Registered commercial cover posted on 29 Nov. 1929, by air from Pelotas, Brazil, to Corfu (arr. 12 Dec., 1929). From Pelotas the cover was carried on the regular scheduled Aeropostale flight to Natal, crossing the Atlantic by fast mail packet to Dakar in Senegal, then the C.G.A. service flew mail on to Paris. Early airmail, scarce destination cover.
Auction #495 General Stamps Sale
By: A. Karamitsos
A. Karamitsos Auction #495 General Stamps Sale
A. KARAMITSOS is holding a general auction with over 2000 lots of stamp, postal history and postal stationary.
Starting with stamps & postal history of Greece including Large & Small Hermes Head.
Greek Islands and related area with Crete and Dodecanese.
Emphasis on Greece issues with Olympics, Greek Islands, Territories & related area, Greece in WWII, postmarks & cancellations.
Greek Ottoman Post and Levant.
Foreign countries with mainly Europe and Middel East.
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Lot #1143 - Greece - air-mail issues air-mail covers -cards -cachets -etc.
28.2.1931. Corfu - Marseilles with Air Orient. Commercial air cover to Paris, canc. red "KEPKYPA * CORFOU * 28.FEVR.31", arr. at Paris on back, 2.3.1931. With red air cachet "PAR AVION JUSQU'A Marseille-Gare" & lebel "PAR HYDRAVION / VOIE AIR - ORIENT". (Hellas AC24b, AL11).
Lot #1144 - Greece - air-mail issues air-mail covers -cards -cachets -etc.
31.7.1933. Athens - Brindisi - Vienna: Commercial air cover to Vienna, franked with complete Air 'Patagonia' set (Hellas A1/A4) and total rate of 28drs., canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ - ΠΛΑΤΕΙΑ ΣΥΝΤΑΓΜΑΤΟΣ * 31.VII.33" plus red cachet "PAR AVION JUSQU'A Brindisi" (Hellas AC24aA), transit "BRINDISI POSTA AEREA * -1.8.33" on back.
Lot #1145 - Greece - air-mail issues air-mail covers -cards -cachets -etc.
Airmail cover fr. with 1dr+2dr+5dr+7dr 1935 Mythologocal issue canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ ΑΕΡΟΠΟΡΙΚΩΣ*5.X.36" to Germany. Also circular cachet "ΥΕΣ" for exchange control. (Hellas A22/A25).
Lot #1146 - Greece - air-mail issues air-mail covers -cards -cachets -etc.
19.10.1938. Commercial cover from Piraeus to Danzig, properly franked on back with 2x3drs. + 8drs. + 1dr., canc. "ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ - ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ ΑΕΡΟΠΟΡΙΚΩΣ - 19.Χ.38". The rate of 15drs. was for airmail but the letter missed the flight and the cover was marked with red "AVION PARTI" (Hellas AC21B).
Lot #1147 - Greece - air-mail issues air-mail covers -cards -cachets -etc.
Airmail cover with linear "VIA TRANSATLANTIC CLIPPER" fr. with 8dr. King George (Hellas 535) and 2x7dr. + 50dr. airpost stamps, posted from "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*11 IX 40" to USA. (Hellas A29+A34).
Lot #1148 - Greece - air-mail issues air-mail covers -cards -cachets -etc.
Airpost cover fr. with 8dr. K.George + 1dr. charity + 1dr. + 10dr. airpost stamps, posted from "ATHINAI*18.X.40", arr. "CALICUT HEAD POST*26 SEP. 39" !!!. Censorship tape and cancelation on arrival. (Hellas 538,C82,A26,A31).
Lot #1149 - Greece - air-mail issues air-mail covers -cards -cachets -etc.
12.12.1940. Athens - New York "Via Clippers" commercial air cover, canc. "ATHINAI - POSTE AERIENNE - 12.XII.40". Three tapes of censorship, one over the other, first Greek, then two Italians, sealed with red "COMMISSIONE PROVINCIALE DI CENSURA * TS". The existence of the Italian censorship cannot be explained because, due to the Greek-Italian War, mail to all foreign destinations was forwarded via Cairo. (Hellas FF404i)
Lot #1150 - Greece - air-mail issues air-mail covers -cards -cachets -etc.
5.10.1948. Commercial airmail cover from Kavalla to Athens, franked on back with 500dr.+50dr./50dr. plus charity 50dr. + 50dr., canc. "ΚΑΒΑΛΛΑ - (ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ) - 5.Χ.48". Rare airmail cachet in violet "PAR AVION / ΑΕΡΟΠΟΡΙΚΩΣ" (Hellas AC80).
Lot #1151 - Greece - air-mail issues air-mail covers -cards -cachets -etc.
Five colour PPC representing different airplanes of Olympic Airways.
Lot #1152 - Greece - air-mail issues air-mail covers -cards -cachets -etc.
4xdifferent real photos in b&w from detachment at the Hellenic Air Force in Cago.
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