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Lot# 3524 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 3524 Greece

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    1861/81: Large Hermes Heads collection in delightful quality, with Paris Print 1 lep. chocolate used (12) including a fine horizontal pair and usage on Newspaper banner (Oct 11, 1861) from Lamia; 2 l. olive-bistre used (12), 5 l. green (10) incl. a horizontal pair, 10 l. orange on blued used (8), 20 l. blue on bluish used (8) incl. a horizontal pair with '74' lozenge, 40 l. mauve on blued used (12), 80 l. carmine used (18) incl. a pair; 1861/62 First Athens provisional 20 l. blue without Control figures, a fine appearing example with small closed tear cancelled in Athens (Gi 10 / Mi. 8 = € 13'000), 5 l. green on greenish used (16), 10 l. orange on blue (4) incl. a horizontal pair, 20 l. blue used (9) incl. one an extraordinarily deep shade, 40 l. mauve on blued used (6); 1862/67 Second Athens 1 l. brown used (20) incl. single on Newspaper illustrated banner (cert. Holcombe) and on piece with 20 l. and 80 l. (cert. RPSL), 2 l. yellow-bistre used (23), 5 l. green on greenish used (16) incl a strip of three cancelled '7', 10 l. orange on blued unused with gum (5) all are fine and used (17) incl. two pairs, 20 l. blue unused and used (7), 40 l. mauve on blued unused with og., and used (12), 80 l. carmine (21) used incl. vertical and horizontal pairs and one or two 1st Athens printings; Cleaned Plates 1867/69 1 l. used (5), 2 l. used, 5 l. used (2), 10 l. used (5), 20 l. blue on blued used (7) incl. a pair and a strip of four (cert. RPSL), 40 l. used (4) incl. one with extremely rare "20 corrected to 40" numeral error (cert. RPSL, Hellas = € 2'300), 80 l. carmine-rose used (3), 1870/71 German workmen printing 1 l. unused and used, 20 l. used (6), Cleaned Plates 1870/71 1 l. used (2), 2 l. in sheet marginal used pair, 5 l. used (5) incl. a strip of four, 20 l. blue used (5) incl. a pair, 40 l. salmon on greenish used (10) and 80 l. used (3); 1872/75 thin paper 5 l. green (4), 10 l. orange with CF inverted used and 25 further examples with CF figure varieties including multiples, 20 l. deep blue on blued used (4) and blue on blued (6), 40 l. used (3); generally fine for these delicate issues, useful cancellation interest throughout, a choice collection (322 items) Mi = € 50'000+.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold