Greece, 1861 Hermes 10L red orange on blue, Paris print, fine impression, "1" of "10" inverted on back, right stamp in horizontal pair, "32" dotted diamond cancels, large margins, rich vibrant color, few small thins affecting error, otherwise Very Fine, very scarce. Scott No. 7d, 7  $3,250. $0 (Image)

Greece, 1861 Hermes 20L dark blue on bluish, Athens print, coarse impression, without figures on back, faint quadrille background, top sheet margin single, Agoulinitsa "22" dotted diamond cancel, deep color, margins ample to just into framelines, small defects in lower right margin, Fine appearance, a very presentable example of this extremely rare Athens Print issue; with 1981 Holcombe certificate. Michel No. 8. Scott No. 10  $15,000. $0 (Image)

Greece, 1861 Hermes 2L dark brown on straw, Athens print, coarse impression, without gum, clear to mostly ample margins, strong bold color, small thin, otherwise Very Fine, a very rare key Athens Print issue, ex Jones, "Maximus"; with 1984 R.P.S. and 1984 Tseriotis certificates. Michel No. 10 Ia. Scott No. 9a  $6,750. $0 (Image)

Greece, 1862-64, 10L orange + 80L carmine, overlapping and tied by Patra cds's on 1867 folded letter from Manchester, England to Patras, manuscript "via Brindisi" under adhesives, with London, Brindisi & Patras backstamps, two disinfection slits; couple cover tears at right, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 19+22  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Greece, 1864 Hermes 10L yellow orange, Athens print, "10" inverted on front of stamp, the famous "Zante" error, so named after the city in which these unusual errors where used, "111" dotted diamond cancel of Zante, ample margins to in at upper left, small thin, Fine appearance, a great Greece rarity with only fifteen examples of this error are recorded, all of which are in used condition; with 193 Vlastos certificate. Scott No. 19b  $23,500. $0 (Image)

Greece, 1868 Hermes 80L rose carmine on pale rose, "80" on back inverted, dotted diamond cancel, margins ample to mostly large, rich color, small tear at right, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare control number error variety, unlisted in Scott. Scott No. 29 var.  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. According to Constantinides, this stamp was circulated in Athens and Alexandria. Very few examples are in existence. $0 (Image)

Greece, 1875 Hermes 20L Prussian blue, "20" on back inverted, Argostalion town cancel, margins ample to large with small nick into frameline at top, deep color, F.-V.F., a very rare control number error variety; with 1985 R.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 47d  $11,000. $0 (Image)

Greece, 1882 Hermes 30L dull ultramarine, "flaw to right of head", corner margin single, neat Argostalion town cancel, large margins, bold color, Superb, without a doubt one of the finest examples of this plate variety; with 1986 Holcombe certificate. Scott No. 57 var.  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Greece, 1896 (Nov. 10) Greece to Canton, Oh., cover bearing 1896, 10l slate strip of three, tied by "Zakyn?oe" cds on reverse, addressed to President McKinley in Washington D.C., New York (12.9) and Washington D.C. (12.10) arrival backstamps; file fold slightly affects strip, Fine. Scott No. 120  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Greece, Accumulation/Stock, 1861-1980, mint and used on stock pages in a binder includes Hermes heads and other earlies, then a general run of material with Air posts and other back of book including Occupation, careful inspection recommended as there is better material to be found, some duplication. Estimate  $400 - 600. $0

Greece, Cover Collection, 1840-88, over 85 covers and a few fronts mounted on pages in album; includes small section of early incoming stampless covers from France and England to Syra showing Treiste and Calais transits, nice range of franked covers with many foreign incoming and outgoing usages, 1865 Trieste to Calamata with 4-color franking, 1864 Messina, Italy to Calamata with 3-color franking, 1863 Patras to Corfu with Sc. 12+14, 1866 Constantinople to Galoxidion via Athens, some nice internal usages including 1871 Leonidion to Sparta, 1874 Partas to Treiste 3-color franking, 1867 Paris to Syros with 4-color franking, 1869 Syros to Marseille, France with 3-color frank, etc.;condition a little mixed with many nice usages throughout. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0 (Image)

Greece, Large Hermes Head Issue Collection, 1861-1900, comprehensive collection arranged on quadrille album pages in three albums; starting with a section of essays including the Barre French Ceres "Essai 1858" with "10" control number on reverse (control later used for the 10L Paris Print), other proofs including double impressions and printed on both sides, regular issues with modest to mostly moderate duplication */o the rule with a nice array of variety throughout, starting with 1861 Paris Print issues including 1L with two mint and six used singles including shade variety, 2L with mint multiple and singles in shades, 10L with "0" of "10" inverted on back (Sc 7c, cat $1,850) and without control (proof), 1861-62 Athens Print with selection of 1L issues including mint shades, 5L issue with several doubled control number variety, 10L with many 4-margin mint o.g. examples (Sc. 12, cat $600 each), 40L with mint o.g. (Sc. 14, cat $5,250) and over a dozen used examples, 1862-67 Issues with 1L with dozens of stamps including multiples, 2L with mint blocks including corner margin with control, 5L with a number of mint examples including plate variety, 10L including five examples of the "01" on back variety, 20L with plate variety and better control varieties including without control number (thins, Sc. 20f, cat $5,500), "80" on back (Sc. 20d, cat $2,450) and two examples of the double "20" on back (Scott 20e, cat $1,500 each), 80L with "8" inverted on back (Sc. 22b, cat $550), 1868 Issues with some better varieties including 40L "20" on back corrected to "40" (Sc. 28a, cat $2,750), 1870 issues with 20L "20" inverted on back (Sc. 31c, cat $675) and 20L "02" on back (Sc. 36, cat $600), 1872 Issue includes 10L with over a half dozen 10 inverted back varieties (two are rouletted) and several deep bright purple color varieties (unlisted in Scott, one with Holcombe cert.), 1875 Issue with a nice section of the 1L value with a host of shades, used strips of five and mint blocks of four, many showing plate flaw below head, 10L with various control varieties, 20L with two "2" invert on back (Sc. 47e, cat $3,000 each), 1880-82 Issues with a nice host of mint and used issues including multiples and shades, Athen 11½ unofficial perfs, 1900 surcharges with varieties including imperf between, also a section of forgeries; condition varies, a wonderful assembly of these first Greece issues. Estimate  $5,000 - 7,500. $0 (Image)