26 May 2025 – 1 Jun 2025
509 lots
Lot 85300 | 1886-88 Belgian Printing 25 lepta die proof in light ultramarine
Greece » Small Hermes Heads
1886-88 Belgian Printing 25 lepta die proof in light ultramarine, clear sharp impression, an outstanding rarity, the Papaioannou handbook mentions only…
Estimation: 1’000 – 2’000 CHF
Lot 85301 | 1896 Envelope franked with Large Hermes Head 20L printed
Greece » Small Hermes Heads
1896 Envelope franked with Large Hermes Head 20L printed & 2L strip of five from 1875-80 issue on yellowish or cream paper – postal stationery with 20…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 85302 | Letter from Greece ( June 6th/18th, 1899) to Lyon (June 13th/25th, 1899), via Corfou (June 9th/21st, 1899).Insufficiently franked at 20 lepta with a pair of 10 lepta of small Hermes headsTaxed at the arrival at 10 cemt
Greece » Small Hermes Heads
1899 Letter from Greece ( June 6th/18th, 1899) to Lyon (June 13th/25th, 1899), via Corfou (June 9th/21st, 1899).
Insufficiently franked at 20 lepta with…
Estimation: 200 – 260 CHF
Lot 85303 | 1896 Olympics 5l proof in rose-red on carton paper
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Proofs
1896 Olympics 5l proof in rose-red on carton paper in tio left corner marginal block of four, very fine.
Estimation: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 85304 | 1896 Olympics 5l Die Proof marginal
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Proofs
5 Lepta Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in grey, imperf right marginal, very fine
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85305 | 1896 Olympics 5l green die proof
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Proofs
5 Lepta Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in green, imperf right marginal, very fine
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85306 | 1896 Olympics 5l orange die proof
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Proofs
5 Lepta Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in orange, imperf right marginal, very fine
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85307 | 1896 Olympics 5l yellow die proof
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Proofs
5 Lepta Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in yellow, imperf right marginal, very fine
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85308 | 1896 Olympics 2d blue and bright purple combination proof piece
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Proofs
2 Drachma imperf proof reprints in blue and bright purple together on thick paper, signed E.Diena.
Estimation: 400 – 600 CHF
Lot 85309 | 10 Lepta grey overprinted « SPÉCIMEN » in blue, mint
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
10 Lepta grey overprinted « SPÉCIMEN » in blue, mint with large part original gum, very fine and scarce.
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85310 | 1 Lepta bistre marginal overprinted « SPÉCIMEN » in blue
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
1 Lepta bistre marginal overprinted « SPÉCIMEN » in blue, mint with large part original gum, very fine and scarce.
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85311 | 40 Lepta violet overprinted « SPECIMEN » in violet, mint
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
40 Lepta violet overprinted « SPECIMEN » in violet, mint with large part original gum, small fault at left, scarce.
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 85312 | Athens 1896 1l to 1d blocks of 4 mnh
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
1 Lepton to 1 Drachma, blocks of four, except 25 Letpa in two pairs, light overall toned gum nh, a scarce group in blocks
Estimation: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 85313 | Olympics 1896 1l gutter block of 50 unused
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
1 Lepta bistre, in mint and mint nh gutter block of 50 from top of sheet comprising two panes of 25, with margins on three sides but no interpaneau at…
Estimation: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 85314 | Athens 1896 1l two panes 25 with gutter nh
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
1 Lepton brown, inter-panneau block of two panes of 25, numbered A. 1802 in bottom margin, complete gutter at left and margin at right, some perf splits…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85315 | 1 Lepta, 2 Lepta and 5 Lepta each in a gutter block
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
1 Lepton, 2 Lepta and 5 Lepta each in a gutter block of four, lightly overall toned gum nh, rare in gutters
Estimation: 120 – 180 CHF
Lot 85316 | Olympics 1896 set on special sheet
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
1 Lepta to 10 Drachma, complete set of twelve on a special illustrated Greek Organising Committee printed wrapper, opened out and with the stamps cancelled…
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 CHF
Lot 85317 | 2 Lepta rose, gutter block of two panes of 25 from top of the sheet
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
2 Lepta rose, gutter block of two panes of 25 from top of the sheet, some curling, overall lightly toned gum, nh, a scarce multiple
Estimation: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 85318 | 1896 Athens 2l block 8 and pair piece Tameion hs adn Syros cds
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
2 Lepta rose, block of eight and pair on fragment the stamps had been previously handstamped ‘TAMEION’ in large double-ring handstamp, a full cancel covering…
Estimation: 120 – 180 CHF
Lot 85319 | Olympics 1896 5l complete pane of 25 o.g
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
5 Lepta mauve, in mint and mint nh complete pane of 25 with intact margins on two side, one part of the gutter detached bottom left and an gutter strip…
Estimation: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 85320 | Olympics 1896 20l complete pane of 10 mnh
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
20 Lepta red-brown, mint never hinged with usual brown gum, in a complete pane of 10 from the bottom of the sheet, vertical crease running down margin…
Estimation: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 85321 | Olympics 1896 40l complete pane of 10 mnh
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
40 Lepta violet, mint never hinged with usual brown gum, in a complete pane of 10 with some slight creasing and paper loss around margins, a scarce complete…
Estimation: 300 – 600 CHF
Lot 85322 | 1896 Olympics 40l block TAMEION backstamps
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
40 Lepta violet block of eight and pair, showing on reverse three complete TAMEION control handstamps brought in after the Greek-Turkish war of 1897, mint…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85323 | 1896 Olympics 60l top two panes of 10 mh
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
60 Lepta black in two panes of 10 from the top of the sheet with margins on three sides and panes separated by a gutter, positions 11 and 16 show small…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 85324 | 1896, fine CTO, complete set of 12 with equal cancellations
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Stamps
1896 Olympics set of 12 with Piraeus 24 July 1896 CTO cds, very fine.
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 85325 | 1896 Olympics cancellations first day to last day of Games
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Usages during the Games
1896 (Mar 25 to Apr 3) cancellations from each day of Games with 10 Drachma fine used first day at Piraeus, 25 Lepta second day, uprated stationery letter…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 85326 | Olympics 1896 first day Athens 5 cancels with inverted dates
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Usages during the Games
1896 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF USE (ATHENS 5): 1896 60l, 2d, 5d and 10d each cto with largely complete Athens 5 cds, the month and day are both inverted in…
Estimation: 400 – 600 CHF
Lot 85327 | Olympics 1896 60l rejoined pair used on first day at Ithaca
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Usages during the Games
1896 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF USE (ITHACA): 1896 60 Lepta black, rejoined vertical pair cancelled by one full central cds, a scarce first day usage from…
Estimation: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 85328 | Olympics 1896 2d cto used on first day Athens 7
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Usages during the Games
1896 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF USE (ATHENS 7): 1896 2d cto with largely complete Athens 7 cds with gum which has some creasing. Athens 7 was used for parcel…
Estimation: 120 – 180 CHF
Lot 85329 | Olympics 1896 5d cto used on first day Athens 7
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Usages during the Games
1896 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF USE (ATHENS 7): 1896 5d cto with largely complete Athens 7 cds, slightly rounded bottom left corner, Athens 7 was used for…
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 85330 | 1896 Olympics April uprated stationery card to Bohemia
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Usages during the Games
Last Day of the Games: 10 Lepta franking: 1896 (3/4) 5 Lepta postal stationery card to Warnsdorf, Bohemia additionally franked with five 1 Lepton tied…
Estimation: 300 – 600 CHF
Lot 85331 | 1896 Olympics 1897 5l on newspaper to Egypt
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
5 Lepta franking: 1897 folded ‘Illustrated Magazine for Teenage Children’ to a lawyer at Alexandria, Egypt bearing single franking 5l tied Athens 2 cds,…
Estimation: 150 – 300 CHF
Lot 85332 | 1896 Olympic Maritime mail Corfu to Athens
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
5 Lepta franking: Unclearly dated corfu picture postcard to Athens franked 1 Lepta imperf Small Hermes Head together with two 2 Lepta 1896 Olympics tied…
Estimation: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 85333 | 1896 Olympics printed matter rate 5l cover to Germany
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
5 Lepta franking: 1898 Tobacco Dealers printed commercial unsealed envelope sent at international printed matter rate with single franking 5l tied indistinct…
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 85334 | 1896 Olympics 1898 5l overseas printed matter rate cover
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
5 Lepta franking: 1898 (26 Feb) Wine Dealers from Cephalonia commercial unsealed envelope sent at international printed matter rate with single franking…
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 85335 | 1896 Olympics 2l calling card env Athens
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
2 Lepta franking: 1897 Small carte de visite envelope used locally within Athens franked by 2 Lepta tied indistinct cds, unusual printed matter rate
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 85336 | 1896 Olympics 1897 Hermes Head stationery to Germany uprated 5l
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
10 Lepta franking: 1897 (9/2) 5 Lepta stationery card, uprated 5 Lepta, Athens despatch cancel tying neither stationary image or stamp, the stamp being…
Estimation: 150 – 180 CHF
Lot 85337 | 1896 Olympics 1900 combination postcard to Romania
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
10 Lepta franking: 1900 King of Greece picture postcard used to Bucharest, Romania bearing mixed franking Small Hermes Head imperf 5 Lepta and Olympic…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85338 | 1896 Olympics used 1899 5l stationery and 1l small head
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
10 Lepta franking: 1899 (19 FE) 5 Lepta postal stationery card uprated with Small Hermes Head 1 Lepta and vertical pair Olympics 2 Lepta tied Patras cds,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85339 | 1896 Olympics 1899 combination postcard to france
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
10 Lepta franking: 1899 (15 Mar) Greek soldiers picture postcard to France bearing mixed franking imperf Small Hermes Heads 1 Lepta and 5 Lepta together…
Estimation: 120 – 180 CHF
Lot 85340 | 1896 Olympics Hotel Minerva card used 10l
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
10 Lepta franking: 1896 (29 Nov) 10 Lepta used on an illustrated postcard from Hotel Minerva from Athens to Cologne, arrival cds at left, bottom right…
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 85341 | 1896 Olympics newspaper front to Blegium
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
15 Lepta franking: 1898 Newspaper piece with an address label to Louvain, Belgium tied to remaining part of newspaper by 1 Lepton pair and strip of three…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85342 | 1896 Olympics 1896 Aug multifranked cover to Switzerland
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
25 Lepta franking: 1896 (18 Aug) envelope to Horgen, Switzerland franked 1 Lepton strip of four, 2 Lepta strip of three and single 5 Lepta and 10 Lepta…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85343 | 1896 Olympics 1897 cover to Florence 5l x 5
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
25 Lepta Franking: 1897 (23 Mch) envelope to Firenze, Italy franked single and horizontal strip of four 5l tied Kepkypa (Corfu) cds, arrival backstamp,…
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 85344 | 1896 Olympics 1897 5l x 6 consular cover to Germany
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
30 Lepta franking: 1897 Envelope to Marktbreit franked pair and horizontal strip of four 5 Lepta cancelled double-ring Laurion cds, reverse with Athens…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85345 | 1896 Olympics cover 1l x 6 2l x 12 Pirée to Hamburg
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
30 Lepta franking: 1896 (5 Apr) Commercial envelope to Hamburg franked on reverse with 1 Lepta horizontal pair and strip of four plus 2 Lepta blocks of…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85346 | 1896 Olympic 1897 2l block of 15 cover to Rome
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
30 Lepta franking: 1897 (25 Jul) Envelope to Rome franked on reverse with a block of fifteen of the 2 Lepta cancelled by six Athens 1 cds plus a Roma…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 85347 | 1896 Olympics 1897 uprated stationery Zante to Trieste
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
30 Lepta franking: 1897 (30 Dec) Hermes Head 20 Lepta red postal stationery envelope uprated with 1 Lepta, 2 Lepta pair and a 5 Lepta to make 30 Lepta…
Estimation: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 85348 | 1896 two 5l and 10l 1897 Athens to Vienna cover
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
30 Lepta franking: 1897 (21 Feb) cover to Vienna franked with two 5 Lepta (one rounded top right corner) and two 10 Lepta tied Athens cds, Wien arrival…
Estimation: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 85349 | 1896 Olympics 3 x 10L cover Zante to Austria
Greece » 1896 Olympics » Covers
30 Lepta franking: 1896 unclearly dated envelope to Salzburg, Austria franked strip of three 10 Lepta tied unclear Zachynthos cds, reverse with Kerkira…
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF