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Auction: SW1018 - The Collectors' Series
Lot: 127

Greece1861-86, Large Hermes Heads, a valuable assembly comprising nearly 300 stamps used and unused, including multiples with pairs, strips of three and blocks of four and shades, control-figures and plate varieties, with a good array of these issues from 1861 Paris Printing including, in unused condition: 1861 Paris 1l, 10l. (2), 20l (3, incl. one pair on very thin transparent paper); 1861-62 coarse impression 10l. ochre-orange and very scarce 40l. (mint and v.f.); 1861-62 fine impression 1l., rare and v.f. 20l. deep blue; May 1862 Issue with 80l. featuring orange control figures;1868-73 Cleaned Plates 40l. grey-mauve on blue in v.f. and scarce mint pair; Meshed Paper 10l. in very rare orange-vermilion on lavender shade (v.f. mint), etc. Also featuring four covers with single frankings. An infrequent lot of great interest and delight for the specialist, in predominantly fine to very fine condition. An accurate viewing is a must for this valuable lot. Photo

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