1897 unaccepted designs, 20L bicolor essays, se-tenant sheetlet of three showing different designs including Hermes and Liberty seated, produced by H.Douchet, with engraver's imprint at bottom, v.f. and rare (Image)

Est.US$750

1897 unaccepted designs, 2d bicolor essays, horizontal se-tenant pair showing two different designs including Hermes and Liberty seated, produced by H.Douchet, with engraver's imprint at bottom, v.f. and rare (Image)

Est.US$500

1897 unaccepted designs, 60L bicolor essays, horizontal se-tenant pair showing two different designs including Hermes and Liberty seated, produced by H.Douchet, with engraver's imprint at bottom, v.f. and rare (Image)

Est.US$500

1897 unaccepted designs, 40L-10Dr bicolor essays, an incredible assembly of 11 different sheetlets of four, showing numerals and latheworks, some double and inverted, others with compound values, each with engraver's name at bottom, couple of minor stains, generally fine-v.f., very rare (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1899 1m green, horizontally laid paper, with gum, block of 16, four violet control handstamps, fine-v.f., rare multiple (Cat No. 10) (Image)

Est.US$500

1899 1m green, horizontally laid paper, block of four with violet control handstamp, tied on back of a small cover by four Rethymnon departure handstamps, v.f. (Cat No. 10) (Image)

Est.US$500

1899 small cover used locally, franked with horizontal pair of 1m green, wove paper, tied by straight-line Rethymnon departure pmks, fine (Cat No. 10E) (Image)

Est.US$500

1899 2m black, laid paper, violet control handstamp, tied by Rethymnon straight-line departure pmk on cover to Heraklion, with 21 Oct 99 arrival pmk on back, filing folds, cover refolded, some toning, signed Holcombe (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Est.US$500

1899 2m black, wove paper, violet control handstamps, block of 14 (7x2), n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 11E) (Image)

Est.US$250

1899 2m black, wove paper, violet control handstamp, tied by Rethymnon straight-line departure pmk on cover with Flag handstamp at upper left, filing fold away from the stamp, fine, signed Bloch (Cat No. 11E) (Image)

Est.US$500

1899 2m blue, printed on both sides, one double, one inverted, imperforate block of four, v.f. (Cat No. 36var) (Image)

Est.US$150