1866, letter dated 3.3.1866 from Brescia via Brindisi to Athens, insufficiently franked with Italy 40 c. rose-carmine and tied "BRESCIA, 3 MAR 66" also with rectangular "FRANCOBOLLO INSUFFICIENTE", taxed at arrival for the hole amount of 65 l. and franked with 5 l. green, 20 l. deep blue (oxided corners) and 40 l. mauve on blue, all with four good to very large margins and clear tied with "ATHENAI, 3 MART. 66", besides "PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANI", on the reverse transit postmark of Brindisi and arrival postmark of Athens, a rare and very fine combination cover (Sass, T20, Hellas 17a, 19d, 20Ib). (Image)
Start Bid €750
Opening EUR 750.00
Sold...EUR 750.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1909
Symbol: *
1868/9, cleaned plate 10 lepta redorange, mint with much original gum, large balanced margins, fresh colour, very fine to superb (Hellas 26a, Mi. 26, € 1.350). (Image)
Start Bid €200
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 200.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1910
Symbol: cover
1879, letter dated 7.6.1879 from the foreign post office Volos(Tourkia) via Peiraios and Brindisi to Livourne (Italy), franked with 30 l. deep brown Athens print, large margins, neatly tied with "BOLOS (TOURKIA), 7 IOUN 79", on the front also "PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANI", one the reverse transit postmarks from Peiraieys and Brindisi and the arrival postmark of Livorno, a very fine to superb letter from a rare foreign post office of sending, cert. Giulio Bolaffi, sign. AD and Em.D. (Hellas 45 bPa, Mi. 45a). (Image)
Start Bid €160
Opening EUR 160.00
Sold...EUR 160.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1911
Symbol: **/bo
1896, 1 l. brown, 2 l. rose, 5 l. lilac, 10 l. grey, 20 l. brown-lilac, 25 l. red and 40 l. violet, all in block of four mint never hinged, superb (Mi. 96-102, Hellas 109-115, € 1.800). (Image)
Start Bid €180
Opening EUR 180.00
Sold...EUR 360.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1912
Symbol: **
1896, 1 l. brown, complete sheetlet of 25 with complete sheet margins, MNH, very fine and rare (Mi. 96, Hellas 109). (Image)
Start Bid €70
Opening EUR 70.00
Sold...EUR 95.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1913
Symbol: **
1896, 10 l. grey, complete sheetlet of 25 sheet margins at all sides, MNH,very fine and very rare (Mi. 99, Hellas 112). (Image)
Start Bid €360
Opening EUR 360.00
Sold...EUR 360.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1914
Symbol: (*)
1896, 1l.+2l.+5l.+10l. 1896 Olympic Games ovpt "SPECIMEN", without gum, rare (Hellas 109/112). (Image)
Start Bid €75
Opening EUR 75.00
Sold...EUR 160.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1915
Symbol: **
1896, 2 l. rose with two pieces (originally a pair) with double horizontal perforation and large sheet margin, MNH, very fine and rare, signed Raftopoulos (Mi.97 var., Hellas 110b, € 960 for mint). (Image)
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Opening EUR 100.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1916
Symbol: **
1896, 2 l. rose, two complete sheetlets of 25 with five gutter pairs in the middle, full sheet margins, MNH; some perforation in the gutter open; a very fine and very rare showpiece (Mi. 97, Hellas 110). (Image)
Start Bid €150
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 170.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1917
Symbol: o
1896, 40 l. Olympic issue used with the very rare "ATHENAI 9, 13 JOUL. 1896"; very fine (Mi.102, Hellas 115). (Image)
Start Bid €50
Opening EUR 50.00
Sold...EUR 95.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1918
Symbol: o
1896, 5 l. lilac with First Day cancel "ATHENAI 8, 25 MART. 1896" and 2 Dr. brown-olive with First Day cancel "ATHENAI 1, 25 MART. 1896", both very fine (Mi. 98, 105, Hellas 111, 118). (Image)
Start Bid €60
Opening EUR 60.00
Sold...EUR 65.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1919
Symbol: o
1896, 60 l., 2 Dr., 5 Dr. and 10 Dr. forgeries, used with also forged cancellations (Mi. 103, 105-7 F, Hellas 116, 118-20 forg.). (Image)
Start Bid €40
Opening EUR 40.00
Sold...EUR 40.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1921
Symbol: **/bo
1896, 60 lepta grey-black, block of four, mint never hinged, very good centred, superb (Mi. 103, Hellas 116, € 960). (Image)
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Opening EUR 100.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1923
Symbol: *
1896, Olympic Games, the complete set unused with original gum, fresh and very fine, cert. Chiavarello (Mi. 96-107, Hellas 109-120, € 1.700). (Image)
Start Bid €200
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1927
Symbol: o
1896, stamps of the Olympic Games issue cancelled with each day of the Olympic Games (25.3. to 1.4., the cancel 2.4. and 3.4. are really from August), mostly very fine. (Image)
Start Bid €80
Opening EUR 80.00
Sold...EUR 80.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1928
Symbol: */o
1901, "AM" surcharge 5 l. on 1 Dr.: a study of the various surcharge errors, totally 8 mint and two used stamps; included is also double surcharge mint (Hellas 165a) and with additional vertical perforation mint (165e); for the images see also the online catalogue. (Image)
Start Bid €60
Opening EUR 60.00
Sold...EUR 80.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1929
Symbol: *
1901, 40 l. with overprint "AM 25 LEPTA", variety additional overprint "AM LEPTA 50" in black and narrow "O", unused with original gum, very fine, cert. ED (Hellas 166b, € 420). (Image)
Start Bid €100
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 100.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1931
Symbol: *
1901, First Olympic 2 Dr. on 10 Dr. two pieces with surcharge errors: one with double "AM", mint with original gum, the second signed Oliva (Hellas 169a, 169 var.). (Image)
Start Bid €65
Opening EUR 65.00
Sold...EUR 95.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1932
Symbol: o
1901, First Olympic "AM" surcharges, the complete set used, very fine; signed AD (included are also four forgeries) (Mi. 118-22, Hellas 165-9, € 510). (Image)
Start Bid €60
Opening EUR 60.00
Sold...EUR 120.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1933
Symbol: *
1901, First Olympic 25 l. on 40 l. violet, printing error "Double surcharge", mint with full original gum (very light hinged), signed (Hellas 166a, € 1.100). (Image)
Start Bid €120
Opening EUR 120.00
Sold...EUR 120.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1936
Symbol: *
1901, First Olympic with "AM" overprint, the complete issue unused with original gum, very fine; signed. Raftopoulos, AD, Pfenninger, ecc. (Mi. 118-22, Hellas 165-9, € 610). (Image)
Start Bid €80
Opening EUR 80.00
Sold...EUR 85.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1937
Symbol: **/*/
1906, 2 Dr. and 3 Sr. with overprint ""XARTOSIMON, EKPAIDEYT.TELON" (3 Drachmai on 2 Dr. red) for use as revenues (both MNH), 2 Dr. with overprint "THEMIS" and handwritten annotation on notarial document; 1 and 3 l. with overprint "K.P., leptou 1" normal and inverted (mint or MNH); also 2 Dr. red with overprint for parcels and a few stamps with varieties; for the images see also the online-catalogue. (Image)
Start Bid €70
Opening EUR 70.00
Sold...EUR 70.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1938
Symbol: bof/(
1906, 2 l. essay in red-brown block of four, imperforate and ungummend with clear double print; superb and very rare, signed (Hellas 190, essay, d.print). (Image)
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Opening EUR 80.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1939
Symbol: (*)
1906, 20 lepta essay in blue, imperforate block of four with large sheet margins ungummed, with part of the watermark, very fine and rare (Hellas 194, essay). (Image)
Start Bid €150
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 220.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1940
Symbol: (*)
1906, 5 Dr. proof on tick carton paper in light different colour as the issued stamp, imperforate and ungummed; superb and very rare (Hellas 202 proof). (Image)
Start Bid €150
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 190.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1942
Symbol: */o
1906, Olympic Games, a study of perforation varities, double horizontal perforation on 2, 3, 4, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50 l. and on 2 Dr. (not listed in Hellas cat.), double vertical perforation on 5, 25 l. and 1 Dr. , HV on 1 l. (mostly used, two mint, 14 items); a hard to duplicate lot, see also the images on the online-catalogue (Hellas 189 HV, 190H, 191H, 192H and V, 193H, 194H, 195 H and V, 197H, 198H, 199V, 200H). (Image)
Start Bid €90
Opening EUR 90.00
Sold...EUR 160.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1943
Symbol: pair/
1906, Olympic Games, colour essays: 3 l. deep orange and 10 l. red, two horizontal pairs imperforte and ungummed, very rarw and superb (Hellas 191, 193 essay). (Image)
Start Bid €50
Opening EUR 50.00
Sold...EUR 50.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1944
Symbol: *
1906, Olympic Games, the complete set of 14 values mint (Mi. 144-157, Hellas 189-202, € 600). (Image)
Start Bid €70
Opening EUR 70.00
Sold...EUR 110.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1946
Symbol: **/bo
1906, Olympic Games, two essay blocks of four imperforate : 3 l. red-orange ungummed (signed Deilakis) and 5 l. light green MNH, superb and very rare (Hellas 191, 192, essay). (Image)
Start Bid €70
Opening EUR 70.00
Sold...EUR 80.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1947
Symbol: */cov
1906, three vignettes (blue, green and red) unused and also on a interesting cover from Athens to Mr. Leonardos, Rio de Janeiro (General Consul de Grece in Brazil); franked on the reverse with flying Hermes 10 l. red pair and strip of three and with three Olympic vignettes (green, blue and red), postmark "ATHINAI 9, 4 MART 1904", arrival postmark "RIO DE JANEIRO, 2 MAR. 1906" (1904 is most probably a year error); include is another letter from Kerkyra to Geneve franked on the reverse with Olympic Games 1906 10 l. red in pair and 5 l. flying Hermes. (Image)
Start Bid €50
Opening EUR 50.00
Sold...EUR 95.00
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1948
Symbol: *
1912-3, overprint "ELLENIKI DIOKISIS" reading up red on 5 Dr. and red-carmine on 25 Dr. together with 10 Dr. with carmine-red overprint reading down, all unused with original gum and light hinged, very fine (Hellas 281, 283N, 289, € 2.380). (Image)
Start Bid €250
Opening EUR 250.00
Sold...EUR 420.00
Closed..Nov-22-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 83
Lot No: 1949
Symbol: **
1927, Landscapes, Aspiotis print, the complete set of 14 values MNH, very fine (Hellas 467-480, Mi. 304-317I, € 750). (Image)
