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Post by stoltzpup on Sept 17, 2013 23:25:48 GMT
Although widely heralded for their pastel beauty, Greece C1 - C4 do not surpass the set issued in black and white at the end of the classical period, Greece C38 – C47 (August 3, 1940). Used examples of the higher values in this set command greater CVs than do the mint, but I prefer the mint in this instance because the arcensoredectural detail is not obliterated. Aircraft spotting buffs might try to identify the planes in each stamp. Scott names only the architecture represented, not the planes. Some of them are so small they look like birds, e.g., the 2d. With a loop, others might be large and clear enough to name.  |
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Post by mac1775 on Sept 17, 2013 23:45:10 GMT
Great set Stolzpup. Boy, must have opened up a can of worms on these airmails. Glad to see others enjoy them also.
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Post by Ryan on Sept 18, 2013 3:22:14 GMT
Although widely heralded for their pastel beauty, Greece C1 - C4 do not surpass the set issued in black and white at the end of the classical period, Greece C38 – C47 (August 3, 1940). Used examples of the higher values in this set command greater CVs than do the mint, but I prefer the mint in this instance because the arcensoredectural detail is not obliterated. Aircraft spotting buffs might try to identify the planes in each stamp. Scott names only the archetecture represented, not the planes. Some of them are so small they look like birds, e.g., the 2d. With a loop, others might be large and clear enough to name. "Arcensoredectural" - the board auto-censor runs amok! ha ha I thought I'd look in my Karamitsos catalogue to see if there was any mention of the types of planes in the stamps - no such luck, nor does Michel make any mention. But both Michel and Karamitsos have higher prices for mint stamps with high face value, Karamitsos especially which gives a mint value of more than triple the used price for the highest face value in the set. I would imagine that the used quantities would be lower than those for mint stamps, seeing as how the stamps were valid for postal use for only 3 days. I bet it's tough work to find copies used for non-philatelic purposes. Ryan |
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Post by stoltzpup on Sept 18, 2013 11:31:58 GMT
Although widely heralded for their pastel beauty, Greece C1 - C4 do not surpass the set issued in black and white at the end of the classical period, Greece C38 – C47 (August 3, 1940). Used examples of the higher values in this set command greater CVs than do the mint, but I prefer the mint in this instance because the arcensoredectural detail is not obliterated. Aircraft spotting buffs might try to identify the planes in each stamp. Scott names only the archetecture represented, not the planes. Some of them are so small they look like birds, e.g., the 2d. With a loop, others might be large and clear enough to name. "Arcensoredectural" - the board auto-censor runs amok! ha ha I thought I'd look in my Karamitsos catalogue to see if there was any mention of the types of planes in the stamps - no such luck, nor does Michel make any mention. But both Michel and Karamitsos have higher prices for mint stamps with high face value, Karamitsos especially which gives a mint value of more than triple the used price for the highest face value in the set. I would imagine that the used quantities would be lower than those for mint stamps, seeing as how the stamps were valid for postal use for only 3 days. I bet it's tough work to find copies used for non-philatelic purposes. Ryan What does the board have against the word architectural? Tried to put it in twice and got "Arcensoredectural". |
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Post by stoltzpup on Sept 18, 2013 11:33:50 GMT
I see it did it again. "Arcensoredect+ ural" does not work somehow.
It's arch i tect ural that doesn't work. The above sentence failed to get it right again.
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Post by jkjblue on Sept 18, 2013 14:26:56 GMT
Beautiful set! And the arcensoredectural detail of the engravings- wow! Edit- Apparently The Stamp Forum software likes to change words to something new and unheard of- as Bud said, I wrote "arch i tect ural"  |
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Post by barhata on Feb 16, 2014 2:31:18 GMT
And then there is arguably the most loved set of airmail stamps from Greece. Sometimes known as the 'Patagonia' airmail set. The subdued artistic beauty of this set has probably set more than one collector off on the life-long adventure of aerophilately.
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Post by Philatarium on Feb 16, 2014 2:40:42 GMT
There are my absolutely favorite stamps, bar none!!
I have a fdc of them them on cover, which just managed to float to the surface recently here at the philatarium, and so I have hopes of getting it scanned soon.
-- Dave
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Post by Philatarium on Feb 16, 2014 23:24:38 GMT
Well, finally got the cover, the scanner, and my reading glasses all together in the same place at the same time, and, guess what, it's not a FDC after all. All these years, I thought it was, I think because of the page it came mounted on, which I never bothered to read very carefully. I purchased it, along with a cover of Italy Trieste AMG's first airmail stamp, probably 15-20 years ago, from a dealer at a local stamp show. Each cover was mounted on a page with a modest (very modest!) write-up, and, while the Greece cover had caught my eye, I apparently ended up with both. (The Trieste page having been inserted in the same sheet protector, on the "flip side".) Nonetheless, even though it's not a FDC (and probably would have been way past my budget if it had been), I still like the cover. I certainly recognize that it's a philatelic usage, but I enjoy it despite its lack of philatelic purity. Here's the original page on which it was mounted: I removed the cover from the page (and have subsequently stored the cover more safely), and scanned both front and back. You should be able to right-click to "view image" on each of them for significantly larger images: I can safely say the cover has never been Googled, so I haven't researched anything yet about the sender, the recipient, the CDS or the receiving cancel, or the use of the stamps on the reverse (which I didn't know about until I removed it from the sheet a few minutes ago!). I'll post the Trieste one in the appropriate thread as well. -- Dave |
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Post by barhata on Feb 17, 2014 18:59:54 GMT
Wow, Dave.....
What an amazing cover. Philatelic or not, definitely a showpiece!
Thanks for sharing. 
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Post by bluehens on Jun 7, 2018 14:30:32 GMT
Love those early Greece airmail letters
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Post by brightonpete on Jun 7, 2018 15:07:59 GMT
And here I thought "arcensoredectural" was some kind of Americanism, unknown elsewhere!
I get it now.
All those stamps above are beauties!
Edit: I just took at look at what the APS StampStore has on hand. All the airmails they have are gorgeous.
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Post by stoltzpup on Jun 7, 2018 16:44:06 GMT
Architectural.
The is an experiment to see if, five years later, the same transcription anomaly exists.
Apparently not.
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Post by brightonpete on Jun 7, 2018 16:53:24 GMT
And when will Google show it in its historical listing of word origins?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2019 17:01:32 GMT
1933 May Hellas Cat. # A5-7
Lithographed 13.5 X 12.5 Design A. Gavalas Printred by Aspioti ELKA in sheets 25 {5X5} The stamps were issued on the occasion of the first flight (29.5.1933) of the airship "Graf Zeppelin LZ-127" from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Rome. The set remained on sale until 27 May, i.e. the day of the "A.I." flight from Athens to Brindisi, by means of which the air mail was going to be forwarded to the airship via Rome. "A.I.", after the withdrawal of the stamps and according to the contract with the Greek state, took again possession of the rights on unsold quantities and directed them to the philatelic market    |
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Post by darkormex on Mar 29, 2020 0:30:51 GMT
I am jealous of the Greek Zeppelin Issue above...wow. Anyway, I am wrapping up mounting the Greek airmail stamps I have and I count this partial set among my favorite Greek sets so far. It is odd to me, however, that they would feature Greek Harbors on airmail stamps but, I guess, nowadays airmail stamps don't always feature airplanes. The Scott nos. for these are C74 to C79 and I am missing the high value, of course, Sc. C80.   |
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