339 / März 2010

2 l. yellow brown with 1862, 10 l. orange, 40 l. lilac and 80 l. red with clear "1" on entire letter from Marseille 1862 to Athens, opinion Pfenninger

Provosional printing 5 l. green, 10 l. orange, 20 l. blue and 40 l. lilac, neatly cancelled "1" on entire letter from Triest to Athens

1862, 2 l. yellow brown in vertical pair and 80 l. red, vertical pair and single, tied to folded lettersheet 1867 to Marseille, crease through stamps

5 l. green, horizontal strip of 4, slightly touched, tight by "20" on inland cover

5 l. with 1868, 10 l. orange and 40 l. lilac on entire letter from Kalamai 1872 to Triest

10 l. orange on greenish, unused o.g., certificate Sismondo

10 l. orange and 40 l. lilac, tied by Syros datestamp to coverfront from French PO at Salonique

1868/69, Athens printing from cleaned plates: 1 l. brown, marginal block of 8 with wide margins all around and full original gum (2 stamps unmounted mint), very fine and rare (Vlastos no. 35)

1872/76, Athens printing on mashed paper:: 1 l. grey-brown, block of 4 with wide margins all around, unused with original gum, very fine (Hellas no. 37a)

10 l. red-orange, strip of 3, pos. 124-26, each stamp with "THESSALONIKI" cds., superb (Hellas no. 40b)

1876, 30 l. olive brown, large margins, tied to entire letter 1876 from Kalamai to Triest

1940, Youth Organisation 3-100 dr. cpl., unmounted mint (Mi. 750,-)

Airmail Youth Organisation 2-100 dr. cpl., unmounted mint (Mi. 800,-)

Konstantin: 1867, entire letter to Athens, here taxed and franked with 1862, 10 l. orange and 40 l. violet

Smyrna: 10 l. orange and 20 l. blue in horizontal pair, tied to entire letter to Syros

1873, 8 Sk. brown, imperforate with good to wide margins, unused without gum, fine

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1882, 3 a. yellow, perf. 12 3/4 in block of four, fresh colour in flawless condition, unhinged mint, very fine, certificate Dr. Debo BPP (Facit 20)

1892, 50 a. pale blue/rose with perf. 12 3/4, unused with original gum, fine (Mi. 400,-)

1897, thrir-surcharge 3 on 5 a. green, type I, perf. 14:13 1/2, used, very fine, certifcate APS (Mi. 3800,-)

3 on 5 a., type I, perf. 12 3/4, unused, fine, sign. Bloch (Mi. 700,-)

3 on 5 a., type I,  strip of five, tied by  date stamp "REYKJAVIK 11.11.97" to piece, vertical fold  through perforation between 3rd and 4th stamp, otherwise fine and fresh; scarce,  certifcate Nielsen (Facit.-Nr. 34)

Small overprint 3 on 5 a., horizontal strip of five tied by  date stamp "REYKJAVIK 11.11.97" to piece, left stamp corner perf missing,  otherwise fine and fresh; scarce, certificate Svendsen (Facit.-Nr. 35)

5 a. green with "prir" in type I, used, very fine, certificate SPA (Mi. 650,-)

5a., horizontal strip of five tied by  date stamp "REYKJAVIK 11.11.97" to piece, fine and fresh; scarce, certificate Svendsen (Facit.-Nr. 36)

5 a., type II, cancelled "REYKJAVIK", fine, sign. Dr. Debo BPP and Kaiser certificate (Mi. 450,-)

5 a., horizontal strip of five tied by  date stamp "REYKJAVIK 11.11.97" to piece, fine and fresh; scarce, certificate Svendsen (Facit.-Nr. 37)

1902, "Gildi" overprint, perforation 14:13½: 3 a. brown-orange, unused, fine, Kobenhavns Philatelist Klub certificate (Mi. 1.200,-)

Perf. 12 3/4: 5 a. green with overprint in black, block of four from the left sheet margin, unhinged mint, very fine, sign. Grönlund and certificates APS and Dr. Debo BPP (Facit 51)

6 a. grey with black overprint, unused, sign. Goenlund und Kobenhavns Philatelist Klub certificate (Mi. 650,-)

40 a. lilac with inverted overprint, unused, fine, Möller BPP certificate

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1930, Allthing 3 a.-10 kr. cpl. incl. airmail stamp, original hand drawings in issued colours by the designer Ludwig Hesshaimer, all signed by himself; also a normal unused set; unique ex 'Hekla' and 'Dr. Gene Scott' (Facit 173-88 essay)

3 a.-10 kr. incl. airmail stamp, 26 imperforated se-tenant proof sheets in different colours, incl. sheets with and without background, 2 sheets with background only and 1 sheet with rejected backgrounds; from the Hesshaimer estate, ex 'Dr. Gene Scott'

2 original hand drawings by Hesshaimer, essays for the 15 a. value, one in similar design as the issued stamp; ex 'Dr. Gene Scott'

20 a., original hand drawing for the central design (ca. 17:11,5 cm), signed at top, ex 'Dr. Gene Scott'