, MEVLAVA), with patriotic "ELLAS MOLYVOS". Hard to find philatelic cover, vertical fold

Mytilini: 20pa Ottoman postal card stationery (1910 issue) overprinted "Elliniki Katohi MYTILINIS" in italics, canceled with "MITYLINI 1.Dec.12' type V cds, sent to Geneva, commercially used (between philatelists)

20pa Ottoman postal card stationery (1910 issue) overprinted "Elliniki Katohi MYTILINIS" in italics, canceled with "MITYLINI 8.Dec.12' type V cds, addressed to Athens (without arrival cds), two vertical folds, possibly patriotically inspired

5pa Ottoman stamp (1910 issue) overprinted "Elliniki Katohi MYTILINIS", tied on picture postcard with "MIDILLI 2 14.11.12" bilingual Ottoman cds (Turkish script scraped). Under-franked, patriotic text

International Reply Coupon overprinted "Elliniki Katohi MYTILINIS" in italics, unused

Pair of 20pa Ottoman stamps (1910 issue) overprinted "Elliniki Katohi MYTILINIS", tied on cover with faint "MIDILLI 2 20.11.912" cds (Turkish script removed), sent to "Alexandria 9.De.12" (cds, new Style), scarce and fine, vertical folding

Plomari: 1912, 1Pi Ottoman stamp (1910 issue) overprinted "Elliniki Katohi MYTILINIS", tied on cover with blue "Elliniki Katochi PLOMARIOU 10.Nov.912 (special handstamp used with unchangeable date at Plomari), sent to "Alexandria 9.De.12" (cds, new Style), via "Athinai" cds, scarce and fine, some foxing

1Pi Ottoman stamp (1910 issue) overprinted "Elliniki Katohi MYTILINIS", tied on cover with blue "Elliniki Katochi PLOMARIOU 10.Nov.912 (special handstamp used with unchangeable date at Plomari), sent to "Smyrne 16.12.12" (cds, new Style), scarce and fine, repaired tearing of 4cm at top

1Pi Ottoman stamp (1910 issue) overprinted "Elliniki Katohi MYTILINIS", tied on mourning cover with blue "Elliniki Katochi PLOMARIOU 10.Nov.912 (special handstamp used with unchangeable date at Plomari), sent to Adalia Turkey via Smyrna (French P.O. cds)

20pa Ottoman stamp (1910 issue) overprinted "Elliniki Katohi MYTILINIS", tied on cover with blue "Elliniki Katochi PLOMARIOU 10.Nov.912 (special handstamp used with unchangeable date at Plomari), sent to "Syros 14.Dec.12" cds. Reduced at top and torn

1914/15, over 50 covers and fragments from issues such as Autonomous Epirus - including a very nice cover to Belgium, Chimarra - a genuine 20L four different overprinted stamps franking to Athens, Greek Northern Epirus, Argyrokastron and others. Most clearly philatelic with overfrankings and complete sets affixed, a handful of Gogakis fabrications, nice variety of origins and destinations as well as stamp combinations

1914/35, Group of six covers and a piece of paper with Bogus Issues stamps affixed, including four from Moschopolis, one with the additional Greek Administration overprint to Athens, a scarce Berat overprint issue canceled-to-order Albanian Postal Stationery Card with six similarly overprinted stamps affixed, and a 1935 private issue Korytsa issue

Agii Saranta: 1914,  5 copies 10L "Flag issue" tied with "AGII SARANTA 4.Nov.14" on registered cover sent to Mansura Egypt (arrival cds) via "PIRAEUS 8.Nov.14" cds, very unusual, commercially used

Pair of 5L "Infantrymen" tied with "AGII SARANTA 31.Jul.14" on postcard, 2x25L "Infantrymen" tied with "AGII SARANTA 11.Jul.14" on front of registered cover and pair of 5L "flags" with faint "PREMETI 4.Nov.14" on cover, all large cds, commercially used, difficult to collect, some usual imperfections

Argyrokastron : 4 copies 5L  and 25L Infantrymen issue, tied with "ARGYROKASTRON 16.June.14" on registered cover sent to "Poste Italiane RODI Egeo 7.7.11" (arrival cds) via "Ioannina" & "Piraeus" cds. Underfranked by 5 lepta, rare, commercially used

Delvinon : 5L and 25L "Flag issue", tied with "DELVINON 2.OKT.14" on registered cover sent to "Kavalla" (arrival cds) via "Ioannina" & "Thessaloniki" cds, very rare, commercially used, scotch tape stains

Korytsa: 25L Infantrymen issue, tied with blue "KORYTSA 5.Aug.1914" on Singer corner cover sent to "Smyrne" (arrival cds) via "Thessaloniki" cds, scarce, commercially used

Argyrokastro issue: 1914, Very interesting selection of over 80 mint and used singles, se-tenant pairs and sheetlets. Included are several not listed in Michel but listed in Hellas and elsewhere. The main value is in the large multiples (sheets of ten, blocks of 8, strips of 3 or 5) or se-tenant pairs. Also included are several  folded sheets of paper with various administrative cachets, with stamps affixed on them tied on them by various town cds. 

Surcharge 30L on 2pa, tied with "ARGYROKASTRON 7.Mar.14" on registered opened out and not quite complete cover sent to "Ioannina", scarce

1914, Chimarra Skulls Issue: Complete set, each value tied to fragment by "CHIMARRA 18 February" cds, very fine, Orestis Vlastos certificate (1987).

1914, Chimarra Skulls Issue: Complete used set of four, two high values each with a Holcombe opinion (1985), signed and/or backstamped, 5L and 25L with some creasing visible from the back, attractive. 

1914, Chimarra Skulls Issue: Complete used set of four, two with a crease each, visible from the back or against light, high value toned, all backstamped and/or signed. Useful. 

Chimarra 1914: Complete set of the Skulls issue (first prints) tied with "CHIMARRA 21.Feb.14" cds on registered philatelic corner cover sent to Athens (arrival cds), prepared by the well known Spetsiotis stamp dealers who promoted and managed this famous issue. Orestis Vlastos expertization mark with his certificate (1976)

Chimarra 1914: 1L (without control marking) +10L + 2x25L Skulls issue (first prints) tied with "CHIMARRA 21.Feb.14" cds on registered philatelic corner cover sent to Bern Switzerland (arrival cds) via "KERKYRA" (Corfu transit cds 11.March), prepared by the well known Spetsiotis stamp dealers who promoted and managed this famous issue. Large violet "Commander of the Chimarra Struggle, 1453-1913". Holcombe certificate (1990)

Chimarra 1914: 1L, 10L and 2 copies 25L (one without control marking) Skulls issue (first prints) tied with "CHIMARRA 21.Feb.14" cds on registered philatelic corner cover sent to Paris France (arrival cds) via "KERKYRA" (Corfu transit cds 11.March), prepared by the well known Spetsiotis stamp dealers who promoted and managed this famous issue. Large violet "Commander of the Chimarra Struggle, 1453-1913". Nicolaides and Deilakis handstamps, and Holcombe certificate (1996)

Chimarra 1914: 10L + 2x25L Skulls issue (first prints) affixed (but not canceled) on registered philatelic cover addressed to Paris France, prepared by the well known Spetsiotis stamp dealers who promoted and managed this famous issue. Transit cds of "KERKYRA 2.Mar.14" (Corfu). Deilakis handstamp and Holcombe certificate (1981)

Chimarra 1914: 25L Skulls issue (on white paper, first reprint) tied with CHIMARRA 25.FEB.14 cds (Himarë) on cover sent to Alexandria (arrival cds 19.3.14) via "KERKYRA" (Corfu cds 2.March). Holcombe certificate

Sarandë 1914: 1L +5L +2x10L + 25L "Skulls issue" (first prints) tied with "AGII SARANTA 25.Feb".14" cds on registered philatelic cover addressed to Austria. Registration number "1", Ulrich Schmitt certificate (1988)

1914, Greek Chimarra Overprint on definitives Issue, complete set with monogram tied to folded paper with "CHIMARRA" cds, in the middle large circular Commander of the Chimarra Struggle seal in violet and with commander S. Spiromilios' manuscript signature in black. Seldom seen.

1914, Greek Chimarra Overprint on definitives Issue, Schmitt's study of genuine and different forgery types, with apparently two genuine sets and some singles, two of which do not have Spiromilios' monogram.

Chimarra 1914: 5L in pair, Greek lithographic issue overprinted with "Elliniki Chimarra 1914" and validated by Spiro Spiromilios, tied with "CHIMARRA 3.Sept.14" cds on commercial cover sent to Patras via "AGII SARANTA 6.Sep.1914" (cds)