1858 French Cérès Essay: Progressive Die Proof in Black on thin paper, imperforate with the top inscription 'ESSAI 1858' and the value tablet '00', no Control Figures on reverse. Insignificant paper clear spots in the four corners, nevertheless a desirable rarity of which are only two examples are known. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2112
Symbol: Cat No: Essay
1858 French Cérès Essay: Plate Proofs (3) in green, bistre and blue, all Imperforate with the top inscription 'ESSAI 1858' and the value tablet '00', no Control Figures on reverse, a fine and fresh group. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2114
Symbol:
Cat No: Essay
1861 French Cérès Essay without inscription: Imperforate Plate Proofs in red and blue without inscriptions in the top and bottom tablets; no control figures on reverse, fresh and fine. Note: Printed in 1861 in an attempt to improve the printing method initially developed during 1858/1859 by Désiré-Albert Barre in Paris and exhibited at the Universal Exhibition in London in 1862. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2115
Symbol: Cat No: Proof
1860/61: Final Die Proof in black on China paper, complete except for the value tablets, mounted on cardboard, some toning at top right and minor surface rubbing, marginal paper damage at lower right, otherwise fine and rare with just ten examples recorded. Cert, Brun (2016) Constantinidis (1933) ES. IV.a.rnNote: These 'empty square' Die Proofs were printed by Albert Barre. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
Opening CHF 1,000.00
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2116
Symbol:
Cat No: Proof
1860/61: Final Die Proof in black on China paper, complete except for the value tablets, thin in the top margin, otherwise fine and rare with just ten examples recorded. Signed Nicolaidès; cert Brun (2016) Constantinidis (1933) ES. IV.a. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2118
Symbol: Cat No: P5
1861: Plate Proof for the 20 l. dark blue with additional print on the reverse in light blue, good to large margins all round, in an attractive resonant shade Constantinidis (1933) 5 ES. II.6. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2119
Symbol: Cat No: P5
1861: Plate Proof for the 20 l. light blue in a block of four, double print on front, one upside down with additional print on the reverse, good to large margins all round. Constantinidis (1933) 5 ES. II.7. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 2120
Symbol: Cat No: 3
Paris Printing 1861: 5 l. in an intense deep green shade, good to large margins, unused with original gum, of superb appearance. Rare. Hellas not catalogued. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2124
Symbol: Cat No: 9/IIb
Athens Printing 1861: 1 l. chocolate, an unused example with ample to large margins all round, in a fresh vibrant shade, large part og. A most attractive example Hellas 9/IIa = € 940 / Mi = € 750. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 2125
Symbol: Cat No: 14/II var
Athens Printing 1861: 40 l. dull mauve on blue, an unused example of the fine printing, showing variety: '0' of control number partially doubled', fresh colour, good to large margins all round, without gum. Hellas 14/IIb NoI listed but unpriced. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2126
Symbol:
Cat No: 19/I
Consecutive Athens Printing 1862/67: 10 l. yellow-orange showing the rare variety: 'control numbers exchanged resulting in '01' instead of '10' from pos. 80 of the sheet of 150 subjects (Coundouros 30.4), unused with good to large margins all round. A light thin just mentioned for accuracy, an appealing example with this sought after rarity Hellas 18aNd = € 4'500 for an unused example without gum. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 2128
Symbol: Cat No: 28 var
Cleaned Plates Printing 1868/69: 40 l. mauve on blue in a block of four from pos. 113-114/123-124 of the sheet of 150 subjects with pos. 123 showing the rare variety: 'control number '0' inverted' (Coundouros 39.3), unused with even large margins all round. A light thin in pos. 114 just mentioned for accuracy, an attractive multiple with this desirable variety Hellas 28b+28bNb = € 1'600 for the variety / € 1'500 for a block of four. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 750.00
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2130
Symbol: Cat No: 29a
Cleaned Plates Printing 1868/69: 80 l. carmine in a block of four, an unused fresh and fine multiple with even large margins all round. Minor toning on reverse just mentioned for accuracy, an attractive block Hellas 29a = € 850. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2134
Symbol: Cat No: 3+6+12/Ia+13/Ia
Incoming from Austria 1862: Unpaid cover from Trieste to Calamata, endorsed "Col Vapore", struck by TRIEST despatch (July 19) cds, on arrival charged '75' lepta in red crayon and franked with 1861 Paris Printing 5 l. yellow-green and 40 l. mauve on blue in combination with 1861/62 First Athens printing 10 l. orange and 20 l. blue, a fine four-colour franking with fresh colour and good to large margins, all tied by '31' numeral of Kalmata, reverse with ATHENS transit cds. The Austrian debited the Greek postal administration "3 / 15" soldi in manuscript, for the local Trieste rate and the Lloyd' shipmail, respectively, the resulting 55 lepta plus the 20 lepta inland rate were charged to the receiver. The 10 lepta adhesive with vertical file fold and partially detached, nevertheless an appealing and interesting item. Hellas 3a+6a+12/Ia+13/Ia. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2136
Symbol: Cat No: 21a+26+27
Incoming from Austria 1870: Underpaid cover from Vienna to Zante, bearing Austria 1867 5 kr. red tied by WIEN cds, "AFF. INSUFF." handstamp alongside, on arrival charged '70' lepta in blue crayon and franked with 1862/67 Consecutive Athens printing 40 l. grey-mauve on blue and 1868/69 Cleaned plates printing 10 l. red-orange and 20 l. blue, three singles with fresh colour and overall good to large margins but 10 l. value damaged at base, all tied by ZAKYNTHOS cds (March 7). Unfranked letter at 85 lepta minus 5 kreuzer = 15 lepta, charged 70 lepta to pay. Sadly some biro markings on front panel but in spite of these imperfections a most unusual and rare mixed country four colour franking Hellas 20/Ib+26a+27a. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2138
Symbol: Cat No: 19, 21
1865 (Aug. 24): Unfranked letter from 'Messina' to 'Athens' taxed 90l and franked in Athens with 80l rose-carmine on rose paper and 10l orange on blue paper, two very well margined examples on a very fresh and attractive letter. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2139
Symbol: Cat No: 19a
Incoming from Austrian Levant Offices 1867 (Dec 4): Partially prepaid cover from Candia to Syra, bearing Austrian Levant 1864 Arms 10 s. blue, tied by CANDIA despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 542) in brownish black. Upon arrival charged with '20' lepta in blue crayon. Consecutive Athens printing 1862/67 10 l. orange in a pair shaved at right applied and tied by SYROS arrival cds (Dec 7, 67). The cover with light vertical file fold touching on Greek adhesive, nevertheless an interesting and appealing combination cover. Signed Calves Hellas 18b. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2140
Symbol: Cat No: 27
Incoming from Austrian Levant Offices 1868 (Nov 9): Partially prepaid cover from Chios to Syra, bearing Austrian Levant 1867 coarse whiskers 10 s. blue, tied by "SCIO-CESME" despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 560) in blue. Upon arrival charged with '20' lepta in blue crayon. Cleaned plates printing 1868/69 20 l. blue applied and tied by SYROS arrival cds (Nov 10, 68). The cover with light vertical file fold well away from the stamps, nevertheless an interesting and appealing combination cover. Signed Calves Hellas 27a. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2141
Symbol: Cat No: 36a
Incoming from Austrian Levant Offices 1873 (Sept 8): Partially prepaid cover from Chios to Syra, bearing Austrian Levant 1867 coarse whiskers pair 5 s. red, tied by "SCIO-CESME" despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 560) in brownish black. Upon arrival charged with '20' lepta in blue crayon. 1871/72 prinring 20 l. blue applied and tied by '67' numeral of Syros, matching SYRA arrival cds (Sept 9, 73) on reverse. The cover with light vertical file folds well away from the stamps, nevertheless an interesting and appealing combination cover. Signed Calves Hellas 35b. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2143
Symbol: Cat No: 19b+22b
Incoming from Great Britain via Italy 1869 (Aug 31): Unpaid entire letter from London to Patras, endorsed "Via Brindisi & Corfu", struck by LONDON despatch datestamp, charged upon arrival with '90' lepta in blue crayon, bearing Consecutive Athens printing 10 l. red-orange on blue and 80 l. dull carmine, fresh with overall good margins, cancelled by PATRAI arrival cds (Aug 27), reverse with BRINDISI and KERKYRA transit cds's. File fold below the franking, an interesting cover with the '20' centesimi debit to Italy noted on front, the route via the Mont-Cenis and Brindisi is the less common of the different postal routes between Greece and Great Britain. Hellas 18e+22d. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2144
Symbol: Cat No: 22a+25+26+31b
Incoming from Great Britain via France 1870 (June 2): Unpaid entire letter from Manchester to Patras, endorsed "Via Marseille & Pirée", struck by partially obscured MANCHESTER despatch cds, charged with '115' lepta in red crayon, bearing a four-colour combination from three different Athens printings with 1862/67 Consecutive 80 l. rose-carmine, 1868/69 Cleaned Plates 5 l. yellow-green and 10 l. orange plus 1870 Special 20 l. deep greyish-blue, vivid colours with overall good margins, but three stamps lightly touched, cancelled by two perfect strikes of PATRAI arrival cds (May 30), reverse with LONDON and ATHENS transit cds's. File fold and edge wear well away from the franking, an interesting and appealing cover. Hellas 22a+25a+26a+31a. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2145
Symbol: Cat No: 19a+22a
Incoming from Italian Post offices in Tunesia 1872 (June 12): Unpaid entire letter from Tunis to Athens, with the despatch date (Tounis, 31 Maios 1872, julian) given in the letter's text, obverse struck by CAGLIARI transit cds (June 13, 72), "Da Tunisi" and "coi Postali Italiani" handstamps alongside, transit cds's of PALERMO and MESSINA (June 16, 72) on reverse. Charged upon arrival with '90' lepta in red crayon, bearing 1862/67 Consecutive Athens printing 10 l. yellow-orange and 80 l. rose-carmine, vivid colours with overall fair to large margins, tied by ATHENS arrival cds (June 8) cds. File fold through the 10 lepta adhesive, also lightly touched at right, nevertheless an interesting cover from an extremely rare provenance for Greece, presumably unique. Cert. Sorani (2007) Hellas 18a+22a.rnNote: With Italian vessels from Tunis to Cagliari and further to Palermo and Messina. There the cover was transfered to a French vessel to Athens. For a further journey with an Italian or Austrian vessel the cover would have had to be transfered to Brindisi or Corfu. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2148
Symbol: Cat No: 39a+42c
Outgoing to France 1874 (Feb 10): Prepaid cover from Piraeus to Grenoble, bearing 1871/76 Meshed Paper printing 5 l. sage-green, three horizontal pairs and single 40 l. greyish magenta, fresh colours and fair to huge margins, tied by PEIRAEUS despatch cds in black, French framed PD in black and entry "GREECE 27 FEVR 74 St MICHEL AMB" cds in red alongside, GRENOBLE arrival (Feb 28) cds on reverse. File fold below one pair, this with tear at the corner's edge, nevertheless a most unusual way to pay correctly the 70 lepta single rate for a transport with a vessel of the Messageries Imperiales according to the 1866 postal convention between Greece and France. Hellas 39a+42/IIb. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2150
Symbol: Cat No: 18a+20a+21a+22a
Outgoing to Greek foreign post offices; 1862/67: Unpaid cover from Piraeus to Constantinople, struck by PIRAEUS despatch cds (March 31, 1864), charged upon arrival with 145 lepta in red crayon and franked with Consecutive Athens printing 5 l. green, 20 l. blue, 40 l. mauve and 80 l. rose-carmine, tied by "KONSTANTIN TORKIA" arrival (April 3) cds. The adhesives in fresh colours and with overall fair to large margins, filing folds well away from the appealing four-colour franking, an unusual combination to pay the Greek double rate of 40 lepta plus the shipmail rate fro a cover between 25-30 gram when traverlling with a French vessel. Hellas 17a+19a+20/Ia+22a. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2151
Symbol: Cat No: 4+6
Outgoing to Russia 1861 (Nov 7): Partially prepaid entire letter from Patras to Taganrog, bearing 1861 Paris print 10 l. orange on blue and 40 l. mauve on blue, this with 'Open Cross' variety, fresh colours and large to huge margins, tied by '9' numeral of Patras with matching PATRAI despatch cds in black and Greek PED (Paid to Foreign Destination) in red alongside, ATHENS transit cds on reverse. Two file folds, one through the 40 lepta adhesive, nevertheless a very early franked entire in the second month of the Greek adhesives, obverse shows '30' (kopeks) due upon receipt for the part of the journey from Constantinople. Cert. Holcombe (1991) Hellas 4a+6a. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Lot No: 2153
Symbol: Cat No: 147P
1906: 5l. orange, intermediate Olympics, colour proof on carton in unissued colour 52mm x 55mm, minor patina and pencil markings on reverse. Very rare. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 2154
Symbol: Cat No: 157P
1906: 5dr. gold, intermediate Olympic Games, colour proof on carton in unissued colour 68mm x 47mm, minor patina and pencil markings on reverse. Very rare. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2155
Symbol: Cat No: ex 96/157
1906: 1l. brown to 5dr. slate blue, intermediate Olympics, complete series in blocks of four with full og. 3dr. one missing perf, 3l. slightly oxydised, otherwise very fresh, also 1896 Olympics part set to 2dr. with values to 1dr. also in blocks of four. Very rare. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2156
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1861/1947: Collection with 87 large Hermes Heads and about 80 small Hermes Heads, first Olympic set 1896 at least one complete set used plus various duplication also unused, including overprints. Second Olympic issue 1906 unused (some without gum) and used, later issues quite rich and varied with e.g. a picture postcard from VATHY (Samos) 1914 to Zürich, Centenary of the Liberation 1930 used and unused, Zeppelins 1933 unused etc. All housed in one album. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2157
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Greek Naval Occupation of Dedeagatch 1913 (July 18/31g): The first provisional issue: album page with complete composite imperforate sheet of the italic issue showing one 5 l., four 10 l. and three 25 l. values printed in black, with red circular anchor Control markings, a used vertical strip of 25 l. value perf. 11½, with value altered to '20' lepta in pencil on each (dated July 23) and a cover with perf. 10 l. value on reverse mailed to Salonika (June 25) tied by Dedeagatch straight line handstamp in red. Rare.
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 2158
Symbol: Cat No: ex17/29
Incoming from France 1867/1869: Lot three unpaid letters from the same correspondence, originating from Lyon to Athens, charged upon arrival either with 132 or 90 lepta franked, taxed with two-colour or four-colour Large Hermes Heads frankings, tied by ATHENS arrival cds's. The adhesive's margins are mostly touched but nevertheless most interesting frankings. Unusual ensemble. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 250.00
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 10109
Symbol:
1932, (Okt.): 8. und 9. Südamerikafahrt 1932: Karte ab "Athen 5.X.32" vom Anschlussflug Berlin zur 8. Südamerikafahrt vom 9. bis 19. Oktober sowie eingeschriebner Brief ab "Athen 19.X.32" mit Tagesstp. von Friedrichshafen (24.10.) zur 9. Südamerikafahrt (24. Okt. bis 3. Nov.), beide mit AStp. nach Pernambuco Mi. 282a 286b = Euro 800.rn (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 10110
Symbol:
1933, (27. Mai): Italienfahrt: Eingeschriebener Brief ab Athen frankiert mit kompl. Zeppelinserie plus Zusatzfrankatur via "Roma Posta Aerea 29.V.33" nach Friedrichshafen mit rücks. AStp. vom 30. Mai. Ein sauberer Beleg Mi. 352/354 = Euro 1'000.rn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 10111
Symbol:
1933, (9. Sept.): Chicagofahrt 1933 (14. Oktober bis 2. November): Ganzsachenkarte 1 Dr. mit vorder und rücks. Frankatur ab "Athen 9.IX. 33" zugeleitet zum Anschlussflug Berlin - Friedrichshafen (Bestätigungsstp. auf der Rückseite) zur Etappe bis "Pernambuco 17.X..33",Mi. 347b = Euro 800.rn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
