1l. chocolate-brown in marginal bl.4 with veritically laid background, dot. "60" (=ΚΥΜΗ). Plate flaw "protruding inscription" (pos.149). VF. (Hellas 15a).
Auction #500 of Greece Large Hermes Heads
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A. Karamitsos Auction #500 of Greece Large Hermes Heads
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Starting with a true rarity - The only known artists model for the large hermes heads stamps - an absolute showpiece of the greatest importance for the Greek philately, this auction features real gems for the Hermes Head Collector.
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Lot #63 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
1864 EL fr. with 2l. yellow-bistre with vertically laid backgound + 10l. orange with var. "inverted 1" + 20l. sky-blue + 5x80l. carmine (strip of 3 and 2 single stamps), cancelled with dot. "2" and posted from "ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ (2)*21 ΑΥΓ. 64" with linear "Π.Ε.Δ." and boxed "PD", arr. "PARIS". Postal rate 432l. (3 1/2 times of 112l. Greece to France + 40l. double domestic rate). Cert. by R.Simmermacher. RRRR. (Hellas 16A+18bNa+19a+22b).
Lot #64 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. green in bl.4 full original gum. Lower pair u/m. VF. (Hellas 17a).
Lot #65 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. green upper marginal, u. Var. "double C.F." (Kound. 29.2.d, 0.5mm horizontal distance). F-VF. RRRR. (Hellas 17aNoI).
Lot #66 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. orange in bl.4 with full original gum, plate flaw "open cross" on lower right stamp (upper right), m. F-VF. R. (Hellas 18b).
Lot #67 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. orange (pos.69), dot. "39" (=ΘΗΒΑΙ). Var. "inverted 1" (Kound. 30.5). 2 narrow/2 large margins. RR. (Hellas 18bNa).
Lot #68 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. orange on blue, canc. "ΣΜΥΡΝΑ (ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ)". Var "double C.F." (Kound. 30.3.c). 1 narrow/3 Very nice margins. RRR and Impressive. (Hellas 18dNoI).
Lot #69 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
1867 EL fr. with 10l.red-orange in bl.6 (irregular block) with faults, cancelled with dot. "31" and posted from "ΚΑΛΑΜΑΙ (31)*23 ΑΥΓ. 67" with linear "ΠΕΔ", via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*26 ΑΥΓ. 67, arr. "TRIEST*12/9". (Hellas 18d).
Lot #70 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. orange on blue, canc. "ΖΑΚΥΝΘΟΣ (111)". Var. "Zante error -C.F. inverted printed on the face" (Kound. 30.1). Certificate by P.Holcombe (1992). VF. RRRR. (Hellas 18dNn).
Lot #71 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. red-orange on blue in bl.4 with full original gum. Very nice margins. Verticall crease on 2 stamps and scissors cut between right vertical pair (most likely from the P.O) but still VF for this scarce multiple. (Hellas 18e).
Lot #72 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. reddish flesh on blue, dot. "106" (=ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ) and manuscript "106" with black pen. Certificate by P.Holcombe (1986). A SUPERB ITEM OF THIS OUTSTANDING RARITY. (Hellas 18g).
Lot #73 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue in bl.4 (pos.99-100/109-110), m. Plate flaws "white spot on M" (pos.100) and "narrow margins" (pos.109). VF. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #74 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. grey-blue in marginal strip of 6 (pos.135-140), u. Plate flaws "spot on the neck" (pos.138) and "white spot on the Greek border and double pearl" (pos.140). VF and R. (Hellas 19c).
Lot #75 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue, u. (dot. "1"). Var. "80 instead of 20" (Kound. 31.1). Just touched at the bottom right corner, otherwise very nice margins. Certificate by P.Holcombe (1983). (Hellas 19bNe).
Lot #76 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
40l. mauve on blue, canc. "ΣΥΡΟΣ (67)*27 ΝΟΕΜ. 67" with var. "double C.F." (2mm vertical distance, Kound. 32.1.a). Thin but RR and impressive. (Hellas 20IbNoI).
Lot #77 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
40l. grey mauve on blue in lower marginal bl.4, m. Light vertical crease on 2 stamps. Very nice margins. RRRR. (Hellas 20Id).
Lot #78 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
1868 cover posted stampless from "ΣΜΥΡΝΑ (ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ)*6 ΣΕΠΤ. 68", via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*9 ΣΕΠΤ. 68". On arrival "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ (9)*11 ΣΕΠΤ. 68" taxed with 40l. rose-red on grey-lilac, SUPERB. ONE OF THE 2 KNOWN COVERS with this 40l. RRR. (Hellas 20IIb).
Lot #79 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
1862 unpaid EL posted from "Marseille" to Piraeus. On arrival "ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ (2)*9 ΑΥΓ. 62" taxed with 4x80l. carmine (orange C.F). RR. (Hellas 21a).
Lot #80 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l. rose-carmine (with orange C.F) in marginal strip of 4, u. SUPERB. (Hellas 21b).
Lot #81 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l. rose-carmine in strip of 3 (pos.133-135), u. Var. "inverted 8" (Kound. 33.3-pos.134). With faults. RR. (Hellas 22a).
Lot #82 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l. rose-carmine left marginal copy, var. "inverted C.F.-Athens error" (Kound.33.1). RRR. (Hellas 22aNm).
Lot #83 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l. rose-carmine, m. Var. "double C.F." (1,8mm horizontal and 2mm vertical, Kound. 33.2). VF. RRRR. (Hellas 22aNoI).
Lot #84 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l. cherry-red canc. "9" (=ΠΑΤΡΑΙ). VF and RRR. (Hellas 22c).
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