366. Auktion März 2018

ALMIROZ: 1897, official cover to Bursa via Istanbul struck by rare POSTA ve TELGRAFHANE-I ERMIYE 1295 (A&P type 1, R) negative seal. Apparently one of six recorded. Certificate TFF

DAPHNI: 1888, cover to Russia franked on reverse with 1pi of 1884, UPU Empire stamp and tied by DAFNI ISKELESI POSTA SUBESI 1302 (A&P type 2, RRR) negative seal and on arrival franked with Zemstvo 5k Bogorodsk stamp and tied by arrival cds. Ex. Fabergé & Ferrari

DAPHNI: 1890, (20 July). Cover to Russia franked on reverse with pair of 20pa of 1890 UPU Empire stamps and tied by DAPHNI * ECHELLE (unrecorded by A&P) datestamp and on arrival franked with Zemstvo 5k Bogorodsk stamp and tied by arrival cds. One of the earliest usage of 1890 UPU Empire stamps if not the earliest.  Believed to be unique. Ex.Fabergé & Ferrari

KALAMBAKA: 1897, cover to Istanbul used during Greco-Turkish war franked with 1pi of 1892 coat of arms stamp and cancelled by KALABAK manuscript. Believed to be the only known cover. Certificate Turkish & Ottoman Philatelic Society

KATAFIGHE: "KATAFI KARYESI POSTA SUBESI 1313" (A&P type 1, RRR), clear strike in violet on horizontal pair 1901 20 pa. rose to reverse to envelope with handwritten endorsement "Voie de Salonique" to Maresti, Romania with arrival mark, fine, very rare, only two covers recorded with complete strike of this cancellation

KOZANI: 1907, postal stationery card to Belgium struck by KOZANA (A&P type 3, RR) datestamp.

LARISSA: 1859, pre-stamp entire to Salonica struck by AN CANIB-I POSTA-I YENISEHIR FENAR 257 (A&P type 1, RRR) negative seal. Very few recorded. Certificate TFF

MITHYMNA: 1912, picture postcard to Holland franked with 10pa of 1909 issue and tied by MOLYVO (A&P type 3) datestamp.

MONT ATHOS: 1904, cover franked with 1901, 1 pia., tied by AYON OROS 6 11 904, to Odessa, refused by russian customs and returned

SERRES: 1878, cover to Athens franked with 50pa of UPU Empire issue and tied by SERRES * TURQUIE (A&P type 5, RRR) datestamp. Rare. Illustrated in A&P Certificate TFF

SERVIA: 1905, 1pi postal stationery envelope to Istanbul struck by SERFIDJE (A&P type 4, R) datestamp

THESSALONIKI: 1909, picture postcard to Diego Suarez, Madagascar franked with pair of 10pa of 1908 issue and tied by SALONIQUE 2 (A&P type 37) datestamp. Unique destination.

THESSALONIKI: 1912, postal stationery card to Istanbul tied by very rare SALONIQUE - STAMBOUL 2 (A&P type 10, RRR) datestamp. Illustrated in A&P.

OCCUPATION OF ASIA MINOR: 1922, two covers from Smyrne and Adrianople to Athens.

1951, Marshall plan 700-5000 dr. in corner blocks of four, unmounted mint, very fine (Mi. 880,-)

11951, Marshall plan 700-5000 dr. in corner blocks of four with plate numbers at bottom, unmounted mint, very fine (Mi. 880,- ++)

1951, Marshall plan 700-5000 dr. with overprint "Akypon", umounted mint, fine

1951, Marshall plan 700-5000 dr. with first das cancellation on local cover from Athens, fine (Mi. 1.500,-)

1960, CEPT 4,50 dr. blue with double print, unmounted mint, fine, signed Sieger

1962, CEPT 2,50 and 4,50 dr. with red  overprint "AKYPON", two blocks of 4 from the right upper corner sheet, unmounted mint, margin with clip crease, stamps fine

1987, CEPT 40 and 130 dr. imperforated, block of 4 with two vertical gutter pairs and sheet margin at right, unmounted mint, fine

1987, CEPT 40 and 130 dr. imperforated, each two stamps in strip of 4 with sheet margins on three sides, unmounted mint, fine

1989, CEPT 60 and 170 dr. in progressive proof printing sheet with four miniature sheets with shifted perforation, unmounted mint, fine

1989, CEPT 60 dr. and 170 dr. in half printing sheet with two small sheets with strongly shifted vertical perforation and double perforation at left, unmounted mint, light fingerprints at right, otherwise fine

1989, CEPT 60 and 170 dr. in proof printing sheet in final design with four miniature sheets with shifted perforation, unmounted mint, fine

1989, CEPT 60 and 170 dr. in imperforated sheet, unmounted mint, fine

1989, CEPT 60 and 170 dr. in imperforated sheet, eight stamps at left with vertical shifted perforation unmounted mint, fine