375th Auction

1871, Entire folded letter sent from Syra (probably sent by a traveler arriving at this port), marked with red "Yperthalassia" (from the sea, used at Syra) and black crayon tax "20", paid by cleaned plates 20 l., tied by Athens 21.2.1871 cds., very unusual and very fine

1871, entire letter from Larnaca di Cipro 14.3 (Austrian Levant) tying a 10 soldi fine whiskers, via Lloyd Agenzie Smirne 17.3. to Syros 7.3.71 (old style calendar), manuscript rate "20" lepta in blue crayon, paid by cleaned plates 20 l. (three margins), tied by Syros cds, rare and fine

1871/75, 3 unpaid entire folded letters from Kerkyra (2, Corfu, Ionian islands) and Galaxidi (via forwarding agent "Tevelis") to Italy via Brindisi, with accountancy markings "6" and Italian postage due stamps 60c affixed upon arrival, unusual & very fine

1872, Insufficiently prepaid entire letter from Triest 5.10.72 to Kerkyra 25.9.72 (Corfu, old style calendar), franked with 10 kr. Franz Joseph; blue crayon "15" kreuzer canceled and blue crayon "41" lepta, paid with Athens consecutive printings 1 l. and meshed paper 40 l. Very rare and very fine

1872, Entire folded letter from Athens 28.3.72 via Triest 18.4.72  to Cambridge, USA, , franked with Athens consecutive printings 80 l. and cleaned plates 10 l. and 20 l., tied by dotted "1", with adjacent boxed red "PD", boxed "Franco" and "10" in red crayon, upon entry in the USA (New York May.4). The 10 lepta with three margins, the other stamps with fine to very fine margins, very unusual destination & very fine

1872, Insufficiently prepaid cover of letter from Liverpool 1.2.72 , franked with 1867/69, 6d. without hyphen, pl. 9, with adjacent"Insufficientl Prepaid" to Kerkyra 29.1.72 (Corfu, old style calendar), blue crayon "46" lepta, paid with 1870 special issue 1 l. (two margins) and inferior quality paper 5l. and 40 l., rare & good to very fine

1872, Unpaid heavy letter from Messina 6.12.72 via Gallipoli 9.12.72  to Kerkyra 23.11.72 (Corfu, old style calendar); crayon "3", rated "195" lepta, paid with Athens printings on meshed paper 5 l.(3), 20 l. and 4 copies 40 l., tied by dotted "106". 2 stamps affected by filing crease, but very nice appearance ; very unusual triple rate cover, five stamps with 4 margins,  

1873, Unpaid entire folded letter from "Tunisi Poste Italiane 5.FEB.73" via Cagliari 6.2.73 and Brindisi 9.2.73 with adjacent linear "coi Postali Italiani"  to Kerkyra 5.2.73 (Corfu, old style calendar); blue crayon "65" lepta, paid with Athens printing on meshed paper 5l. emerald, 20l.(cover crease) and 40 l., tied by dotted "106", very unusual & very fine margins

1874, Envelope from Piraeus 9.2.74 to Manchester 2.3.74, franked with  pair of cleaned plates 1 l. and meshed paper 10 l. (filing crease) and 4 copies of scarce 20 l. blackish blue (one with one short margin and one with three margins) to pay the rate of 92 lepta to England; very unusual

1874, Envelope from Piraeus 5.1.74  to Manchester 27.1.74, franked with cleaned plates 2 l.and meshed paper 10 l. and 2 copies 40 l., to pay the scarce rate of 92 lepta to England; two stamps cut into, otherwise fine and unusual

1874, Envelope from Syra 12.10.74  to Manchester 30.10.74, franked with cleaned plates 2 l. and 80 l.(cover crease) and meshed paper 10 l. to pay the scarce rate of 92 lepta to England, unusual

1874, Envelope from Piraeus14.2.74 to Manchester 6.3.74 with defective pair of 1871-72 printings 1 l.and meshed paper 5 l. (2) and 40 l. groseille (2,one defective) to pay the scarce rate of 92 lepta to England, rare "groseille" shade of the 40 lepta, very unusual & good to very fine

1874, Unpaid entire folded letter from Malta 21.11.74, with accountancy marking 12½ (not in van der Linden) via Siracusa 22.11.74, Messina 24.11.74 and Brindisi 25.11.74 to Kerkyra 16.11.74 (Corfu); blue crayon "65" lepta, paid with Athens printing on meshed paper 5l., 20l. and 40 l. , tied by dotted "106", very unusual & very fine margins

1874, prepaid cover with fancy cds "JAFFA 23/8" with manuscript "franca" via Lloyd Agenzie Smirne 28.8 and Syra 18.8.1874 to Argostolion 21.8.1874 (old style calendar, Cefalonia, Ionian Islands) with manuscript rates "15" soldi in red and "20" lepta in blue crayon, paid by meshed paper 20l., tied by dotted "110" (Argostoli), very rare and very fine

1876/1885, Three items to USA: small cover with 30 l. Paris print sent from Athens 22.5.76 (United States Legation), one entire letter from Patras 28.11.76 with 30 l. Athens print and one printed matter cover with 5 l.  from Kerkyra 30.7.85; UPU rates to unusual destination

1878, Small cover franked with 1876, Paris print 60 l., tied by "KONSTANTIN TOURKIA 14 JULI 78" to Athens with oval "DP" (postage paid). Cover with not disturbing backed tear, stamp with excellent margins; very desirable and nice

1878, Two entire letters from Zakynthos (Zante, Ionian islands) 26.7.78 and 9.8.78  to Triest, both with Athens print 30 l. and endorsed 'Via Brindisi and Cormons'; also two different sealing vignettes of the "K.K. Fahrendes Postamt Triest-Cormons", very unusual & very fine

1884, Registered cover from Athens 6.2.84 to Janina, Epirus (Ottoman Empire) via Kerkyra (Corfu), franked with last printings 40 l. and bearing two different registration markings; cover somewhat roughly opened, still fine; very unusual

1885, Return receipt for a registered letter, franked with last printings 20 l. (3 margins) tied by Kerkyra 4.3.1885 cds. to Bologna Italy 13.3.85,, the form small part at upper margin backed, still fine and very unusual

1896, Heavy registered cover franked with Small Hermes Head 1 l. perforated (8), 2 l., 10 l. imperforated, 20 l., 25 l., 50 l.(2) and 1 dr., tied by Athens 3 5.1.1896 cds, sent to Hannover, some transportation faults, unusual and scarce philatelic franking

1900, Parcel post form for a parcel from Kerkyra 23.9.1894 (Corfu) franked with Small Hermes Head Belgian Print 1 dr. in strip of 3 and Athens printing 5 l. (all imperf.) to Genova, offered together with the Greek Customs declaration and the Italian receipt for payment of the postal and customs' fees; 2 stamps light creases, still fine and very interesting, rarely seen ensemble

1900, Large philatelic registered cover with inverted surcharge 20 lepta on 25 l. and unissued 2 drachmas on 40 l. imperforated in block of 4, tied with Athens 6 cds. of 17.11.1900, sent to Piraeus with arrival mark, very fine

1901, Second weight corner cover franked with Olympic Games 2 l. (3), Small Hermes head 1l. brown perforated and 1900, 40 l. on 2 l., tied by "Athens 19.MAY 1901", sent to Triest , unusual and fine

1901, Large registered corner cover of the "Commission Financiere Internationale" franked with Large Hermes head 30 l. on 40 l. and 3 dr. on 10 lepta and small Hermes head 1 dr. on 40 l. (all imperforated), tied by cds. "Athens 3, 22.6.1901", sent to British Post Office at Constantinople, interesting & very fine

INCOMING MAIL: AUSTRIA: 1863/64, 15 kr. brown and 1867, 5 kr. rose, tied by oval "TRIEST 12/10" (1867) to lettersheet to Syros, fine

AUSTRIA: 1867, 5 kr. rose as additional franking on envelope 15 kr. brown from "TRIEST 16/1" (1871) to Cefalonia, small transportation marks and cover somewhat roughly opened with small part of back flap missing, still fine and scarce combination

1867, 15 kr. pale-brown as additional franking on envelope 5 kr. rose with oval "TRIEST 14/3" (1871) to Cefalonia with transit and arrival marks; cover with small transportation marks, fine

BAVARIA: 1893, Double card 10 pf. + 10 pf. from "LAUINGEN 11 OCT. 93" to Athens and with text returned from "AOHNAI 17 OKT. 93" to Lauingen, small remainders of closing tape

EGYPTIAN POST OFFICE AT CONSTANTINOPLE: 1871, Entire letter with 2 copies 1867, 1 pia. red, tied by "V.R. POSTE EGEZIANE COSTANTINOPOLI 9 OTT 1871" to Cavalla, one stamp small marginal fault, otherwise fine

GREAT BRITAIN: 1855/62, 1 d. red, tied by "51" in diamond with adjacent "LOMBARD STREET PAID" on entire letter 1859 endorsed "Via Trieste p. Austria Steamer" to Athens, Greece, prepaid with "1/2½", the 1 d. being late fee; an interesting letter

1867/80, 9 d. bistre, tied by London duplex to entire letter with adjacent boxed "L1" to Syros, Greece

GREAT BRITAIN: 1867/80, 10 d. pale-red/brown, tied by barred oval "49" to entire letter via France to Athens, Greece, fine single franking

HOLY LAND: 1884, "FRANCO" in blue on cover with adjacent "JERUSALEM GERUSALEMME 24 1 84" on cover to Athens, franked with Austrian Levante 1867, 10 s. blue, tied by cds. "SPED. POST PRESSO LLOYD SMYRNE 4/2 84"; on reverse transit and arrival marks, cover with small tear at top, otherwise very fine, also somewhat damaged letter from the same correspondence with 1883, 20 s. grey, tied by same cds.

JAPAN: 1883, UPU-Koban 5 s. blue in vertical pair (lower right corner missing) with 1888, 10 s. brown, tied by cds. "TOKIO * JAPAN * 3 DEC 1889" to reverse of small registered envelope with frontside red "R" and adjacent violet "REGISTERED YOKOHAMA 10 DEC 1889" to Germany and re-directed to Athens with arrival marks, very unusual

NDP: 1869, 1 gr. red and 2 gr. blue in horizontal pair, tied by cds. "BERLIN P.E. 27 5 9 71" to lettersheet to Syra with transit and arrival marks, very slightly unfresh, very scarce

NETHERLANDS: 1842, Folded letter (one page missing) from Amsterdam 4.6 (blue), via Prussia with blue "Franco Coblentz" to Egion via Patras 9.6.1842, with entry marking "Ellas dia Patron" (Greece by Patras) black; several accountings, rare origin and fine