Worldwide Stamps and Covers Greece Large Hermes Heads » 1861-62 First Athens Coarse P
Sale No: 20DE
Lot No:40076
Symbol:F
Cat No:13+12+10
Large Hermes Heads » 1861-62 First Athens Coarse Printing. 40 Lep, mauve, 20 Lep, Prussian blue with intense yellow cast, and 5 Lep, green, coarse provisionals, all with large to huge margins, and tied by dotted "67", on a 1862 single weight prepaid cover from Syros to Constantinople, by Austrian steamer, adjacent are Syros dispatch cds (6-7-1862) and red P.O. on reverse shows late usage of "Constantinopolis" pre-adhesive canceller, superb and very rareProvenance: Vlavianos (Image)