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Auction: 13011 - The Collector's Series sale
Lot: 3079

Greece
1927-35 Pictorial issue
The magnificent collection, chiefly written up to exhibition standard, housed in two albums, a stockbook and loose contained in a carton, including unadopted Essays with 1L. "Greek Goddess" (5 in different colours), 2L. "White tower of Thessalonica" (Die Proof in black, imperf. block of sixteen in pale blue, 5L. "Ancient Bust" (4 in different colours), 25L. "Monastery at Mount Athos" (3 Die Proofs in different colours and eight perforated in various colours, including four bi-coloured), 1d. "Temple of Hephaestus" (imperf. single and three pairs in different colours), Prepared for use but not issued "Dodecanese Costume" 1L. Die Proof in black, perforated block of ten in brown, 5L. Die Proof in black, imperf. between horizontal pair, imperf. between vertical pair (block of six), printed both sides (block of six), 10L. Die Proof in black (2), colour trial block of twenty in brown, 20L. Die Proof in black, colour trial block of twenty in green, imperf. between horizontal pair, imperf. between vertical strip of three, 25L. Die Proof in block, 40L. Die Proof in black (2), 50L. colour trial block of twenty in black and brown, 80L. with Die Proofs of the frame and vignette in black, imperforate pair from the imprimatur sheet, 1d. with Die proofs of the frame (2) and vignette (4), imperforate colour trials, double print of the frame (2 contained in a block of four), 2d. colour trial imperf. sheet of twenty with "1" in the value tablets, Die Proofs of the frame and vignette in black, 3d. Die Proofs of the frame and vignette in black, centre inverted (one of only four recorded examples of this value), 5d. with Die Proofs of the frame and vignette in black, centre inverted used on cover with another 5d., 1L. and 2L. (Ex Rothschild, King Carol of Romania), 10d. Die Proofs in black of the frame and vignette (2 of each), 15d. Die Proofs in black of the frame and vignette (2 of each), imperforate pair from the imprimatur sheet, 25d. Die proofs in black of the frame and vignette in black, single colour Die Proofs in black and in green, the re-engraved printings with 50L. six progressive proofs, perforated single (the unissued type with white circle), 2d. Die Proofs in black, in black and green, double impression of the vignette, 10d. and 25d. imperf. vertical pairs, Perkins Bacon printings with 1d. Die Proofs (4), Plate Proofs of the frame (4) and vignette (8), 1935 Mystras 4d. imperf. block of four, many blocks, cover with most values, varieties, etc., chiefly fine to very fine. A splendid lot of this most interesting issue. Photo

Estimate
£180,000 to £200,000