366. Auktion März 2018

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)

Chimarra 1914: 10L, Greek lithographic issue overprinted with "Elliniki Chimarra 1914" and validated by Spiro Spiromilios, tied with "CHIMARRA 11.Okt.14" cds on cover sent to "SANTI QUARANTA 18.XI.14" Austrian Post (cds). Possibly of philatelic inspiration, but genuine at all respects

1914, King Constantine Issue: Complete set with "CHIMARRA" cds, canceled-to-order, 50L with small corner crease and 5dr with a nibbled perf at left. 

1914, King Constantine Issue: Complete set with "CHIMARRA" cds, on philatelic registered cover addressed to St. Quaranta (Albania - arrival stamp on back). 

1914, King Constantine, used set on fragments tied by "CHIMARRA" cds. Included is an extra 2L with broken E of ΧΕΙΜΑΡΡΑ. 1914, King Constantine, used set on fragments tied by "CHIMARRA" cds. Included is an extra 2L with broken E of ΧΕΙΜΑΡΡΑ. 

1914, King Constantine Issue: Block of ten (5x2), with the first vertical row of stamps being the 50L value,  the next three vertical rows being the 1L and the last vertical row being the 2dr value (producing as such two se-tenant pairs of the 50L & 1L values and two se-tenant pairs of the 1L and 2dr values, with a vertical pair of the 1L in the middle). Fresh, well centered, two stamps each belonging to a different se-tenant pair hinged with remnant, all others mint never hinged.  very scarce

1914, King Constantine Issue: Block of eight (4x2), with the two left stamps of each horizontal row being the 10L and the two right stamps being the 2L value (producing as such two se-tenant pairs of the 10L & 2L values in the middle). Fresh, one 10L (from a se-tenant pair with natural inclusion, mentioned for accuracy and visible from the back), well centered, mint never hinged. Scarce, high catalogue value.

Korytsa 1914: 25L, Flag issue overprinted "Korytsa", tied with "KORYTSA 21.Okt.14" cds on cover sent to Monasir via "Thessaloniki" (cds). Very rare on properly used cover

1914/16: Various "North Epirus" overprint on Campaign 1912/13 or lithographic definitives on commercial covers, tied with "KORYTSA" large cds (x7), "PREMETI" large cds (x1), "ARGYROKASTRON (x3) type V cds and "CHIMARRA"  type V cds

1915, Greek Stamps Overprinted N. Epirus in black, complete, 1L-3dr overprint reading up, the 5dr correctly reading down, fresh, great perfs for these, unused, almost all are backstamped, very nice.

1-5dr , 1-3dr overprint reading up, the 5dr correctly reading down, each tied to fragment by "KORYTSA" cds, very fine. 

5dr engraved in a sheet selvage block of four with double overprint reading upwards. Fresh, great centering and perforations, mint never hinged gum with pencil number on the selvage only, backstamped Argyropoulos and Schmitt. Very Fine and very rare multiple. 

5dr engraved with double overprint reading up. Fresh, great centering and perforations, unused with pencil number, backstamped Argyropoulos. Very Fine and rare. 

5dr engraved with double overprint reading up. Because the type-setting used was that for the smaller format (lepta) values, the overprint appears thrice. Fresh, great centering and perforations, unused with small remnant and with pencil numbers, backstamped Argyropoulos. Very fine and rare.