366. Auktion März 2018

1912, Map Issue, the 25L in pale green instead of blue, oily ink impression, fresh, tied on registered cover fragment by "VATHY" cds. Signed by Holcombe. 

1912, Map Issue, the 25L in red instead of blue (two shades, light oily ink impression). Two sheet margin copies, one with Garas' backstamp, the other with Deilakis'. Unused, one with gum toning. 

1913, Castles Issue, the 5dr with Sophoulis' monogram in red on the front and his handwritten signature on the back. The stamp has a thin and hinge remnant that do not detract from this exceptionally difficult item. 

Vathy 1913: Beautiful picture postcard showing the "Inauguration du tramway à Carlovassi le 25 Septembre 1905" with 1L c.t.o. with bilingual "VATHY" and the scarce 10 para token of the tramway

Vathy 1913: 2x1L +25L ovpt "large Samos" tied with "VATHY 6.Apr.13" cds on registered wrapper of printed matter, rare rate, properly posted & very fine

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: 1914/15, Samos Hermes set with wrong overprint colors (the 1dr wrong color overprint doubled) on registered cover from Vathy to Leipzig, Germany. Very clean and unusual, backstamped Schmitt. 

1914, General Administration of Samos Overprinted Hermes, five different, each with the wrong Administration overprint color (red instead of black or vice-versa). All fresh, unused, backstamped Richter and Senf. 

1914, General Administration of Samos Overprinted Hermes Issue, three errors including a 10L with inverted black Administration overprint; a 1dr with inverted red Administration overprint, backstamped Argyropoulos; a 1dr with double black Administration overprint, and red overprint ink offset on gum, backstamped Senf and Richter. Fresh, unused

Samos 1921: Pair of 50L ovpt "General Administration of Samos" together with pair of 10L +25L lithographic Greek stamps, tied with "SAMOS 23.Dec.21" type V cds on parcel post form for three parcels sent to Mytilini, scarce and very fine condition

1915, General Administration of Samos on "Castles" Issue, complete set without the Sofoulis monogram, fresh, the two high values Very Fine, unused, four stamps are backstamped, the 25dr key by three, including Kohler and Schmitt. Key set of Greek philately.

1901, 1 dr. Black Provisional Overprint Re-Issue with inverted overprint. Fresh, canceled-to-order with "CHANIA" cds, Zourides backstamp. Difficult, especially canceled

1905, Second Cretan State Issue, Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. elegant presentation card bearing the engraved images and descriptions of the issued stamps in Greek and French. Few were produced and even fewer survived. This example has some of the gild worn out, some light soiling, a diagonal crack at lower left affecting one stamp, and hinge marks on the back. 

Potterware: 3 pots and one small statue, also a silver plated egg

1905, Second Cretan State Issue, complete set with diamond perforation, used as specimen examples by Bradbury, Wilkinson, & Co. Fresh, most of the values, including the top 5dr have either full or part gum, backstamped Zeis. Also, complete set overprinted ULTRAMAR in blue by the Portuguese authorities to send as reference stamps to their colonies; also included is the 1907 Third Cretan State Issue. Much better color than usual, some even toning, most have traces or part gum; quite scarce to find, especially in complete sets. 

1907, Third Cretan State Issue, Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., trial color plate proofs on regular paper, two with SPECIMEN perforation, the 25L black & brown without. Fresh, unused no gum, very fine.

1908, Small ELLAS Overprint Postage Dues, two copies of the key 1dr, one unused and the other cancelled. Backstamped Schmitt. 

1900, 1908: 2 Postal cards as follows, a. 10L uprated with 20L, sent as registered fron "SPILI 21.May.1904" to Vienna, and b. 10L/10L properly used posal card with reply from "CHANIA 30.Jan.10" to Constantinople, returned with "CONSTANTINOPOLI (STAMBOUL) Poste Italiane 27.Feb.10" & "Dopo la Partenza", both scarce

1908, 10L/10L postal card stationery with reply overprinted ELLAS (10,5mm), one overprint omitted, not reported in Hellas for this overprint, very fine

1909, Regular Postal Card for International Mail: Seven unused cards with their intact postal wrapper printed in French, examples of which are considered rare to extremely rare. Very Fine. 

1905 (New datestamps): On February the 3 Large Post Offices received new double-circle postmarks: "CHANIA 4.Fevr.1905" and "IRAKLEION 9.Fevr.1905" on properly posted postcard and postal card respectiveley. First week of usage. Hard to find on documents

1905, registered philatelic cover franked with 1Dr (Europa), tied with "CHANIA 2.March.1905" cds sent to "München 20.3.05" cds, Very desirable stamp

1909, large front of registered heavy cover franked with 2Dr and 3x10L, tied with "IRAKLEION 4.Sept.1909" cds, addressed to Dresden. Rare properly posted correspondence

Agios Nikolaos 1904: Special envelope of the Legal Services for the shipping of Small Claims Court notifications, used by the Public Prosecutor and the Justice of the Peace of Agios Nikolaos, sent to the small village of Kritsa and returned to sender. Franked with 10L +20L 1900, tied by "AG. NIKOLAOS 10.Sept.1904" cds, rare and desirable material

Candia 1912: Cover with mixed franking, 5L Cretan & 2x10L Hellenic Administration (one stamp with large "E") tied with "IRAKLEION 14.DEKE.1912", addressed to Trieste (without arrival pmk). The Cretan stamps were removed from circulation after the annexation to Greece (9 December 1912) and the stamps on the hands of correspondents could not be used. Possibly a unique regulation violation

Canea 1903, Cretan stamps not accepted by the Turkish Authorities: Cover franked with a 25L (1900 issue), tied with "CHANIA 13.May.1903", sent to Constantinople (Austrian Levant & Ottoman cds). The Authorities didn't accept the Cretan stamp (the Cretan State was not recognized by the Ottoman Empire), they heavily blotted the stamp with ink and marked the envelope with oval "T" marking. The receiver paid 2 piastres with pair of 10pa +20pa +1pi Ottoman Postage due stamps (1901 issue), affixed on reverse and tied by bilingual Ottoman "PANKALTI 19.3.319" cds, very rare and desirable material, a must for every Postal History exhibit

Canea 1903, Cretan stamps not accepted by Turkish Authorities: Picture postcard franked with a 5L (1900 issue), tied with "CHANIA 21.June.1903", sent to Halki (Prince islads). The Authorities didn't accept the Cretan stamp (the Cretan State was not recognized by the Ottoman Empire), they heavily blotted the stamp with ink and marked the envelope with oval "T" marking. The receiver paid 10pa by Ottoman Postage due stamps (1901 issue), tied by bilingual Ottoman "HALKI (ILE) 25.4.319" cds, very rare and desirable item, a must for every Postal History exhibit

Canea 1907, Cretan stamps not accepted by the Turkish Authorities: Cover franked with a 25L (1905 issue), tied with "CHANIA 8.Aug.1907", sent to "CONSTANTINOPLE" (Austrian Levant & Ottoman cds). The Authorities didn't accept the Cretan stamp (the Cretan State was not recognized by the Ottoman Empire), they blotted the stamp and marked the envelope with oval "T" marking. The receiver paid 2x1pi by Ottoman Postage due stamps (1905 issue), affixed on reverse and tied by Ottoman pmk dated 5.9.323, very rare and desirable item, a must for every Postal History exhibit

Chora Sfakion 1904: Picture postcard franked with 10L 1900, tied with "CHORA SFAKION 14.June.1904" cds sent to a "Capitano nella Gendarmeria Macedone, Monastir, via "VAMOS 15.June" cds and "SALONIQUE 3.7.904" cds of the Ottoman Post, very unusual destination

Kalamion 1908: Postcard franked with pair of 1L 1900, tied with the rare "KALAMION 8.Fevr.1908", addressed to "KOLYMPARI" cds. The Kalamion Post Office was opened to serve the Guards and the Prisoners of the Izzedin Prisons, one of the rarest postmarks

Kalochorion 1900: Wrapper franked with damaged 5L 1900, tied by "IRAKLION 8.Mar.1900" cds (8th day of issue), sent to Kalo Chorio, with "KALOCHORION Mar.9.1900" arrival cds, two or three items known, unpriced in Hellas catalogue. The second rarest postmark, in poor condition

Neapolis 1901: The travel adventure of a cover passing through all the 23 Post Offices in operation at that time, in 22 days (17 July to 7 August 1901). Franked with a 20L 1901 tied by "NEAPOLIS", extremely interesting

Panormos 1907, Cretan stamps not accepted by the Turkish Authorities: Cover franked with a 25L (1907 issue), tied with "PANORMOS 27.Sept.1907", sent to Banderma Turkey via "RETHYMNON", "HANIA" and "SMYRNA" (Austrian Levant & Ottoman cds). The Authorities didn't accept the Cretan stamp (the Cretan State was not recognized by the Ottoman Empire), they blotted the stamp and marked the envelope with manuscript "T". The receiver paid 2pi by Ottoman Postage due stamp (1905 issue), tied with "BANDERMA 31.10.907". Rare and desirable item, a must for every Postal History exhibit

Palaiochora, 1904: Postal savings document (stationery) with postage stamps affixed in order to achieve the amount of 1 drachma, bearing 10x5L & 5x10L 1900, all canceled with "TACH. TAMIEFTIRION 5.Fev.1904" (Postal Savings Bank). Issued at "PALAIOCHORA 27.Ian.1904" (cds), rare material

Viannos, 1906: Postal document (stationery) for a special postman charged to carry the mail from "VIANNOS 2.Sept.1906" (cds) to "IERAPETRA 3.Sept.1906" (cds), bearing a 5L revenue stamp, very rare document

UNION WITH GREECE: Agios Myron 1917: Special envelope of the Legal Services for the shipping of Small Claims Court notifications, used by the Justice of the Peace of Agios Myron, sent to the small village of Kato Kalessa and returned to sender. Franked with a 30L Service Stamps overprinted "ELLAS" (1910), tied by "AG. MYRON 4.Jul.1917", rare and desirable material

Canea 1915: Special envelope of the Legal Services for the shipping of Small Claims Court notifications, used by the Justice of the Peace of Chania, sent to the small village of Sfendaliana and returned to sender. Franked with a 30L Service Stamps overprinted "ELLAS" (1910), tied by "CHANIA (registered) 15.Apr.1915". Transit cds "KASTELLI KISSAMOU", rare and desirable material