(July 1766) Early letter from Smyrna, written in Greek, addressed to Amsterdam.
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 #1753 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Lot #1754 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Unpaid EL from Smyrna by Hellenic Post to Syros, depart. canc. "ΣΜΥΡΝΑ (ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ) / 4 ΑΠΡ. 70", with red crayon marking "40" lepta fee to be collected & taxed on arrival with Large Hermes 40l. grey-mauve on blue (Hellas 28b), canc. "ΣΥΡΟΣ (67) / 5 ΑΠΡ. 70".
Lot #1755 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Unpaid EL from Smyrna to Syros, depart. canc. "ΣΜΥΡΝΑ (ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ) / 2 IOYN. 73", with blue crayon marking "40" lepta fee to be collected & taxed on arrival with Large Hermes 40l. dull grey-mauve on blue (Hellas 42IIb), canc. dotted "67" & arr. "ΣΥΡΑ (67) / 3 IOYN. 73" on back. VF (4 VF margins all round).
Lot #1756 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Double-weight unpaid EL from Smyrna to Syros, depart. canc. "ΣΜΥΡΝΑ (ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ) / 27 ΣΕΠΤ. 74", with red crayon marking "80" lepta fee to be collected & taxed on arrival with Large Hermes pair 2x40l. bistre on blue (Hellas 42Ib), canc. dotted "67" & arr. "ΣΥΡΑ (67) / 29 ΣΕΠΤ. 74" on back. Very Rare.
Lot #1757 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Commerc.cover (franchise) from Smyrne canc.red boxed cachet "ΕΛΛ.ΤΑΧΥΔΡ.ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΑ/ΕΝ/ΣΜΥΡΝΗ/ΑΤΕΛΕΣ" & Greek censor.tape "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ/CENSURE HELLENIQUE" & 2-line cachet "EΛΛΗNIKH/ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ*35" plus censor seal "426",trans."ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*..ΜΑΙ.19",arr."ALEXANDRIA*11-VI-19" (Egypt) & tape "OPENED BY CENSOR" plus oval British cachet "PASSED BY CENSOR No 16".
Lot #1758 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Cover fr.2x20pa.Turkish 1892 canc.octagonal Ottoman "CESME",trans.CONSTANTINOPLE,arr."GENEVE*6-X-98" (Switzerland).
Lot #1759 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Greeting-card fr.10pa.1901 canc.negative Ottoman "KINALIADA POSTA SUBESI" (1903),arr.PERA-STAMBOUL.
Lot #1760 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Commerc.(printed) cover to Galata-Cons/ple fr.1pi.blue in bd.5+pair 5pi.1914 canc.Turkish "BANDERMA" & "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΤΡΑΤ.ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ*ΤΜΗΜΑ/1ον" in blue,arr.Turkish "GALATA" (Cons/ple).
Lot #1761 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Italian PS card with respond part fr.10c.Italian canc."POSTA MILITARE*15*28-2-20" from Livorno to Constantinople.Rare item.
Lot #1762 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Fragment, printed "BANQUE COMMERCIALE OTTOMANE/CONSTANTINOPLE" with 2X25c.+1fr. stamps of France canc. "TRESOR ET POSTES-506*2-7-27".
Lot #1763 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
PPC fr. with 10c. French stamp and canc. "TRESOR ET POSTES*5-4-20".
Lot #1764 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Y.M.C.A. Pera Branch Constantinople, member's certificate.
Lot #1765 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
"ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΤΡΑΤ. ΛΟ(ΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ)/ΤΜΗΜΑ 1ον" in lilac on 1913 20pa. Turkish stamp on fragment.
Lot #1766 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Cover fr.20pa.Turkish EMPIRE canc.maritime "JOLLY VICTORA & Co.*AIVALI" (Greek Kυδωνίαι) to Chios.Address in Greek.
Lot #1767 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
Turkish 20pa.1892 in bl.4 canc.bilingual "FOTCHE" (Greek Φώκαια).
Lot #1768 - greece - smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922) smyrne -cons/ple and asia minor (before 1922)
PPC "Constantinople.L'Ambassade de Russie a Buyuk-Dere au Bosphore" b&w (Au Bon Marche 124) fr.Turkish 20pa.red 1914 canc.bilingual "SCUTARI" to England.Re-directed fr.1/2d.KG V canc."LINKOLNSHIRE*18 JU.14" to Barrow-Furness.
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