Alexandroupoli

Alexandropuli, once called Dedeagatch, is a city in the northeastern corner of Greece on the Aegean Sea.

In 1874, a French post offices was opened there when the city was part of the Ottoman Empire. See: France – offices in Dedeagh.

Like nearby Kavala, Dedeagatch was captured by Bulgarian troops in 1912 in the First Balkan War. It was then captured by Greek troops in 1913 resulting in the provisional stamp issues.
 * In 1913, typeset stamps were issued inscribed ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ / ΛΙΟΚΗΣΙΣ / ΛΕΛΕΓΑΤΣ and surcharged in Greek lettering. They were issued without gum and have a red control overprint.
 * Bulgarian stamps were also surcharged in new values and ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ / ΛΙΟΚΗΣΙΣ / ΛΕΛΕΓΑΤΣ'''.
 * Typeset provisionals were once again issued, now inscribed ΠΡΟΣΩΡΙΝΟΝ / ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ / ΛΙΟΚΗΣΙΣ / ΛΕΛΕΓΑΤΣ, with the first line in serifed type. They were also without gum and had a blue circular control handstamp.
 * Those were followed by a similar issue in more closely spaced letters and "ΠΡΟΣΩΡΙΝΟΝ" in san-serif type.

All stamps have been forged.  File:Dedeagatch 25L typeset.jpg|25L first typeset File:Greek occup Dedegatch 5L.jpg|5L on 1s surcharge 

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