366. Auktion März 2018

1899/1914, Virtually complete collection starting with the Principality Coat of Arms (5 sets in pairs), three Allegory stamps (10pa no gum, small perf faults, 20pa thinned, 1pi, sound, very fine), four 3rd Coat of Arms stamps with a used 1gr. Provisional Map Issue numerous stamps including multiples; noted Hermes imperf blocks of four, sheet selvage and corner singles. Among the Ellas overprinted, a 1dr with double perfs. Furthermore, a complete used Castles set, 2 mint and 6 used 10drs, 6 used 25drs, and a very unusual mint 10dr with part of the signature on the gum by an official. General Administration Overprint Hermes and Castles include a mint 10dr (backstamped Schmitt) and a backstamped 25dr. Mint and used, overall quality is very fine

1903/12, Postal Stationery Selection of eight unused items, mostly from the Principality era, including 3 envelopes with blue Coat of Arms (one canceled-to-order with Turkish cds) two with some creases, one fine; 1903 postal wrappers, one of the 5pa blue and the other the scarce 1gr rose, both very fine; and three 1912 illustrated postal cards, one canceled-to-order, one heavily creased, the other very fine. 

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

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

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.