U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; July 15, 2015: The Confino Collection of United States
July 8-9, 2015

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #855
GREECE
1861 10L red orange, used, margins all around, beautiful color, v.f., with Oliva certificate,
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Catalog #7
Catalog Value $ 500
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #856
GREECE
1867 (Mar) FL from Marseille to Athens, charged 188L (!) and franked on arrival, with 1 Lepta, 2 Lepta, 5 Lepta, 20 Lepta and 2x80 Lepta, each stamp with margins all around (!) and tied by Athens 23 March, 1867 cds, French Packet Ligne No.5 (30 Mar) cds and arrival pmks, v.f. and beautiful five color franking, signed Roger Calves etc.
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #857
GREECE
1901 First Olympics surcharged and overprinted "AM", complete set of five, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f., signed Raybaudi etc. (Karamitsos 165-169)
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Catalog #159-63
Catalog Value €2,440
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #858
GREECE
1902 Hermes, 50L rose red, color error, n.h., v.f., rare (Karamitsos 186b)
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Catalog #181var
Catalog Value €2,800
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #859
GREECE
1906 Olympics, complete set in horizontal or vertical pairs, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #184-197
Catalog Value $ 3,000
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #860
GREECE
1917 military postal history, selection of 13 covers or cards, many with British censor labels from Chios, Corfu, Mudros, Syra, Lemnos, Crete, Salonika etc., Naval Mail incl. "Received from H.M.Ship, no charge to be raised", "Passed Aegean Postal Censor Syra", one complete telegram to an officer at Lemnos "16th Cyclist Corps" etc., mixed condition, many interesting and rare items from World War I
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #861
GREECE
1927 Greek Goddess, unissued designs, three perforated essays in different colors, 1 Lepta, 2 Lepta, 5 Lepta, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
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Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #862
GREECE
1928 Athens Academy, 5d yellow and black, inverted center, cancelled, well centered, v.f., with Galinos certificate. A rare stamp, only 16 exist, many in poor condition, this one exceptionally nice with unobstructed center. A beautiful example of this popular invert (Karamitsos 477b)
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Catalog #331b
Catalog Value €10,000
Price Realized
$6,250.00

Lot #863
GREECE
1933 Youth of Marathon etc., set of three, l.h., v.f.,
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Catalog #378-380
Catalog Value $ 785
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #864
GREECE
1933 Youth of Marathon etc., set of three, n.h., v.f. (Karamitsos 523-525, Euro 2,100)
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Catalog #378-380
Catalog Value $ 1,800
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #865
GREECE
1933 Youth of Marathon, 100d brown & dull green, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Karamitsos 525)
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Catalog #380
Catalog Value €1,600
Price Realized
$800.00

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