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).
Auction #500 of Greece Large Hermes Heads
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A. Karamitsos Auction #500 of Greece Large Hermes Heads
A. KARAMITSOS is holding an auction of Large Hermes Head
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 #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).
Lot #85 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
1l. deep red-brown in u/m bl.20 (pos.41-50/51-60). Large margins all around, very fresh colour, plate flaws "white defect at the base of the neck", "deformed circle" (pos.44) and "white spot at the nape" (pos.55). Siged by O.Vlastos. Superb. (Hellas 23a).
Lot #86 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
5l. yellow-green in right marginal copy. Large/even margins, full original gum. Signed D.Spanos. Superb and RR. (Hellas 25a).
Lot #87 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l. red-orange in bl.4 (pos.84-85/94-95). Full original gum, large margins. Also "0" No.27 according to Grooms study (pos.95). Signed D.Spanos. Superb. (Hellas 26a).
Lot #88 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l. red-orange, var inverted "10" -"Atalanti" error- (Koundouros 38.1), with "1" inverted. Signed O.Vlastos. Very nice appearance but faults. RRR. (Hellas 26aNm/Na).
Lot #89 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
Registered EL from "ΜΕΛΙΓΑΛΑ*25.ΑΥΓ.69" fr. with 10l. red-orange in strip of 4 (pos.55-58/inverted "0" on pos.55+56+58, plate flaws pos.56) to Tripolis. Boxed "ΣΥΣΤΗΜΕΝΟΝ", arr. "ΤΡΙΠΟΛΙΣ*25.ΑΥΓ.69". Certificate M.Tseriotis (2007). (Hellas 26aNb+26a).
Lot #90 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
10l. reddish flesh (shalmon), plate flaw "Greek border connected to the circle" (pos.107). Full original gum, very fresh colour and large/very large margins, m. A superb copy of this unpriced rarity. (Hellas 26b).
Lot #91 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
20l. sky-blue (pos.55), var printing of the spacer to the left (Kound.38.6). Also inverted "0" (Kound.38.2) and plate flaw "oblique line behind the head". Very nice appearance but light thin, u. An extremely rare error combination and a very impressive showpiece. (Hellas 27aNbvar).
Lot #92 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
20l. sky-blue (pos.59), var printing of the spacer to the right (Kound.38.6). No position mentioned in Koundouros for spacer printing to the right. Touched at upper left but very rare and impressive, u. (Hellas 27a).
Lot #93 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
40l. grey-mauve on blue in bl.4 (pos.84-85/94-95), var deformed "4" (Kound. 39.4.a-pos.95). Full original gum. VF. (Hellas 28a).
Lot #94 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
40l. mauve on blue in bl.9 (pos.116-118/136-138), var "4" on a wrong "2" (Kound. 39.1-pos.127). One stamp hinged, the rest u/m. Superb. (Hellas 28b+28bNf).
Lot #95 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
80l. carmine in bl.4. (pos.67-68/77-78). Both "8"s whitening in pos.68, m. VF. (Hellas 29b).
Lot #96 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
80l. rose-carmine in bl.4. (pos.93-94/113-114), var keyhole shaped "0" (Kound.40.3-pos.114). Note that the keyhole shaped "0" is lower than "8". Also plate flaw "thin circle" (pos.114), m. VF. (Hellas 29a+29aCF2NI).
Lot #97 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
80l. rose-carmine (pos.143) canc. "ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΙΑ*28.ΜΑΙΟΣ.74", var displaced CF (Kound.40.4-page 149). Three large/one narrow margins. Very light horizontal folding. A UNIQUE ITEM. (Hellas 29a).
Lot #98 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1870 special athens printing
1l. light reddish-brown in bl.6. Middle pair u/m. ONLY 2 SUCH BLOCKS ARE KNOWN. A GREAT RARITY. (Hellas 30a).
Lot #99 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1870 special athens printing
20l. blue, full original gum, m. Very fine item. (Hellas 31c).
Lot #100 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1870 special athens printing
20l. sky-blue (pos.21), var "02" instead of "20" with "0" inverted and double CF -distance 0.5mm horizontally- canc. "74" (Kound. 42.2+42.6). Ex Guire-Lea collection (D. Feldman 1-5/11/1994-lot 31354/start. price 1000SF). A UNIQUE SO FAR ERROR COMBINATION.
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