376th Auction

80l. with cleaned Plate Printings 10 and 20 l., three singles with mostly good margins, tied by cds. "PATRAS 11 OKT 69" to unpaid cover from London via Marseille with boxed accountancy marking "F.54" alongside to Patras, there charged "110" lepta in red crayon, light hardly percitble filing crease touching stamps, a fine appearing and unusual entire

1868/69, Cleaned Plates Printing 10l. red-orange horizontal pair, bright and fresh colour with wide and well balanced margins, unused with original gum, an extremely fine and attractive pair of this rare unused stamp, certificate Tseriotis AIEP (2020) (Hellas ​26a)

1868/69, Cleaned Plates Printing 40l. mauve on blue, horizontal strip of three with fresh colours and good margins all around, the center stamp with variety "wrong control figure 20 corrected to 40", the middle stamp unused, the others mint never hinged, somehwat tropicalised gum, a very fine and scarce multiple, certificates Holcombe (1983) and Tseriotis AIEP (2020) (Hellas ​26bNf)  

1871/72 Printings 5l. green, two horizontal pairs, one pair with one side just touched, tied by cds. "SYRUS 13 AUT" to partially prepaid folded letter from Metelin, bearing  Austrian Levante coarse whiskers 10s. blue, upon arrival in Syrus charged with '40' lepta in red crayon, reverse with with "LLOYD AGENZIE SMIRNE 24/8", one vertical fold affecting one 5l. adhesives, otherwise a very fine and attractive cover with rare representation of the 20l. internal postage, certificate Sorani (1991)

1871/72 Printings 5l. green, two singles in fresh colour and with good to wide margins tied by cds. to folded cover, fine, scarce

1871/76, Meshed Paper Printings 1l. brown, block of 30 from the lower right sheet corner, fresh colour and good margins on three sides, touched at left, mint never hinged, the right column was vertical crease, otherwise a fine and scarce multiple  (Hellas ​37)

1871/76, Meshed Paper Printings 5l. yellow-green, fresh colour and close to good margins, unused, fine, certificate Tseriotis AIEP (2020) (Hellas 39b)

1871/76, Meshed Paper Printings 10l. red-orange with double control figure and partial impression of the separating spacer at the left of the control figure, used, cut into, scarce, certificate Tseriotis AIEP (2020) (Hellas 40bNo)

1871/76, Meshed Paper Printings 10l. red-orange, fresh colour and touched in places, with impressive kiss print, used, despite small imperfections a very attractive and scarce multiple, certificate Tseriotis (AIEP) (Hellas 40b)

1871/76, Meshed Paper Printings 20l. blackish-blue printed on joined paper, close to good margins, used, very fine and a possibly unique spectacular variety, certificate Tseriotis AIEP (2020)

1862/68, Meshed Paper Printings 40l., fresh colour and close to wide margins, tied by dotted numeral to double-weight folded letter, bearing Austrian Levante coarse whiskers 10s. blue, upon arrival in Chios charged with '40' lepta in blue crayon, some ageing, otherwise a fine and attractive entire

1876/77, New Values, Athens Printing 30l. deep brown, fresh colour and close to good margins, with clear dry impression on reverse, fine, certificate Tseriotis AIEP (2020) (Hellas 45b)

1875/80, Cream Paper Printings with C.F. 5l. vivid-green, fresh colour and good margins on three sides, touched at right, with variety "double control figure", used, certificate Tseriotis AIEP (2020) (Hellas 49fNo)

1875/80, Cream Paper Printings with C.F. 20l. deep prussian blue, with left sheet margin at left cut into at right, used, with control figure variety "double number with shape of an inverted keyhole", a very scarce variety, certificate Tseriotis AIEP (2020) (Hellas 51eNLII-NO)

1880/86, Cream Paper Printings without C.F., 2l. grey-bistre, large block of 70 from the lower 7 rows of the sheet, positions 81-150 with full sheet margins and oval control mark on the reverse, full original gum with colour adherence of other sheets, upper row one stamp with tear, few small paper breaks, otherwise a very fine and fresh multiple (Hellas ​54)

1880/86, Cream paper printings without C.F., 2l. grey-brown in combination with Small Hermes head 1l. brown strip of three and single 20l. rose, all tied by cds. "ATHEN" to cover to Berlin, despite some faults an attractive and scarce combination

1880/86, Cream Paper Printings without C.F., 5l. green, five singles together with 30l. slate-blue tied by cds. "PIRAEUS 3 MAI 1883" to small envelope to Gravesend, England, 5l. stamps with faults and applied at edge, otherwise fine, a scarce and attractive entire, signed Holcombe with opinion (1990)

1881, Changes of colour 20l. aniline, large block of 40 from the lower 4 rows of the sheet with full sheet margins and oval control mark at bottom right, with clear offsett on reverse, mint never hinge with some adhesion in margin only, few folds between stamps,one stamp small thin, otherwise fine and rare multiple  (Hellas ​59II)

1900/01, Surcharge on Large Hermes Head 1d. on 40l. yellowish-brown on blue, block of ten from the lower right sheet corner, fresh colour and good margins, three stamps unused, the others mint never hinged, a scarce and fine multiple

1903, Intermediate Olympics 1l. - 5d. five sets and additionally 1902 Hermes silver currency 5l. - 2d. tied by large red "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES *MADAGASCAR* COLLECTION DE BERNE" to two large ledger sheets as submitted to the U.P.U. with cachet "LE DIRECTEUR des Postes et Telegrapges" with adjacent signature, some stains, otherwise fine and very attractive and rare

1906, Intermediate Olympics Goddess of Victory 10l. greenish blue, imperforated plate proof on white cardboard, block of four, no gum as issued, tiny discoloration at upper left stamp, otherwise fine

1906, Intermediate Olympics Hercules and Antaeus 25l. rose carmine, imperforated plate proof on white cardboard, block of four, no gum as issued, tiny discoloration at upper left stamp, otherwise fine

1906, Intermediate Olympics Hercules and Antaeus 25l. rose carmine, perforated plate proof on white cardboard, no gum as issued, fine

1933, Bari Exhibition 2-20d. with red overprint and safety cancellation showing a plane inside a circle on reverse, mint never hinged, fine (Hellas A1A-A4A)

LOCAL ISSUE: Kefalonia and Ithaca, 1935, Airmail 1-7 d., vertical resp. horizontal pairs with corresponding overprint, 2c. two pairs with overprint reading both up and down, mint never hinged, each signed Kessler, fine

LOCAL ISSUE: Kefalonia and Ithaca, 1935, Airmail 2c. green-blue, horizontal pair with horizontal overprint, mint never hinged, fine, signed Kessler

LOCAL ISSUE: Kefalonia and Ithaca, 1935, Airmail 30 d.green, vertical pair with vertical overprint, mint never hinged, fine, signed Kessler

LOCAL ISSUE: Kefalonia and Ithaca, 1935, Airmail 30 d.green, vertical pair with vertical overprint, mint never hinged, fine, signed Kessler

LOCAL ISSUE: Kefalonia and Ithaca, 1935, Airmail 100 d. red-brown vertical pair with vertical overprint, mint never hinged, fine, signed Kessler

LOCAL ISSUE: Kefalonia and Ithaca, 1935, Airmail 5 d.violet with horizontal overprint, mint never hinged, fine, signed Kessler

LOCAL ISSUE: Kefalonia and Ithaca, 1935, Airmail 2c. green-blue with horizontal overprint, mint never hinged, fine, signed Kessler

LOCAL ISSUE: Kefalonia and Ithaca, 1935, Airmail 30 d.green with horizontal overprint, mint never hinged, fine, signed Kessler

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

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

1899, Provisional Handstamp Issue, 2m. rose, one copy on laid paper and one on surface laid paper, both used with straight-line "RETHYMNON", fine

1899, Provisional Handstamp Issue, 2m. green, block of 18 with control marks, mint never hinged with full original gum, one stamp with small tear, otherwise fine