1861 Paris Print 1L pale chocolate-brown, mint marginal block of four, some usual gum creases at right affecting one stamp only, a very fine & rare unused multiple (Image)

1861 Paris Print 2L Bistre in complete sheet of 150, separated in the middle and rejoined, a few small faults, the only surviving complete sheet of any Paris print value, an outstanding and impressive exhibition showpiece, ex Maximus (Image)

1862-67 Second Athens Print: 1L Brown-chocolate, mint block of 50 with sheet margins on three sides, usual marginal faults and creasing, very fine & attractive multiple (Image)

1863 (Sep 9) Incoming lettersheet sent unfranked from the UK with 80L and 10L Hermes Heads applied on arrival by Syros cds, with despatch, Paris, French paquebot and arrival cds, one 80L faulty otherwise fine (Image)

1868 (May 22) Entire to Greece with 10s tied Meteline cds with 40L Hermes Head added on arrival tied by Syros cds, crease affecting 40L, a little soiling, otherwise fine (Image)

1875-80 Printed on Cream paper 10L Orange used strip of three with vivid colour, middle stamp showing control figures “00 instead of 10,” very fine and scarce (Image)

1896 Olympics 10L to 40L selection of 18 with “SYSTHMENON” (registered) cancels, showing a variety of different hs, incl. 3 pairs, mixed condition (Image)

1926 3d “Patakonia” pane of 3 + blank label, nh, very fine, signed (Hellas A2a, € 150) (Image)

1851-1962, 105 Covers/postal stationery & picture postcards, much of note from pre-stamp, cancels, airs, military, telegraphs (Est. CHF 300/400) (Image)

1861-77, Balance of the Solferino collection showing better covers & stamps, noted 2L Olive-Bistre strip of five used together with First Athens 10L on 1862 cover, very fine franking of the greatest rarity, signed Tseriotis, ex Maximus, 20L Ultramarine, good to large even margins with control figures in PRUSSIAN BLUE (so-called “Syros error”) tied on large piece by “Syra 11 JUN 77” cds, very fine, ex Binos, cert. Tseriotis, 10L Red-Orange, vertically BISECTED (defective at the bottom) used together with two 20L Deep Blue (same issue, faults), tied to cover from Levadia (11.1.1874) to Syros, with Athens and Syra bs, ex Photiades & Maximus, Hellas 29b 80L Carmine mint bottom sheet marginal BLOCK OF TWENTY, separated into blocks of sixteen and four, control hs at back, superb and very rare, Hellas 29a 80L Rose-carmine, mint bottom sheet marginal BLOCK OF SEVENTY, very rare, etc., enormous retail potential (Est. CHF 10’000/20’000) (Image)

1861-1886, An extensive and valuable reference collection with almost all stamps of the Large Hermes Heads well represented from the 1861 Paris Prints to the 1880-86 Cream Paper issues, mostly single stamps unused and used, showing useful shades, control figure varieties, some mint and used multiples incl. pairs, strips and blocks, generally in much above average condition (620+ stamps) (Est. CHF 7’000/10’000) (Image)

1861-1932, Mint & used old-time collection on pages comprising a fascinating study on LARGE HERMES HEAD with shades, see web (Est. CHF 800/1’400) (Image)

1861-1990, Mint & used stock with better values and sets, ideal for retail (Est. CHF 500/1’000)

1881-1900 Group of 5 mint multiples including Small Hermes heads 40L purple mint block of 4 and 25L marginal blue pair, 1900 1d on 40L imperf between pair, mostly fine (Est. CHF 150/200) (Image)

1873 Folded lettersheet to Syra franked Austrian Levant 10so bearing ‘CANDIA 17.11’ cds in combination with Greece 10L bearing dotted numeral 67, at back SYROS arrival marking, filing crease in middle not affecting postmarks or adhesives, very fine franking and postmarks (Image)

1943 Set of 8 values 10c, 25c, 50c and Airs 50c each with red and black boxed handstamp overprint ‘ELLAZ 2.X.43’, never hinged, quite scarce as most are only in small print runs, cert. Colla, some signed Diena, Sassone € 1’840 (Image)

1851 Entire from the Greek P.O. in Constantinople to Siros with green despatch cds and arrival bs, disinfection slit, minor soiling (Image)

1864 Entire to Greece from the Greek P.O. in Constantinople with 5L, 20L and 40L tied by “95” dotted numerals, despatch cds adjacent and Syros arrival bs, minor soiling, attractive 3-colour franking (Image)

1905 Registered cover franked at back 1pi blue (strip of 3) bearing blue FLORINA 24.5.05 cds alongside Salonicco transit and London arrival marking, scarce postmark (Image)