Auction #77

Vlastos 19[v] / Hellas 14IIa[v], 1861 Athens Fine Provisional printing, the 40λ value in mauve, with slight horizontal double printing (mentioned by Coundouros, error 19.1, used at Syros), good margins, canceled by dotted "45" (Amphissa, Central Greece), RR & VF

Vlastos 20 / Hellas 21b, 1862 first definitive Athens printing (May), the 80λ value in rose-carmine and orange Control Numbers, good margins all around, short in one corner, mint without gum, F-VF -very small thin dot

Vlastos 20a / Hellas 21b, Large Hermes Head, First Athens Printing of the 80λ with vermillion control numbers, showing a lightly vertically lined background, deep rose carmine color, close to good margins, canceled by dotted "2" (Piraeus), F-VF

Vlastos 21 / Hellas 15A, Large Hermes Head, First Definitive Athens Printing (so-called "May 1862 Issue"), 1λ with rich color, vertically lined background (see Greek catalogue and Scott footnotes), mint with original gum, fresh and F-VF

Vlastos 22[v] / Hellas 16A[v], Large Hermes Head, First Definitive Athens Printing (so-called "May 1862 Issue") 2λ with a printing variety in front of Herme's head, rich color, close to large margins, partial Piraeus postmark, F

Vlastos 23 / Hellas 17A, Large Hermes Head, First Definitive Athens Printing (so-called "May 1862 Issue"), 5λ fresh yellowish green color, very nice margins all around, canceled by ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ type II postmark, VF

Vlastos 24 / Hellas 18A, first definitive Athens printing (May) Large Hermes Heads, the 10λ value in rich orange color, very fine early impression, barely clear to small margins all around (just clear of the frame line at top left), unused no gum, backstamped twice, a very scarce stamp in unused condition, F

Vlastos 25 / Hellas 19A, Large Hermes Head, First Definitive Athens Printing (so-called "May 1862 Issue), 20λ with fresh color, large to huge margins showing part of adjoining stamp on bottom, light dotted "15" (Nafplion, Peloponnese), VF

Vlastos 26 / Hellas 20IA, 1862 first definitive Athens printing (May), the 40λ value in light mauve, nice balanced margins all around, canceled with dotted "15" (Nafplion, Peloponnese), VF

Vlastos 26 / Hellas 20IA, Large Hermes Head, First Definitive Athens Printing (so-called "May 1862 Issue), the 40λ value, with rich, even color, large to huge margins showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, light ΣΥΡΟΣ 26.ΣΕΠΤ.- (type II, Syros) postmark, VF

Vlastos 28 / Hella 15b, Large Hermes Head "Athens 1862-67 Consecutive Printings", the 1λ value with a light reddish brown to copper brown hue, over inked and coarse impression, margins all around, canceled by dotted "106" (Corfu, Ionian Islands). A fine example of this stamp, VF