One of the Most Attractive First Issue Covers of Greece 1861 Paris Print 1L red-brown in horizontal STRIP OF FIVE (four with full margins and one touched and lightly creased) plus 5L green in STRIP OF THREE (very close to huge margins), all tied neat "19" lozenge with KARYTENA/14.OKT.61 cds alongside. A stunning cover and one of the most attractive of all the first issue covers known. Provenance: Dr. Friend (where it appeared on the front cover of the Robson Lowe catalogue in 1982 and realised CHF 11'500) and Zachariades Expertise: Cert. Tseriotis  Estimate: € 5'000 - € 8'000 (Image)

1861 Paris Print 2L bistre in strip of seven and strip of three (both with margins all around, three stamps affected by filing folds), used together on 1865 folded lettersheet from Nafpaktos (22 Oct.) to Patras. A very fine cover of the highest rarity and a showpiece for a great collection Provenance: Binos and Zachariades Expertise: Cert. Tseriotis Estimate: € 5'000 - € 8'000 (Image)

The Most Beautiful Example of Paris Print Covers 1861 Paris Print 20L blue in vertical strip of three (large to very large margins), 10 Lep and 5 Lep (also with good to large margins), all neatly tied on folded entire to Trieste by clear crisp lozenge "31" with KALAMAI/23.JAN.62 cds alongside, arrival backstamp. The colour and freshness of this cover are unsurpassed. It is acknowledged as the most beautiful of all the first issue covers, a key item for the connoisseur of gem quality classics Provenance: Emerson and Zachariades Expertise: Cert. Tseriotis  Estimate: € 5'000 - € 8'000 (Image)

Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination 1861 Paris Print 40L mauve on blue in pair (large even margins) and single in combination with First Athens 10L pair of extremely coarse printing with very pronounced yellow wash, all tied to 1861 cover from Athens to Genova paying the 100L rate. Very fine pairs of the 40L are very rare on cover and the whole combination is fabulous, a most beautiful and extremely rare showpiece for the postal history exhibit. Expertise: Cert. Tseriotis Provenance: Maximus and Zachariades Estimate: € 3'000 - € 5'000 (Image)

RARE BLOCK OF FOUR ON COVER 1861-62 First Athens (coarse) print 5L deep yellow green in block of four cancelled by "33" lozenge on 1862 (Nov 19) small folded lettersheet from Gytheion to Athens, minor faults, very fine and rare multiple with only two known blocks on cover Provenance: Zachariades Expertise: Cert. Tseriotis  Estimate: € 4'000 - € 6'000 (Image)

IMPRESSIVE FIVE COLOUR FRANKING 1862-67 Second Athens Print 20L deep dark blue used together with same issue 1L, 2L, 5L and 80L (2), all with clear to good margins, on 1867 folded entire from Marseilles to Athens (arr. 20 April), paying the 188L rate, the 20L is affected by filing fold, a very fine and attractive 5-colour combination Provenance: Holcombe and Zachariades Expertise: Cert. Tseriotis  Estimate: € 3'000 - € 5'000 (Image)

1849-1954 Group of 64 covers/postcards/stationery, much diversity including used parcel cards, large Hermes heads, illustrated stationery, military. mixed frankings, Crete, airs etc. (Image)

1886-91 Mainly used collections / accumulations of Small Hermes Heads in a large blue stockbook containing some used blocks incl. 25L indigo blk of six, 5L two blocks of ten, mint blocks, plus 24 covers mostly the 25L blue and 25L purple (addresses partly removed), also more than 2000 used singles showing array of values, shades, postmarks, mostly good to fine, a wonderful lots for the specialist

1876 Cover front from Constantinople to Trieste, carried by the Austrian Lloyd Agenzia and franked 10s tied LLOYD AGENZIA/CONSTANTINOPOLI cds, with attractive circular HELLENIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co. CONSTANTINOPLE cachet in blue, v.fine strike, scarce (Image)

1900-02 Mint selection with 1900 "AM" imperf. and perf set and 1902 Hermes set (5L & 25L mnh), two or three with toned gum, mostly fine (Image)