40l mauve on blue in used right marginal pair. Very fine. (Hellas 20Ib).
Public & Live Internet Auction 707 Large Hermes Heads Exceptional Stamps from Great Collections
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A. Karamitsos Public & Live Internet Auction 707 Large Hermes Heads Exceptional Stamps from Great Collections
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Auction № 707
Large Hermes Heads
Exceptional Stamps from Great Collections
4 December 2022
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Lot #127 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
40l mauve on blue, double control numbers (Kound. 32.1), mint. Signed O. Vlastos. Two unused copies known, this one mint, the other mint no gum. Very rare. (Hellas 20IbNoI).
Lot #128 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
40l grey-mauve on blue, unused. Very fine. Rare in unused. (Hellas 20Id).
Lot #129 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
40l grey-mauve on blue in right marginal copy, used. Large - very large margins all around. Superb. (Hellas 20Id).
Lot #130 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
40l greyish rose on grey-lilac, mint. Signed O.Vlastos. Very fine. Rare in mint. (Hellas 20IIa).
Lot #131 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
40l greyish rose on grey - lilac (pos.19), plate flaw missing frame line and part of the inscription, used. Very fine. (Hellas 20IIa40F1).
Lot #132 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
40l rose-red on grey - lilac in lower marginal copy tied by "9" (ΠΑΤΡΑΙ) cds. Very fine and very rare. One of the most elusive color shades. (Hellas 20IIb).
Lot #133 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l carmine (orange control number), used. Very fine. Scarce in this quality. (Hellas 21a).
Lot #134 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l rose-carmine (orange CF), unused. Very large/even margins all around. Superb and rare in unused, especially in this quality. (Hellas 21b).
Lot #135 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l rose-carmine (orange control number), used. Very fine. Scarce in this quality. (Hellas 21b).
Lot #136 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l rose-carmine in mint lower marginal bl.4. Lower pair u/m. Very fine. (Hellas 22a).
Lot #137 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l rose-carmine (pos.150), sheet corner mint copy with complete oval cachet "ΕΛΕΓΧΟΣ" and widely spaced control numbers (Kound. 33.5). Several light creasings in margin not affecting stamp. Superb and rare. (Hellas 22aNk).
Lot #138 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
80l carmine (pos.9), inverted "8" on control number (Kound. 33.3), used. Superb. (Hellas 22bNa).
Lot #139 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Cover fr. with 3x20l. blue (pair + single) and 5x2l bistre Paris issue (strip of 3 and 2 singles) tied by "68" (ΚΕΑ) cds and canc. "ΚΕΑ*17....", arr. "TRIEST....." to pay the prepaid Greece - Austria rate according to 04/1867 treaty. Late use for 2 lepta Paris issue stamps. Fine and rare. (Hellas 19b+2a).
Lot #140 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Double weight cover fr. with 3x10l orange on blue, 3x2l brown-bistre and 4x1l brown with horizontally laid background, all tied with "110" postmark and canc. "ΑΡΓΟΣΤΟΛΙΟΝ (ΚΕΦΑΛΛ.)*31.ΔΕΚΕ.65", arr. "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ*5.ΙΑΝ.66". The letter was carried by Greek ship. Minor imperfections but very rare with impressive and uncommon franking. (Hellas 18d+16c+15b).
Lot #141 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Unpaid entire letter from "LONDON*24.JUN.67" via Calais and Athens arrived "ΠΑΤΡΑΙ (9)*21.ΙΑΝ.67". Charged upon arrival with 245 lepta, 5l. yellow-green and 80l. carmine in strip of 3. The 245 lepta consists of one and a half times the basic French transport rate of 150 lepta and of the Greek domestic rate of 20l. and it was applied to letters between 7 1/2 and 10 grs. Signed Tseriotis. Fine and rare. (Hellas 17b+22b).
Lot #142 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Unpaid entire letter from Marseille to Syra. Handwritten "132", fr. on arrival with 3x40l. greyish rose on grey-lilac (pair+single), 10l. orange on blue and 2l. bistre to pay the 112l. France-Greece rate plus the 20l. Greek postage and canc. "ΣΥΡΟΣ*1.ΙΟΥΝ.67". One 40l. stamp crease and 2l. touched. Under 40 lepta stamps canc. "LIGNE 1 PAQ. FR.*8.JUIN.67". Very fine and rare. (Hellas 20IIa+18d+16b).
Lot #143 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
Double weight cover from "MANCHESTER*27.OC.62" to Syros. Transit postmarks "LONDON*28.OC.28", "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN", "WIEN*30/10" and "TRIEST*1/11". Marked "40/30/30" (40kreuzer from Manchester to Austrian borders, 30kr Austrian fee and 30kr Lloyd fee), marked in red "325" (lepta), fr. on arrival with 4x80l carmine (orange CF) and 5l. deep olive-green tied by "67" postmark and canc. "ΣΥΡΟΣ*25.ΟΚΤ.62". Postmans cahcet "1" on Double weight...
Lot #144 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
1l. deep red brown in mint upper marginal copy. Superb. (Hellas 23a).
Lot #145 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
Pamphlet about 1870 Olympia athletic events (2nd period), fr. with 1l. red-brown and 5l. green canc. "1" (=ΑΘΗΝΑΙ), arr. "JANINA*23.12" (Austrian P.O.). On wrapper administrative cachet on arrival "ΠΡΟΞΕΝΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΕΝ ΙΩΑΝΝΙΝΟΙΣ". Very fine and rare. (Hellas 17a+23a).
Lot #146 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
1l deep greyish - brown in right marginal copy with printers mark, used. Superb. (Hellas 23b).
Lot #147 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
2l grey-bistre in used pair. Large/even margins all around. Very fine. (Hellas 24a).
Lot #148 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
5l green, mint. Two narrow and two good-large margins. Original gum but a gumless spot due to hinge removal. Very fine for this very rare in mint stamp. (Hellas 25a).
Lot #149 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
5l green in used strip of 3. Right stamp creased vertically, still very fine for this rare used strip. (Hellas 25a).
Lot #150 - - LARGE HERMES HEAD 1867/1869 cleaned plates.
5l yellow-green, used. Very large/even margins all around. Superb. (Hellas 25a).
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