Lot 70084
Lot 70084 – IMPORTANT USAGE OF THIS VERY RARE STAMP: First Athens print 20L deep blue



Lot 70084
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1861-62 First Athens print 20 Lepta
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
24’000 – 30’000 EUR
Auction date
Thu 3 Dec 2020 at 19:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description:
1861-62 First Athens print 20L deep blue without control figures on quadrille background, close to good margins, neatly tied by diamond lozenge “1” of Athens, on folded letter sheet , from Athens to Lamia, showing “ATHENS/29.NOV.61” cds alongside, very fine for this important exhibition item and of the greatest rarity.
Provenance: Zachariades
Expertise: Signed Raybaudi and Tseriotis, cert. Tseriotis (2021)
Catalogue reference: Hellas 8Ib
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