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Stamp auction - 29 January 2020
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Dear Customer
Welcome to our latest auction (Sale 163) initially scheduled for May then postponed owing to the pandemic. Now that lockdown has eased we can go ahead with our sale at the Britannia Hotel over two days instead of one
which will help us abide by the social distancing rules.
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This auction took place on 29 January 2020. Estimates and realised prices are shown below for information only.
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769
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Imperf Hermes Heads on two stock leaves, mixed mint (unused) and used incl. a few pairs & blocks. Useful lot. (74)
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£50 to 75 |
£220.00
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770
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1861-1935 collection housed on 'Ideal' leaves valuable run through from Hermes Heads Imperf & Perf Types M or U, 1896 Olympic set M (the 2d is U) Cat. £1280, Surcharges on Olympic 50c on 2d, 1d on 5d & 2d on 10d M (Cat. £525). 1906 Second Olympic set M (Cat. £550), 1913 Victory set M (Cat. £1200), 1927 Pictorial set of 15 M (Cat. £600), 1927 Battle of Navarino set M (Cat. £250), 1930 Centenary set M (Cat. £300), 1933 Zeppelin set UM, 1933 Air set M (Cat. £190), 1933 Air Govt set M (Cat. £250), 1933 Pictorial set of three M (Cat. 1900), 1934 Athens Stadium 8d M (Cat. £225) & 1935 Mythological set M (Cat. £150) etc. Super lot, viewing recommended. (454)
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£750 to 1000 |
£1500.00
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771
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1861-1958 M & U collection housed in a black page stock book from large & small Hermes heads in mixed condition incl. several fine, Perf issues various printings to 1d grey, 1896 Olympic Games - ten vals to 10d M (mixed condition), 1901 most 5d gold M, 1900 Surch on Olympic issue set M, 1906 Second Olympic set of FOURTEEN M, vals to 2d FU, 1912-13 overprinted issues ranges of M or VFU, 1913 Victory vals to 30l m & FU, 1916 Royalist to 10d M, 1923 Revolution vals to 10d on 1d dull purple M, Opts on Crete 1900-05 to 50l on 1d black & green, 1926 Air set M, 1927 Pictorials to 15d M, 1927 Liberation of Athens set M & FU, 1927 Navarino set M & FU, 1930 Centenary set M, 1932 Surch set FU, 1933 Air set M & FU, 1933 Air set M, 1934 Stadium Entrance 8d M & FU, 1933 75d 'Greece' M, 1935-39 Air Mythological designs set M, 1939 Cession of Ionian Islands set M, 1940 Greek Youth set UM, Air set UM, 1946 surcharged set (18) M, 1947-51 Restoration of Dodecanese Islands set UM, 1951 Reconstruction set M, 1953 National products set M, 1955-60 set of sixteen UM, 1956 Royal Family set UM, 1958 Greek Ports set M, 1959 Coins set M, Greek Occupation of Albania incl. 1941 Greek Youth postage & Air sets M, Samer 1912 vals to 50l M, 10l imperf pair, Crete incl. 1898 20pa bright violet FU, Pirus M & U range etc. A very useful collection which includes a good number of better sets or singles, with a very high overall catalogue value, offered completely intact, inspection recommended.
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£1200 to 1500 |
£1200.00
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772
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1861-87 Large Hermes Heads collection in two stock books, a reference collection with 1861 Paris 1L used (4), 40L used (4) & 80L used (2); thereafter with a good range with Consecutive printings of 1862/67 well represented by 5L green (40+) & 10L orange (40+), 20L blue (50+) later printings etc, cancellation interest etc. Condition varies but generally fine (600+).
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£250 to 350 |
£980.00
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773
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1875-1941 accumulation housed in two albums, two stock books & on leaves incl. Perkins Bacon 1901 issue Imperf Proofs, 1911/23 engraved Imperf Proof pairs of 20, 25, 30 & 40l in colour and 3l & 25dr pairs in black; study of papers used with the issue incl. unused multiples, 1912 engraved 25dr. with two line optd. reading down in red (signed Brun), 1930 Independence complete set of 18 unused, 1933 Zeppelin set of three unused, Oct 1933 Airmail set of seven unused, Nov 1933 Airmail set of seven unused and used, 1933 Marathon set of three used, 1939 Ionian set of five unused (2) and used, Postage Dues from 1875 incl. 1912/13 sets optd. in red and in black unused, Greek Occupation of Albania 1941 optd. Postage and Airmails set unused, Ottoman P.O.’s with strikes of Cavalla, Epirus, 1892 1pi. on 1898 cover tied by 'Larissa’ c.d.s in violet, Leros, Rhodes, 1892 card from Samos etc. Crete with Russian P.O. Generally fair to fine throughout, a most interesting lot.
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£400 to 500 |
£740.00
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774
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1886-95 Small Hermes Heads, collection with 1886 Belgian printing complete set of nine unused and used and small study with unused multiples, perf. 11½ values unused incl. 40l, Athens prints incl. 1l grey-brown in an unused imperf marginal block of four, Fournier forgeries of the issue etc. A fine study.
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£180 to 220 |
£900.00
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775
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1911-48 cover collection (230+ items) with WWI Censored mail to Allied and Axis destinations, fine range of early Airmail covers, wartime Currency Controlled or Censored Mail to Allied, Axis and neutral addresses, incl. 1941 GB 'Returned to Sender’ covers (2), 1940 cover with eight Youth Organisation incl. scarce 15, 20, 25 and 30dr. values, an interesting assembly.
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£120 to 160 |
£620.00
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776
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1926 & 1933 Air sets, fine M, SG.406/9 & 461/7. (11) Cat. £280
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£40 to 50 |
£40.00
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777
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1929-54 first flight covers (7) incl. 1929 Imperial AW Athens - London official cacheted cover, 1931 Imp AW Athens - Kisumu official cacheted cover to Mwanza, another for Athens - Khartoum, 1954 stampless flown cover Greek Military Mission, GHQ UNC Far East, - Athens with cachet, (scarce)
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£120 to 140 |
£130.00
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778
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Airmails - 1933 Zeppelin set of three, UM (Cat. £350) & 1933 Aeroespresso set of seven, M (Cat. £190) & Government Airmail set of seven, M (Cat. £250), 1935 Airmail set of nine and white paper set of five, M (Cat. £150), largely fresh & fine; together with a 1934 Athens - Ioannina flight cover & two airmail instructional labels, (Cat. £940+).
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£150 to 200 |
N/S
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779
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1940 Greek Youth Organisation, Air set (excluding first 3 values), 8d to 100d (7 vals) odd faint gum bent, M - lightly hinged, SG.547/553. Cat. £900. (7)
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£80 to 120 |
N/S
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780
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1951 Reconstruction issue set, each UM corner marginals, SG.692/7. Cat. £275. (6)
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£70 to 85 |
N/S
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