The Sante Fe Collection
December 7-8, 2011
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| Lot #999 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GREECE 1860-1940 balance of the large collection/accumulation/dealer's stock, hundreds of used and unused stamps neatly arranged in 5 large stock books, with strength in the remarkable assembly of Large Hermes Heads, for the most part correctly identified and arranged by Scott's Catalogue order, extensive Paris and Athens Printings, Cleaned Plates, Coarse and Fine impressions, with multiples examples both unused and used, few on cover, with a good range of varieties, quality well above average, many with margins all around and generally sound, with and without gum, some usual faults, but seldom found in such quantity, with pairs, strips, blocks of four and larger included. Later issues continue with Small Hermes Heads, imperf. and perf., surcharges, First Olympics (at least three sets, one used, others unused sets), overprints, mostly complete thereafter, with Air Post, Postage Dues (incl. some with red Specimen overprints), Postal Tax stamps (almost complete including many of the higher values), also covers and po *O | Price Realized $42,500.00 | |
 | Lot #1000 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GREECE 1861-1880 Large Hermes Heads on cover, collection of 150 items, many three and four color combination frankings, variety of usages including Kerkura to Patrasso, charged 65L; Erga via Brindisi to London, paying 30L; Corfu to Gallipoli, paying 65L; mixed franking from Russia paying 20k from Taganrog via Odessa to Corfu, where it was charged additional 45L (5L+40L); few FLs to Trieste; covers from Athens to France; cover sent in 1874 from Kerkura to London paying 184L with two each 80L, 2L and single 20L; two different mixed frankings from Paris; one paying 45c (3x15c Ceres) and charged 120L on arrival in Athens; other used in 1871, franked with 40c Laureated and charged 120L on arrival in Piraeus; 1867 FL from Marseilles to Athens, charged 132L with 2L, 40L, 10L and 80L (last one with full margins, others each cut on one side); large part of FL to Constantinople; 1862 FL paying 112L from Athens "par le bateau Francais" to Palermo, Sicily; cover franked with Provisional issues incl. pair of 1L, single 10L, 20L  | Price Realized $18,000.00 |
 | Lot #1001 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GREECE 1861-1881 Large Hermes Heads, specialized collection of 500 used and unused on pages, using the "Spink-Truman" classification, with each printing clearly identified and described in detail with respect to color and ink, impression, paper and gum, as well as control figures. Stamps are arranged by value from 1 Lepton to 80 Lepta and identified by Scott's numbers, also Munks, Constantinides and Stanley Gibbons. The collection begins with No.1, followed by No.8, 16, 23, 30, 32, 38, 43 (all those being 1L); continuing with No.2 and so on. All major numbers are represented including First Athens Provisional 20L dark blue (No.10) used, with three nice margins, but cut in at left. There are numerous unused examples of the scarce stamps, with many shades, apparently correctly identified (although this will be up to the buyer to verify). Many are with margins all around and with gum, others without gum, also occasionally cut in at sides, with some thins and other minor faults (same for the used stamps). An unusu *O Catalog #1-58 | Unsold |
