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  • Lot# : 846 Greece

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    1839: Cover sent registered to Naphlion struck on front with PATRAS wreathed datestamp in black with exceptional early strike of Greek straight line REGISTERED handstamp in red. Rated on reverse in manuscript '45+45=90' lepta, with Naphlion arrival cds in black. Exceptional and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 847 Greece

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    1833/56: Covers (5) with 1836 printed entire ex Naphlion to Athens, 1850 entire to Patras cancelled undated circular 'Corinth' in blue, incoming cover prepaid from Malta etc.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 848 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 1 Proof
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    1861: Paris Printing 1 lepta deep brown, a superb imperforate Proof, excellent vivid colour and impression, large margins all round. Signed Holcombe.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 849 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1861: Paris Printing 1 lepta deep red  brown,a fine mint example with ample to large margins all round, large part og Mi = EUR 550.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 850 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 4
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    1861: Paris Printing 10 lepta orange on blued, a fine used example with clear to ample margins on all sides, neatly cancelled by dotted '9' numeral in black Mi = EUR 700.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 851 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 18+28
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    1872 (Nov 26): Cover from Patras to Trieste franked by overlapped Large Hermes 1862/67 5 l. green on greenish (3) and single 1867/69 40 l. mauve on blued paper, trimmed at base, cancelled by PATRAS datestamps in black. Red framed 'PD' at base and reverse with Kerkyra (Nov 28) and Triest cds. A few file folks including one which touches the 40 lepta.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 852 Greece

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    1890 (March 12): Large Hermes 10 l. stationery card sent registered to Brussels and up-rated with Small Hermes imperforate 5 l. green and 10 l. orange tied by 'Patras' cds. Framed registered 'Brindisi' transit and Brussels arrival (March 17) all on front of a scarce card.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 853 Greece

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    1892 (June 9): Large Hermes 10 lepta red on grey postal stationery card, sent registered to Santo Domingo with Small Hermes 10 lepta orange (2) in differing shades cancelled by Athens datestamps. Registered label at left and London transit with violet arrival cds (June 17) also on front of a rare card to a seldom encountered destination.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 854 Greece

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    1892 (Oct 15): 10 lepta blue on buff postal stationery card, a fine used example cancelled by oval JOHN MACXDOWALL & BARBOUR Hellenic Steam Navigation Co. cachet in blue, further strike on reverse with Piraeus cds. Scarce and most attractive card.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 855 Greece

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    1892: Cover to Austria at 25 lepta rate, franked on front with Small Hermes imperforate 1 lepta brown: single, two pairs and a strip of five, and on reverse with a fine block of 15, the front cancelled by 'Piraeus' datestamps in black, the block on reverse all cancelled TRIESTE handstamps six times in black. A delightful and very unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 857 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 88
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    1901: Turkey 20 pa. rose red used on reverse of cover from Adramyttion to Constantinople cancelled by bold strike of circular P. M. KOURTZI & Co. cachet of the Aegean Steam Navigation Co. in Adramyttion in blue. Fine and most unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 858 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 412+474/476
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    1933 (Jan 18): Greece 2 d. 40 l. green on greyish postal stationery reply card mailed back to Athens under registered post, franked by Greece 1927 2 d. on 5 d and Germany 1928 8 pf., 1932 Nothilfe 4+2 pf., 6+4 pf. and 12+3 pf. all tied by'Hamborn' cds's. Registration label and arrival below. Most unusual and colourful card.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 859 Greece

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    1918 (Dec 29): Illustrated French 'Franchise Militaire' stationery letter-card showing biplane at lower left, cancelled by VOLOS dataestamp in black. A most unusual card, the Greek Airforce flew as part of the French Air Command. Ex collection Bill Robertson.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 860 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 300/303
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    1926 (Nov 1): Registered cover carried on First A.E.I. Flight from Athens to Constantinople bearing various adhesives and the newly issued Airmail set of four values, all tied by 'Athens 1-Nov-26' datestamps in black with violet Airmail cachet and registration label at left. File fold not detracting from appearance of a rare cover - just 2 items of mail were carried on this Flight. Ex collection Bill Robertson Cat Hellas 23/i = Unpriced.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 861 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 301+302+204
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    1926 (Nov 12): Cover carried on the third flight between Athens and Constantinople, with 5 dr. red and newly issued Airmail 3 d. and 5 d. values tied initially by 'Athens 12-Dek-26' datestamps in error, altered below with 'Athens 12-Noe-26' correct datestamp. Istanbul arrival on reverse and violet Airmail cachet at left. Scarce: with two copies of similar covers. Just 26 covers carried. Ex collection Bill Robertson Cat Hellas 23B/ii = Unpriced.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 862 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 301+310
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    1929 (Aug 20): Cover carried on 'Island Hopping' Flight from Patras to Galata, Istanbul franked by Corinth 80 l. and Airmail 3 dr. tied by 'Patras 20 Aug 29' datestamps in black with 'Dia Aeroexpresso' cachet in red below. Galata cds on reverse. A scarce Flight with just 28 covers carried. Ex collection Bill Robertson Cat. Hellas 54C.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 863 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 300/303+338
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    1930: Covers (2) sent airmail to Vienna, one franked by complete set of four 1930 Airmails tied by Athens Airport datestamps, scond cover with Airrmail 1930 2 l. and 3 l. with definitive 1930 4 d. blue used from Piraeus.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 864 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 355/357+201
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    1935 (Aug 30): Last Flight by A.E.I. on Athens-Istanbul route, franked by 80 l. brown pair and 1933 Airmail 50 l., 1 d. and 3 d. all tied by 'Athens 30.VIII.35' cds's, also tying airmail label. Very few flown, a fresh and very fine cover. Ex collection Bill Robertson. Cat. Hellas 357 = EUR 500.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 865 Greece

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    Catalogue# : I
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    1913 (Oct 16):  Impressed 1 pi. blue with 'Provisional Government' inscription on wove envelope, size 23 x 37 mm., used to Paris with bold strike of negative DEDEAGATSCH handstamp well struck in red. Taxed with French Post Office 'DEDEAGH' cds in blue and triangular 'T' marking at left. Reverse with Salonique and Paris (Oct 26) arrival cds's. File fold but very rare - mailed just a few days after issue.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 866 Greece

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    Catalogue# : I
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    1913 (Oct 15):  Impressed 1 pi. blue with 'Provisional Government' inscription on wove envelope, stamp size 23 x 37 mm., used with negative XANTHI handstamp in red, mailed to Dedeagatsch with DEDEAGATSCH negative seal handstamp of arrival on reverse and French P.O. DEDÉAGH transit cds (Oct 15) in blue on front. Usual file fold but very scarce. Ex collection S. Kuyas.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 867 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1913 (Oct 2):  Impressed 1 pi. bright blue with 'Autonomous Government' inscription on wove envelope, size 23 x 37 mm., used to Constantinople cancelled by fine strike of XANTHI (Isketche) negative seal handstamp in red. Reverse with Constantinople machine cancel of arrival. A rare and very early usage.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 868 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1913 (Sept 28):  Impressed 1 pi. blue with 'Autonomous Government' inscription on wove envelope, size 23 x 37 mm., used with bold strike of negative DEDEAGATSCH handstamp in black with DIMETOKA cds of receipt at lower left. Extremely scarce and a very early usage of the 'Autonomous' issue.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 869 Greece

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    Catalogue# : I
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    1913 (Nov 1):  Impressed 1 pi. blue with 'Provisional Government' inscription on wove envelope, size 23 x 37 mm., used with bold strike of negative DEDEAGATSCH handstamp in black, mailed via French P.O. with DEDÉAGH cds (Nov 1) and bilingual LOVETCH (Bulgaria) with bilingual arrival cds (Oct 25, old style). Sensibly opend for Exhibit display, scarce and most unusual. Ex collection S. Kuyas.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 870 Greece

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    Catalogue# : I
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    1913 (Oct 1):  Impressed 1 pi. blue with 'Provisional Government' inscription on wove envelope, size 23 x 37 mm., used to Constantinople with bold strike of negative XANTHI handstamp well struck in red. Reverse with red sender's cachet, Pera and Constantinople arrival (Oct 10) in black. File fold but very rare - mailed just a few days after issue.

    Note: Both Michel and Stanley Gibbons catalogues are erroneous-the size of the impressed stamps are 23 x 37 mm, Karamitsos (Volume III, 2012) correctly describes these complicated issues more thoroughly and accurately.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 871 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 2
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    1913 (Nov 5):  Impressed 2 pi. violet, two examples, each with 'Autonomous Government' inscription on large wove envelope, stamp size 23 x 37 mm., used with bold strike of negative DEDAGATSCH handstamp in black, mailed to Constantinople with 'Galata' arrival cds and machine cancel of Constantinople (Nov 5) at base, Scarce and attractive usage. Ex collection S. Kuyas.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 872 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 1+2
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    1913 (Oct 30):  Impressed 1 pi. blue with 'Autonomous Government' inscription on wove envelope, size 23 x 37 mm., used with bold strike of negative GUMÜLCINE handstamp in black with 'Galata' arrival cds (Oct 30) below; also a 2 pi. violet usage with two strikes of negative DEDAGATSCH handstamp in black with 'Sirkedji' arrival (Oct 20) on reverse. The latter with some staining but fine in-period usages.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 873 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 1+2
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    1913 (Oct 23):  Impressed 1 pi. bright blue and 2 pi. bright violet with 'Autonomous Government' inscription, cut-outs used on decorative cover to Aidin each tied by GUMÜLCINE negative seal handstamps in black. Reverse with 'Aidin (Gare)' arrival datestamp (Oct 23) in black. File fold but a scarce and most unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 874 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 1+2
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    1913 (Oct 30):  Impressed 1 pi. blue and 2 pi. violet, each with 'Autonomous Government' inscription on wove envelope, stamp size 23 x 37 mm., used with bold strike of negative DEDAGATSCH handstamp in black, sent registered to Constantinople with 'Galata' arrival cds (Oct 30) below. Usual file fold but scarce. Ex collection S. Kuyas.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 875 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 1+2
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    1913 (Oct):  Impressed 1 pi. blue and 2 pi. violet, each with 'Autonomous Government' inscription on wove envelopes, stamp size 23 x 37 mm., the 1 pi blue envelope cancelled negative GUMÜLCINE handstamp, the 2 pi. violet used with bold strike of negative DEDAGATSCH handstamp in black. Both covers ex collection S. Kuyas.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 876 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 1+2
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    1913 (Oct 30):  Impressed 1 pi. blue and 2 pi. violet, each with 'Autonomous Government' inscription on wove envelope, stamp size 23 x 37 mm., used with bold strike of negative DEDAGATSCH handstamp in black, mailed to Constantinople with 'Galata' arrival cds on reverse and Constantinople (Nov 5) machine cancel below. Scarce. Ex collection S. Kuyas.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 877 Greece

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    1919: Cards (2) mailed back to Greece with Dec 1919 card showing Smyrna cds and circular cachet of 'Greek Naval Air Unit'  and April 1919 French Military postcard struck with ESCADRILLE HELLENIQUE No. 534 in blue of the Greek Airforce Squadron attached to the French Airforce, serving in the Black Sea area. Scarce pair. Ex collection Bill Robertson.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 878 Greece

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    1861/1972: Collection with several hundred stamps used/unused, the section large Hermes heads with colour shades, full sets, airmails, semi postal stamps, postage dues, postal tax stamps, occupation issues WW 2, Crete, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Thrace etc., in good conditon and housed in one SCOTT-album.
    Starting bid : 900 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 879 Greece

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    1926/99: Collection hundreds primarily mint stamps incl. better sets such as 1926 Airmail set on cover as well as 1933 Zeppelin set on cover and on pieces, from 1961 compl. mint with modern miniature sheets, sheets, booklets unused.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 880 Greece

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    1861/75: Large Hermes, the used selection with 1861 Paris printing 80 l. carmine (2) one cancelled '2' and the other '9' numeral, 1862/67 20 l. used, 1870/72 piece with three colour 5 l. green, 10 l. orange and 40 l. deep mauve on blue used at Syra, 1872/75 40 l. mauve on greenish with superb central 'Thessaloniki' datestamp and another in dull shade cancelled by central 'Volos' cds, piece with 1872 10 l. and 20l. and a fine 1875 10 l. orange strip of three cancelled by 'Alexandria' (Egypt) datestamps.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 881 Greece

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    Catalogue# : V22+4
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    1867/73: Crete. Covers (3) all to Syra, Greece with 1867 cover at double rate to Syros franked by Austrian Levant 1864 10 s. blue pair, perf 9½ tied by CANDIA cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 542) and taxed with Large Hermes 40 lepta on arrival, 1870 entire letter with 1867 Austrian Levant 10 s. tied CANEA two line datestamp (fig. 533) taxed with 20 lepta in blue and 1873 cover with similar franking. Generally fine, a scarce assembly.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 540 CHF

    Lot# : 1453 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 355/361+345+308
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    1933 (Oct 10): Airmail cover from Athens to the A.E.I. Offices in Buyukdere, Istanbul franked by 1927 40 l. strip of four, 1930 8 d. violet and Airmail complete set of seven used on First Day of Issue, all tied by Athens cds's. Fresh and very fine, a scarce usage. Ex collection Bill Robertson Cat. Hellas (2012) = EUR 500.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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