366. Auktion März 2018

Vathy 1913: Beautiful picture postcard showing the "Inauguration du tramway à Carlovassi le 25 Septembre 1905" with 1L c.t.o. with bilingual "VATHY" and the scarce 10 para token of the tramway

Vathy 1913: 2x1L +25L ovpt "large Samos" tied with "VATHY 6.Apr.13" cds on registered wrapper of printed matter, rare rate, properly posted & very fine

1893/1915, small collection including Mi.-no. 15-19, 32-36, etc., also some foreign post offices, entires and some forgeries

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: 1914/15, Samos Hermes set with wrong overprint colors (the 1dr wrong color overprint doubled) on registered cover from Vathy to Leipzig, Germany. Very clean and unusual, backstamped Schmitt. 

1914, General Administration of Samos Overprinted Hermes, five different, each with the wrong Administration overprint color (red instead of black or vice-versa). All fresh, unused, backstamped Richter and Senf. 

1914, General Administration of Samos Overprinted Hermes, four different, all with the Administration overprint in red instead of black. Used on fragment, the 5L with light staining, backstamped twice. Nice group

1914, General Administration of Samos Overprinted Hermes Issue, three errors including a 10L with inverted black Administration overprint; a 1dr with inverted red Administration overprint, backstamped Argyropoulos; a 1dr with double black Administration overprint, and red overprint ink offset on gum, backstamped Senf and Richter. Fresh, unused

Samos 1921: Pair of 50L ovpt "General Administration of Samos" together with pair of 10L +25L lithographic Greek stamps, tied with "SAMOS 23.Dec.21" type V cds on parcel post form for three parcels sent to Mytilini, scarce and very fine condition

1915, General Administration of Samos on "Castles" Issue, complete set without the Sofoulis monogram, fresh, the two high values Very Fine, unused, four stamps are backstamped, the 25dr key by three, including Kohler and Schmitt. Key set of Greek philately.

1913/1914, group of 70 covers and fragments from all issues to a variety of destinations, noting among them a Map Issue cover canceled with the rare Municipality of KOKKARI seal and two covers with a 10dr and a 25dr Castles respectively. Mostly philatelic, several with the complete sets affixed, overall very clean.