377th Auction

1862/67, Consecutive Athens Printings 10l. red-orange, extremely fresh colour and wide well balanced margins all around, unused without gum, despite a tiny backed spot, a very fine and choice item of this rare and dramatically undervalued stamp, certificate Tseriotis AIEP (2020) (Hellas ​18ba)

Constantinople: 1868/69, cleaned plate 2 l. dull brown in horizontal pair and 40 l. dull mauve on blued and 1870, 1 l. chestnut brown, all tied by dotted '95' numeral with adjacent "Constantinople 31 JAN 70"  to  Athens by French ship, carried at 45 lepta rate (for under 10 grams) ; reverse with Athens arrival mark . A fine and rare entire. Illustrated in 'Les Tarifs Helléniques' on page 155. Signed Holcombe.

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)

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, perforated plate proof on white cardboard, no gum as issued, 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

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

GREECE-NORWAY, 1867, Entire letter from Piräus via Trieste to Sarpsborg, fully franked with 1862/68, large Hermes Head 10 lepta orange and 2 full margined copies 80 lepta rose, tied by dotted "2" with adjacent cds. and Greeek "P.E.D." (similar to "P.D."). On reverse rated in red crayon "38/15/10" (10 neukreuzer Greek inland postage, 15 neukreuzer sea postage to Trieste and 38 neukreuzer postage beyond Trieste); on front German "f 4 II/4" (silbergroschen postage beyond Hamburg). One 80 lepta affected by light vertical cover crease, otherwise fine. A rare letter, supposed to be the only franked letter from Greece to Norway before UPU. Provenance: Svein Arne Hansen (Moldenhauer-auctions, 2007)