Icaria

Icaria, Ικαρία, Ikaria, or Nicaria is an island in the Aegean Sea.

Previously part of the Ottoman Empire, Icaria declared independence in July 1912. Its first stamp issue featured the mythical Penelope and was inscribed ΕΛΕΥΘΕPΑ / ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ / ΙΚΑΡΙΑΣ. In November of 1912, Icaria became part of Greece with stamps issued in 1913 with a crudely done ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΙ ΔΙΟΙΚΗΣΙΣ overprint on greek stamps.

 File:Icaria 50L.jpg|50 lepta value. File:Icaria real and forged.jpg|Genuine (left) and forged 2d values. Aside from the obvious color difference, the forgery has rough perfs and a muddier print in the neck and hair. 

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