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Auction: 13027 - The Collector's series sale
Lot: 2149

Greece
1861-87 Large Hermes Heads, a predominantly used collection, well written up on leaves, over 350 stamps, including 1861 Paris Print 1L., 5L., 20L. on pelure paper, 40L. (2), 80L., 10L., covers with 20L., 40L with first Athens 5L. and 10L. from Trieste to Syros, 80L. from Patras to Messina, 1861-62 coarse print 2L., fine print 1L. (3), 2L. (4), with figures fine print coarse impression 5L. (2), 10L. (2), 20L. (2), 40L., fine print 10L. with 40L. on entire from Athens, 20L. (yellow wash) on entire from Athens to Syros, 1862-67 with a fine range of shades an cancellations, 20L. and 40L. on entire from Trieste to Corfu, 1L., 5L. and 20L. on entire from Agrostolion to Corfu, 5L, 20L., 40L. and 80L. on entire from Constantinople to Corfu, 2L., 10L., 40L. and 80L. on entire from Paris to Athens, 1867-69 10L. with "10" on reverse inverted, 20L., 80L. (pair) on entire from Athens to Constantinople, 40L. as Postage Due on entire from Athens to Constantinople, 1870 Special printing 20L. "02" on reverse and "20" inverted, 1870-71 cleaned Plates 20L. "20" double, 1872-75 thin transparent paper 40L. deep bright purple on blue (B.P.A. certificate 1960), 5L., 10L. and 40L. on entire from Syra to Trieste, 20L. as postage due on entire from Crete franked Austrian Levant 10s., 1875-80 cream paper 40L., 1876 Paris print 60L., Athens print 30L. on cover to Dublin, 60L., 1881-87 without figures, cream paper 10L. orange-red, 20L. ultramarine (2), thin buff paper 5L. (4 unused and 6 used), 10L. (6), cream paper perf. 15-15½ 20L., etc., mostly selected examples. A valuable and useful lot for the specialist in these fascinating issues. Careful viewing recommended. Photo

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