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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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1896, 1 l. brown, complete sheetlet of 25 with complete sheet margins, MNH, very fine and rare (Mi. 96, Hellas 109). (Image)

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1896, 10 l. grey, complete sheetlet of 25 sheet margins at all sides, MNH,very fine and very rare (Mi. 99, Hellas 112). (Image)

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1896, 1l.+2l.+5l.+10l. 1896 Olympic Games ovpt "SPECIMEN", without gum, rare (Hellas 109/112). (Image)

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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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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)

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1896, 40 l. Olympic issue used with the very rare "ATHENAI 9, 13 JOUL. 1896"; very fine (Mi.102, Hellas 115). (Image)

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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)

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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)

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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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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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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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)

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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)

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