375th Auction

1852/54, 2 entire letters from Amsterdam via Triest to Syra resp. Athens, the later one with slight ink erosion in the address

PAPAL STATES: 1859, Entire letter from Ancona to Athens, franked with 1852, 6 baj. and 7 baj., tied by grid with adjacent clear blue "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO Ancona", very fine

ROMANIA: "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO Ibraila", clear blue oval marking on entire letter to Syros

RUSSIA: 1897, Registered envelope from Vladivostok via Nagasaki, Yokohama, San Francisco and New York to Constantinople and re-directed to Saloniki with severeal transit and arrival marks on reverse, fine

SWEDEN: 1858, Small envelope with cds. "STOCKHOLM 12/8 1851" with adjacent boxed "Aus Schweden" via Stralsund and Triest to Athens, very unusual

TURKEY: 1876, 50 pa. blue/yellow, tied by oval handstamp to lettersheet with adjacent "CONSTANTINOPLE 28 JUIN 1878" to Syros, also another lettersheet with same franking from Constantinople to Syros with stamp tied by cds. (stamp with scissor cuts)

UNITED STATES: 1852, Cover with original contents from "NEW YORK MAR 27" to a forwarding address in Paris and re-directed to Athens, Greece. The letter was endorsed "... via Southampton", transported with ocean line steamer 'Washington', departing New York March 27 and put into Milford Haven on April 14 short of coal. It is presumed that French mails were put off here, the letter charged "16" decimes in France and re-directed to Athens by forwarding agent Greene & Cie (clear blue marking on reverse); on front boxed "Trouvé à la Boite", Athens arrival mark of April 27, 1852; an interesting item

1875/77, unpaid cover from Catania 31.3.75 via Brindisi & Corfu to Patras with "65" in blue crayon, paid by 1875, 5l. and 60 l. postage due stamps, tied by dotted "9" and entire folded letter from Brindisi 4.3.77 to Corfu with Italian "T" marking and Greek black "60" handstamp, paid with 60 l. postage due, tied by dotted "106" of Corfu; 5 l. affected by crease, still fine and interesting

1875/93, United Kingdom to Greece, three items with Greek postage dues: entire letter from "MANCHESTER 2 JU 75"  to Patras with 1875, 20 l. and 90 l. (instead of "115" in blue crayon), front of an uprated wrapper with 2 copies 1875, 10 l., tied by Athens 4 May 1883 cds. and, underpaid opened out cover from London Ju.17.93 to Athens with 1876/90, 10 l. and 20 l.; 90 l. crease, otherwise fine

1876, Unpaid entire folded letter from Galatz 23.5.76 via Austrian Lloyd Agency Constantinople 26.5, Greek Post Office Constantinople 12.5.76 (new style calendar), Piraeus 17.5.76 and Athens 17.5.76 to Galaxidi, with circular "T" and Greek black handstamp "60", paid with 60 l. postage due, tiedby blue dotted "46", very unusual and very fine

1876, Unpaid cover from Galatz, Romania 28.5.76 via Bucarest 29.5.76 and Piraeus 24.5.76 (new style calendar) to Patras, with circular "T" and Greek black handstamp "60", paid with 60 lepta postage due, tied by dotted "9"; entire somewhat unfresh, very unusual

1877/82, 2 unpaid entires from Austrian Levant to Greece, the first an entire letter from Mytilini (Lesvos island) to Syros, entrusted to the captain of a Lloyd ship, posted from "SPED. POST. PRESSO LLOYD SMIRNE 17/12 77" with 1875, 60 lepta postage due stamp, tied by dotted "67" , the second a letter sheet without side flaps from Salonica to Athens with 1876/90  60 l. postage due stamp and small "T" marking, both unusual & very

1879, letter sheet sent unpaid from Malta (endorsed "per S.S. Castor") to Syros 20.8.79, with oily entry marking "Yperthalassia" (from the sea, very late use), blue manuscript tax "20" and 1875, 20 l. postage due stamp, tied by dotted "67", cover crease (not affecting stamp) backed, otherwise fine and very unusual

1879, 3 unpaid letters and one front to or from Greece with 60 l. (3) resp. 2x20 l. postage due stamps, interesting

1879, Unpaid envelope from Braila 28.10.79  via Austrian PO Constantinople 30.10.79 to Athens 22.10.79 (new style calendar) with circular "T" and red crayon "60", paid with 1876/90, 60 l. postage due stamp (small corner crease), tied by dotted "1" , very unusual and fine

1889/92, Germany to Greece, two underpaid postcards (franked with 5 pfg. resp. 5 pfg. postal stationery card) from Dresden resp. Stuttgart to Athens with 10 l. resp. 5 l. + 10 l. postage dues, one disinfected at Piraeus (two oblique slits); German stamp short perfs, otherwise fine and unusual

1891, Large unpaid official envelope with negative sender's seal "Vali-i Vilayet Yanya" (Governor of the Vilayet of Janina), from "JANINA TURQUIE 15.DECEMBRE 1891" via "AG. SARANDI 19.12.91" (cds., unrecorded) and Kerkyra 8.12.91 (Corfu, old style calendar) to the Ottoman Imperial Consulate in Patras,  The envelope was taxed with 100 lepta, paid wit 20 l. + 40 l.(2) postage dues, tied by "KERKYRA 14 DECEMBER 91" and sent to Patras 16.12.91; some staining and little roughly opened; very unusual

1900, Unpaid cover from Leipzig 11.12.00 to an officer of the S.M.S "Charlotte" (via Marine-Postamts, Berlin), sent to the German Consulate in Corfu, with circular "T", taxed 50 lepta in blue crayon, franked upon arrival with 5 copies 1876/90, 10 l. postage due stamps, tied by Kerkyra 13.December cds.(Corfu, old style calendar), one stamp cover crease, otherwise very fine and unusual

1902, engraved proof of the 5 l. value black on cream paper, imperforated part sheet of 80 copies (some creasing and toning) and 1913, 5 dr. lithographic, in block of 90, canceled with Athens cds, scarce and fine

CONSTANTINOPLE: 1863, unpaid entire folded letter from "KONSTANTIN TOURKIA 27 SEPT 63" to Athens with red crayon marking "80", paid with a 80 l. with great color, relief and margins, tied by Athens cds., very desirable and very nice

1870/80: Two items showing the three postmarks of Constantinople: Pair of cleaned plates 20 l., canceled with dotted "95" on entire letter from "KONSTANTINOUPOLIS TOURKIA 2 MAY" to Athens with oval DP (postage paid) and small envelope franked with Athens printing, 30 l. (UPU rate), tied by "KONSTANTIN TOURKIA 30 JAN 80", sent to the Captain of the French ship 'La Provence' at Piraeus. Excellent margins, interesting and very nice

1853/60,  one paid and two unpaid letters to Athens resp. Syros, two with "KONSTANTINOUPOLIS TOURKIA" (type II) in blue resp. black, the other one with "KONSTANTIN TOURKIA", interesting & very fine

SMYRNE: 1863/68, two entire letters to Constantinople and Syros, the first franked with 2 copies 40 l. consecutive printings (one with three margins), the other with single 80 l. consecutive printings (three margins), all cancelled with dotted "96", very interesting and nice

POST IN ROMANIA: "133" SULINA, dottet numeral, clear central strike on Large Hermes meshed paper 40 l. lilac on blueish; stamp with marginal repair for optical reasons. An extremely rare cancellation, just one further strike recoded by Daes  

SHIP MAIL: 1853, "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO Metelino", oval markin on entire letter to Larnaca on Cyprus, very fine

1863, "Eplirothi" (=paid, used by a Greek ship) oily blue octagonal marking, on letter sheet from Mytilini (Lesvos island) to Syros 30.3.1863, rated "20" in red crayon, paid with a pair Athens provisional printing 10 l. (left stamp cover crease), very interesting and fine

1860, "Ellin. Atmoploia Praktor. Konst/poleos 17.3.60" (Hellenic Steamship Co. Constantinople Agency) blue datestamp, on unpaid  letter sheet addressed to the agent of the Company "Dim. Galopoulos, at Volos", to be given to "P. Patakis", ex Lasakrides & Antypas collections, very interesting and fine

1910's, John Mac Duell Hellenic Steamship Co, 2 covers, first with blue handstamp "Elliniki Atmoploia John Mac Duell & Varvour, Atmoplion Mykali" (steamer Mycale) tying a 25 lepta Flying Hermes on cover from Patras to Canada via Corfu, and Circular blue handstamp "Elliniki Atmoploia John Mac Duell" tying a 25 lepta lithographic definitive on corner cover to Berlin, cover folds and transportation marks, very unusual

AUSTRIAN POST: "JANINA 7/1 05" on 1903, 10 pr. in horizontal pair and 1 pia. on registered postcard to Athens

DEDEAGH, locally produced negative seal on Thrace 1813, handstamp 1 p. on Turkey 2 pa. on cover with adjacent cds. of the Austrian PO "DEDEAGATSCH 20. X 13" to Mytilene with arrival mark, 2 filing creases not affecting the stamp nor postmarks; fine and rare

1900, "Karaferiye" (Verria, Macedonia), all arabic circular on 1892, 20 pa. on picture postcardto Torino Italy. Not reported on entires so far; very unusual and very fine

MYTILENE: "TELEGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I MIDILLU 318", negative seal postmark on cpl. telegram from Galaz to Mytilene, very rare

SALONIQUE: 1909, Complete parcel card franked with 1909, 1pia., 2 pia., 5 pia. and 10 pia., tied by "Salonique 6 1.6.909" cds (not reported by Agaogullari), for two parcels sent to Switzerland, very unusual and fine

Ottoman military occupation of Thessaly: 1897/98, four covers, one with military negative seal "Ermiye" (Halmyros) and three franked with octagonal military stamps, all properly posted, with Volos, Domokos and Velestinon cds, very unusual; one cover defective, the others good to very fine

1941, "Italia Occupazione Militare Italiana isole Cefalonia e Itaca" black overprint on Greek postal cards 2 dr. (2) and 5 dr., unused, very fine, each opinion Galinos

CHIMARRA: 1914, Provisional issue 1 l.-25 l. cpl. in partsheets of 20 stamps, cancelled in pairs with clear cds. "AGIOI SARANTA 25 FEB. 14", which is extremely rare on this issue; 1 l. and 25 l. with additional control handstamps on the margin. A very rare set in multiples; certificate Holcombe (1991)