Greece – 1896-1945 issues

Highlights:  File:Greece Olympic anniv 1L.jpg|1896 1L Olympics File:Greece Olympic anniv 40L.jpg|1896 40L Olympics File:Greece 50L on 40L Hermes.jpg|1900 50L on 40L Large Hermes Head File:Greece AM surch on Hermes.jpg|1900 1d on 40L AM surcharge File:Greece 2L full Mercury.jpg|1901 2L value File:Greece 1d full Hermes.jpg|1901 1d value File:Greece AM Hermes 25L.jpg|1902 25L value File:Greece 10L Olympics.jpg|1906 10L Olympics File:Greece 30L engr.jpg|1911 30L engraved File:Greece 1914 litho defin 30L.jpg|1914 30L lithographed 
 * In 1896, a commemorative set honoring the Olympics was issued. Forgeries of the large values exist in the wrong perf instead of the correct 14x13½ or 13½x14.
 * In 1900, Large Hermes Heads were surcharged in new values.
 * Also in 1900, surcharges in new values and A M (gold currency) on Large Hermes Heads were issued.
 * In 1900-01, surcharges with A M and new values were released on various Olympics stamps.
 * In 1901, a full-body Hermes series was issued, in various perfs.
 * In 1902, A Hermes head facing to right design was issued, with "A" and "M" in the upper corners.
 * In 1906, another Olympics issue was released, the designs done in a sculptural style. Surcharges are revenue stamps.
 * In 1911-21, a definitive series showing mythological characters was issued, engraved and serrate rouletted.
 * In 1913-23, the above designs were issued, now lithographed.

 File:Greece parthenon.jpg|1931 re-engraved 1d Parthenon definitive 
 * In 1916, definitives were overprinted with a small royal emblem. Overprint errors have been forged.
 * In 1917, designs showing Iris and inscribed ΕΛΛΑΣ / ΓΡΟΣΩΡΙΝΗ ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΙΣ were issued by the Venezelist government.
 * In 1923, stamps of Greece, New Greece, and Crete were overprinted ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΣ /1922. See: ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΣ 1922
 * In 1926, the first airmails were issued, beautiful pastel drawings of a flying boat over scenery.
 * In 1927, new engraved definitive designs were issued.
 * In 1927-28, the Battle of Navarino ("ΝΥΑΡΙΝΟΝ") set was issued.
 * In 1930, the engraved Greek independence set was released.
 * In 1931-35, re-engraved versions of the 1927 definitives were issued.
 * In 1932, values from the Navarino set were surcharged.

 File:Greece 1935 crown surch.jpg|1935 50L on 40L postage due File:Greece Battle of Salamis.jpg|19372d Battle of Salamis definitive File:Greece surch air.jpg|1941 1d on 2d postage due 
 * In 1933, A Graf Zeppelin airmail set was issued.
 * 1933 also saw two different airmail sets issued.
 * In 1935, various postage dues and commemoratives were surcharged with new values, 3 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 1935 curved over a crown or royal arms. This was to commemorate the restoration of the monarchy.
 * Also in 1935, engraved airmails depicting characters from Greek mythology were issued. A re-engraved set on very white paper was issued in 1937-39.
 * In 1937, four George II portrait definitives were released.
 * Also in 1937, definitive pictorials were issued.
 * In 1938 a 50L postage due (rouletted) was made a provisional airmail with a red overprinted airplane. In 1939, the perfed version of the stamp was also overprinted. In 1941-42, surcharged postage dues were also issued.
 * In 1940, the Greek Youth Organization series was issued, bith regular postage and airmail designs.

 File:Greece 5d air ovpt.jpg|1942 5d airmail provisional overprint on postage due File:Greece Roosevelt mem.jpg|1945 60d Roosevelt memorial 
 * In 1941-42, four postage dues were once again made airmail stamps by overprinting with an airplane.
 * In 1942-43, a new pictorial series of views/scenery was issued.
 * In 1942, mythological wind characters designs were issued as airmail. In 1943, new colors or values were issued.
 * In 1944-45, old 1937 definitives were overprinted ΛΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΝΕΑΙ.
 * In 1944, semipostals for aid for the victims of the Pireus attack were issued, surcharged ΒΟΜΒΑΡΔΙΣΜΟΣ / ΠΕΙΡΑΙΩΣ / 11-1-1944 and in added values
 * In 1944 semipostals with ΠΑΙΔΙΚΑΙ ΕΞΟΧΑΙ overprinted were issued for children's camps.
 * In 1945, the allegorical "Glory" design of 1937 was reissued in new values.

See

 * Greece, a disambiguation page
 * Greece – 1946 onward
 * Greece – postage due issues
 * Greece – postal tax issues

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