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DWI: "PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC2), good strike on entire letter from St. Croix with adjacent Danish "CHRISTIANSTED 12 5 1862" to South Zorra, West Canada, endorsed "Via Halifax", paid with 4 c. inland postage and "pd 4 d." British postage to Halifax, transported via "ST. GEORGES MY 18 1862", on reverse also transit mark of Quebec and arrival mark of May 31; on front marked "unpaid 5" which was applied to part paid letters. A very interesting and rare letter with light patina, one of the few recorded carried by open mail

1872, 10 lepta orange and 20 lepta blue with good to large margins around, tied by cds. "KONSTANTINOPEL 17.1.76" to letter sheet to Syros with arrival postmark, fine, certificate Simmermacher BPP (1993)

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1861/1935, approval booklet with some better material

1861/1881, Large Hermes Heads, postal history group of sixteen items, wide range of frankings and printings represented, typical mixed margins, with single frankings of the 20 l. (x6) and 40 l. (x2), three-colour franking on 1875 cover to Trieste, appealing four and five colour frankings, 1 l. strip of five (on stamp torn) on newspaper, etc, condition varies, but a useful group.

1861/1895, Hermes Head study, mint and used, organized in a stockbook, over three hundred stamps, with the vast majority of the emphasis being on the Large Hermes Heads, beginning with 1861 Paris Print and progressing through subsequent printings, these later printings with more duplication within denominations, some slightly mixed condition but a much fresher lot overall than typically found in such holdings, largely fine or better, with potential for postmark interest, ideal for further study of these complex classic issues.

1871 (16 Sep), cover to Pireo, Greece, franked with 80 c. lilac of Italy, tied by segmented grid cancel and postmarked with Messina c.d.s. despatch, handstamped ‘Affrancatura / Insufficiente’, "50” due in red manuscript, affixed with 10 l. orange and 40 l. lilac on blue, tied by Pireo c.d.s., back flap remove, repaired tear at top, a scarce mixed franking.

1861-2, 1l chocolate, 2l olive bistre, 5l yellow green, and 80l rose Paris Print, and 20l blue Athens Print, typical mixed markings, all tied to piece by "1” dotted lozenge of Athens, two stamps further tied by partial Paris c.d.s., some wrinkles, the 20l somewhat toned, but a striking five-colour franking.

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1861, 5 l. yellow green on greenish paper, horizontal strip of four, cancelled with ‘26’ dotted lozenge, margins touched in places and slightly into design at foot, but an uncommon multiple.

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1868 (December 28), folded letter from Kerkyra (Corfu) to Pisa, franked with slightly overlapping 1862/7 5l, 20l, and 40l singles, mostly large margins, tied by ‘106’ dotted lozenge cancels, Kerkyra c.d.s. alongside, framed ‘Piroscafi Postali Italiani’ ship mail handstamp, backstamped with Brindisi and Pisa c.d.s., horizontal fold, else a fine three-colour franking.

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1868/9, 8 l. rose, horizontal strip of five, ample to large margins on two sides, touched to into design slightly on others, cancelled by five strikes of Athens c.d.s., lovely bright colour, attractive.

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1849 ca., KANDIYA KALESI 1265 (CASTLE OF CANDIA) all arabic negative cancellation on official cover to YERAPETRA, unrecorded on card or cover, few unimportant crease and flaw at border, otherwise fine, an Ottoman forerunner rarity and very important Crete / Greece Postal History
 

1866, 3 unpaid letters, one forwarded from Bergos via Syroz Island with tax mark ‘15’, one Kalamata via Athens with tax mark ‘20' and Syroz island with tax mark ‘28', all with additional manuscript taxes and content sent to C.S. Triest with arrivals on reverse, unusual and fine 

1891, TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I SALHURA (Coles-W. no.31) on 20 Para postal stationery card, vertical bend and light spots, very clear strike and scarce Greece forerunner!

1893, Telegramme ottoman cancelled "BUREAU DES POSTES & TELEGRAPHES MONT ATHOS", fold and tiny toned, some crease, otherwise fine and very clear

1905, "NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA FLORIO RUBATTINO AGENZIA DI SALONICCO" scarce circle forwarding agent cachet NAVIGAZIONE GEN.LE ITALIANA FLORIO RUBATTINO in blue on reverse of cover from SALONIQUE with turkish franking 1 pia. blue to Palermo with arrival mark 6/4/05, border tiny toned and flaw, otherwise fine. Attractive Italy & Turkey ship mail

1896, KERKYRA 5/3, German Reich 10 Pfg postal stationery reply part, written in Corfu and clearly cancelled to Guben with arrival postmark 21/3/96, fine and unusual

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1908, STANKEUI 11/10/908 (Island of Kos) on postcard bearing Turkey 20 pa. red to Smyrna with arrival mark, a very late usage of the 20 pa. 1901 issue which proves how low the volume of mail was on this island at that time, fine

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1912, IOANINNA and PREVESA each clearly cancelled on company imprint cover with 2 x 20 l. blue and 20 l. blue, transit cancellations on reverse, slight traces of transport, otherwise fine

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1919, Turkey 5 pia. on cover from BANDIRMA with Greek censor's label with frame "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΤΑΤ. ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ ΠΑΝΟΡΜΟΣ" and censor's cancellation "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΤΡΑΤ. ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ ΤΜΗΜΑ" 1ον" (Hellenic Military Censorship, 1st Section) with signature in good condition, tear at top left, otherwise fine and scarce

EGYPT: "ALEXANDRIA 25 APR 78”, c.d.s. clear on Large Hermes Head 30 lepta brown, clear to large margins, on entire bank letter to Athens, with additional strike alongside. Very fine and scarce.

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