1835: Entire letters (2) both from the same correspondence from Patras to Zante, both toasted for disinfection, one struck with fine circular PATRAS despatch cds with wreath in black, reverse with hooded 'Zante' datestamp of receipt (Nov 2) in black, second entire with fair strike of circular ISOLA DI ZANTE handstamp in black. (Image 1) (Image)

1861 (Oct): Paris print 1 l. brown, an unused horizontal pair in a fine deep shade, clear margins all round, positions 11-12, note upper frame break in right hand stamp, fresh and fine, large part og. Signed Calves, A. Diena Mi = € 1'100+. (Image 1) (Image)

1861 (Oct): Paris print 5 l. green on greenish, an unused example with good even margins and of fine fresh colour, position 43 showing 'Scratch at neck', large part og. A scarce and attractive stamp Hellas 3a = € 1'000+/Mi = € 750+. (Image 1) (Image)

1861 (Oct): Paris print 10 l. yellow-orange on blued paper, large CF, a fine used horizontal pair with ample to large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at base, positions 139-140, cancelled by "67" numeral of Syros. A fine pair Hellas 4b = € 1'100+/Mi = € 1'400+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Mail from Greek Offices in the Levant 1868: Extraordinary cover at seven times the 45 lepta rate by French ship, franked at 315 lepta and mailed from Constantinople to Athens bearing 1862/67 5 l. green, 10 l. bright orange on blued, 20 l. blue, 40 l. dull mauve on grey-blue and three 80 l. carmine all tied by dotted '95' numeral handstamps with 'Constantinople' cds of despatch (Feb 28) above and oval Greek PD alongside. Reverse with Piraeus transit cds (March 1). Refolded to improve appearance but a splendid and very rare five colour franking, the sole known usage of a seven times rate cover from Constantinople's Greek Post Office. Illustrated in 'Les Tarifs Hellêniques' on page 154. Signed Proschold. Cert. Tseriotis (2011). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1862/67: Second Athens 40 l. deep mauve on blue paper, a fine unused example with very large margins all round, of fresh colour, without gum. Opinion Tseriotis (2017) Hellas 20/Ib = € 480/Mi = € 500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1868/69: Cleaned Plates 5 l. green on greenish, a fine horizontal strip of four (positions 95-96-97-98) with large margins all round but two with small stains at top, used on 1870 entire letter to Chalkis tied by EKOPELOS / 85 datestamps in black. A scarce and most attractive franking. Hellas 25a. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1867/69: Cleaned Plates 10 l. orange on greenish paper, the used selection (7), all with Control Figure varieties on four margin examples: CF widely spaced with '0' inverted (Hellas 26cNbNk); position 5 with CF both inverted (Hellas 26aNc); position 54 with uneven CF and '0' inverted; position 60 with figure '1' double; positions 115 aand 139 each with CF '1' inverted and position 147 with CF double. A scarce group. (Image 1) (Image)

1867/69: Cleaned Plates 20 l. sky-blue, an unused example, position 4, clear margins all round, CF figure '0' in verted, fresh and fine, unused without gum. A rare stamp Hellas 27a = € 1'300/Mi = € 1'100. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1867/69: Cleaned Plates 40 l. greyish mauve on blued paper, position 127, used example with close margins, showing variety "Control Figure 20, corrected to 40" error. Rare Hellas 28aNf = € 2'300. (Image 1) (Image)

1871/72: 5 l. green on greenish, a fine vertical strip of three from right of sheet (positions 130/140/150) and pair of 20 l. blue, ample to touched margins, used on 1872 cover from Mesolonghi to Trieste at 55 lepta rate (this rate applied to Trieste only from 1867), tied by numeral "40" lozenge of dots in black. Reverse with Patras, Kerkyra and Triest cds's in black. Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1871/72: 20 l. blue on bluish, three examples margins large to touched in places, overlapping very fine single 40 l. salmon on greenish, all tied to 1872 cover to Taganrog endorsed 'Via Vienna' by 'Zakynthos' cds's in black. Taganrog arrival cds on front and reverse with Kerkyra cds, Triest oval datestamp and Russian 'Postal Wagon 47-48' TPO cds. One stamp crossed by fole fold but a scarce cover Hellas 35a+36b. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1871/72: 40 l. yellowish bistre on greenish, position 29, good margins all round, minute inclusion in bottom margin well away from frameline, of excellent colour for this scarce stamp, hinge remnant large part og. Hellas 36c = € 770/Mi = € 750. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1872/76: 10 l. red-orange, a fine unused example of excellent colour, large margins all round, unused without gum. A very fine stamp. Signed Holcombe Hellas 40b = € 800/Mi = € 900. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880/86: 1 l. red-brown on yellowish with single and two horizontal pairs, with 10 l. orange pair, margins large to touched in places, used on attractive 1883 cover to Brandenburg, all tied by neat strikes of Athens datestamps (Oct 30) in black. Reverse with Brindisi transits (14/11) and Brandenburg arrival cds. A charming cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1901: 30 l. on 40 l. greyish-violet, corner marginal pair, perf. 11½ vertically, imperforate between stamp and margin, used on registered cover to Constantinople cancelled by Piraeus cds. Reverse with British and French P.O. in Constantinople datestamps (May 20). A very scarce issue on letter. Signed Holcombe. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1900 (Sept-Oct): 40 l. on 2 l. rose-bistre, 1871-76 printing, a fine unused example with large margins all round, variety "1½ mm. spacing", superb large part og. Cert. Zeis (1996) Hellas 156Ba = unpriced. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1900: Unissued 5 dr. on 40 l. deep bright violet on blued, perf. 11½, imperforate between horizontal pair, a few nibbed perfs. but fresh and very fine, large part og. Hellas 164B = € 1'200+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1900 (Sept-Oct): 5 d.r. on 40 lepta lilac on blued, a superb corner marginal block of four, perf. 11½ x imperforate between vertically and horizontally, positions 9-10/19-20 on the sheet with position 20 showing 4 mm. spacing, tiny nick in top sheet margin and couple of blunted perfs. not affecting appeareance, fresh and very fine, large part og. Mi = € 600+/Hellas 164= € 600+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1900 (Sept-Oct): 5 dr. on 40 l. grey-mauve on blued, imperforate, a superb unused block of four, large margins all round and marginal at left (positions 121-122/131-132), fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Hellas = € 600+/Mi = € 480+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1934 (Dec 10): Athens Stadium, 8 dr. deep blue, perf. 11½, a fine unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet, fresh and veryy fine, unmounted og. Mi = € 880. (Image 1) (Image)

1935 (Nov 1): 4 dr. brown, a superb unused corner block of four from top right of sheet, variety "Imperforate", fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare Hellas 527b = € 4'000/Mi = € 4'400. (Image 1) (Image)

1933: Bari Exhibition, the 1926 Airmail set of four overprinted in red, in unused blocks of four. Unissued due to Greek Government complaints, each stamp with Control underprint in black, the 2 d. block with a slight trace of black presumably from the Control underprint from the sheet above, otherwise all fresh and of fine appearance, unmounted og. Rare, with just 950 sets printed Hellas A1A/A4A = € 8'000. (Image 1) (Image)

1933 (Oct 10): 'Aeroespresso' Airmail set of seven printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, the marvellous set of seven Imperforate, all marginal examples, fresh and very fine, superb og. Rare and most attractive set, with just one imperforate sheet of each value printed: thus only 100 sets can exist Hellas A8a/A14a = € 3'500. (Image 1) (Image)

1933 (Nov 2): 'Government' Airmail 5 d. blue, a fine unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate", fresh and fine, minor gum wrinkle, large part og. Rare. Signed Kessler Hellas A18c = unpriced/Mi = unpriced. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)