384. Auction

1 l.  in marginal block of 10 with negative Corfu "TAMEION" treasury seal on reverse, very fine and scarce

5 l. and 25 l., 2 copies each, with 10l., all tied by ottoman cds. "VOLOS MAI 13 98" to piece

20 l. in block of 4 with full sheet margins, on reverse clear treasury seal "TAMEION KERKYRA" , unmounted mint, on two sides staining in the margins only, otherwise very fine.

25 l., tied by cds. "CHALCIS 22 JULY 1896" to commercial cover to Germany with Athens transit- and arrival mark. 

25 l. and 60 l. each in block of 4, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

60 l., tied by Athens cds. to registered double rate envelope to Andros, sealed on reverse; very fine and scarce

1 dr. in block of 4, unmounted mint, few perf tips with tiny toning, still very fine and rare.

"ATHENS 3" on 1 l.- 10 dr., 2 dr. with first day cancellation, few short perfs otherwise fine/very fine

"GREECE STEAMSHIP MAC DWALL & BARBOUR/ AGENCY IN PATRAS"", violet oval, clear on pair 1 l. on piece, fine and scarce

"HELLENIC STEAM NAVIGATION G.D. PORTOLOU &  V.MANIANI/ AGENCY IN PATRAS", bluish circle, clear on pair 1 l. on piece, very fine and scarce

"HELLENIC STEAM NAVIGATION/ AGENCY IN KARDAMILI", violet oval, clear on 20 l., fine and scarce

"COL VAPORE DA TRIESTE"; "VAPORE DAL LEVANTE" and 3 further, each on 25 l.

"AGENCY OF/THE HELLENIC STEAM NAVIGATION/D.P. GOUDI/IN CHALKIS", large part of lilac boxed handstamp on 25 l.

"CARIDDI*PIROSCAFO POSTALE ITALIANO 24 GIU 96" on 25 l. with additional strike alongside, on commercial cover to Germany, with arrival mark. Slight opening faults, still fine and scarce.

25 l. on 40 l., with overprint double, unused with o.g., very fine and scarce. (Hellass 166a)

1901, 25 l. on 40 l. with additional surcharge 50 l. black, horizontal pair with narrow resp. wide "0", together with 5 l. on 1 dr. with double overprint and 25 l. on 40 l. with shifted overprint, tied by Piraeus cds. of 3.9.1901 to piece of parcel card. Very fine. A rare piece. (Hellas 166d)

Official corner card cover "COMITÉ DES JEUX OLYMPIQUES A ATHENS", used with Hermes 25 l. (defective corner), tied by c.d.s. "ATHENS 7 MAR 06", to IOC member Dr. Willibald Gebhardt in Berlin. Rare and most interesting.

1 l. - 5 dr. complete, unused, most values including 5 dr. unmounted mint

1 l.-5 dr., the complete set with cds. "ATHENS 19 APR 1906", the last day of the games; few with light staining, otherwise fine

1 l. (2), 3 l. and 5 l., tied by  c.d.s. "ATHENS 11APR. 06" (third day of the games) to picture postcard with texts, mentioning the Olympic Games, to Lund in Sweden; most likely written by the Swedish participant and bronce medal winner (tug of war) Oswald Holmberg.

2 l., 3 l. and 5 l. tied by c.d.s. "KERKYRA 10 APR (06)" (2nd day of the games) to front of artist's picture postcard, dated "23-4-06" to Palermo, with arrival mark

1 dr. imperforate single with good to very large margins, showing part of neighbour stamp at bottom, used by Athens cds. of 1910, fine and scarce

1906, 5 dr. and mercury 20 l., tied by small cds. to registered envelope from Corinth to Patras with arrival mark. Very fine and rare.

"STADION", special cancel on 2 l., 3 l., 50 l. and 1- 5 dr.; some with mostly very light staining and 2 dr. corner crease, otherwise fine

"STADION 16 APR.06", clear strike on 3 dr. on cover to Brussels with arrival mark, very fine and rare

"ZAPPEION 18 APR.06" (10th day of the games) on 10 l. and official vignette in blue, on picture postcard 'STADIUM Olympic games 1906', with short text to Denmark with arrival mark on front. The vignette slightly damaged in the right perforation, otherwise very fine and rare

1896, Olympic issue, unused and mostly used balance, including six 10 dr.-values, different types of cancellations, railway cancels, stamps used during the games incl. first day, etc. Very interesting lot.

1896/1900 (ca.), MARITIME MARKINGS: 30 stamps and pieces with mostly different markings, including several agency markings, Italian markings, LLOYD AUSTRIACO, VAPORE DAL LEVANTE, PLEINE MER, “STEAMER DAMASKINI/ AGENCY IN PATRAS”, etc.