Worldwide Stamp New Issues - Greece.

Last updated December 2002.

Some of the information presented here is deduced from stamps in my own collection. Some sets mentioned here may contain other values not noted.

• 1997. Portrait.
  • 140d Dion Papagiannopoulos.
    Other values may exist.
• 1997. 6th I.A.A.F. Championships.
  • 140d High jumping.
  • 170d Hurdling.
    Other values may exist.
• 1998. Castles.
  • 30d Ierapetras.
  • 50d Corfu.
  • 70d Mirina - Limnos.
  • 100d Argos.
  • 150d Heraklion (Crete).
  • 170d Naupaktou.
  • 200d Ioannina.
  • 400d Platamona.
  • 550d Karitena.
  • 600d Frankocastello (Crete).
    These stamps were each issued in two formats: perforated on all four sides, or perforated on two sides only.
• 1999. 20th Anniversary.
  • 200d Konstantinos Karamaulis.
    Other values may exist.
• 2001, May 15. Anniversaries.
  • 20d and 0,06. Mother and child (centenary of the Post Office Savings Bank).
  • 130d and 0,38. Coin and emblem (centenary of the Post Office Savings Bank).
  • 140d and 0,41. Refugees (50th anniversary of the foundation of the High Commission for Refugees).
  • 180d and 0,53. Emblem and crowd scene (75th anniversary of the Thessaloniki International Fair).
    Further information on this stamp is available from the French La Poste web site at http://www.laposte.fr/philatel/HS-euro/phil06-x.htm .
  • 200d and 0,59. Building (75th anniversary of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki).
  • 500d and 1,47. Columns (75th anniversary of the University of Athens).
  • 700d and 2,05. Portrait of Ioannis Zigdis.
• 2001, May 15. Europa Stamps. Water, a Natural Treasure.
  • 180d and 0,53. Leaf and cracked ground.
  • 650d and 1,91. Pool of water.
• 2001, June 27. Greek Flora and Fauna.
  • 20d and 0,06. Little Egret, Messolonghi.
  • 50d and 0,15. White Stork.
  • 100d and 0,29. Bearded Vulture.
  • 140d and 0,41. Orchid, Pelion.
  • 150d and 0,44. Dalmatian Pelican.
  • 200d and 0,59. Lily and Plastira Lake, Karditsa.
  • 700d and 2,05. Egyptian Vulture.
  • 800d and 2,49. Black Vulture and Dadia Forest, Evros.
• 2001, September 8. The New Trademark of E.L.T.A.
  • 140d and 0,41. Trademark.
  • 200d and 0,59. Trademark.
• 2001, December 5. 1700th Anniversary of Christianity in Armenia. Miniature sheet.
  • 850d and 2,49. "The Annunciation".
• 2001, December 5. Olympic Games, Athens, 2004. Series 1. Miniature sheet.
  • 1200d and 3,52. "Swimmers".
• 2002, January 2. Definitive Stamps. Greek Dances.
  • 0,02. Kamakaki, Salamina.
  • 0,03. Bride's Dowry, Drama.
  • 0,05. Zagorissios, Epirus.
  • 0,10. Balos, Aegean Sea.
  • 0,15. Synkathistos, Thrace.
  • 0,20. Tsakonikos, Peloponnese.
  • 0,30. Pyrichios, Pontus.
  • 0,35. Fourles, Kythnos.
  • 0,40. Apokriatikos, Skyros.
  • 0,45. Kotsari, Pontus.
  • 0,50. Pentozalis, Crete.
  • 0,55. Karagouna, Thessaly.
  • 0,60. Chassapiko, Smyrne.
  • 0,65. Zalistos, Naoussa.
  • 0,85. Pogonissions, Epirus.
  • 1,00. Kalamatianos, Peloponnese.
  • 2,00. Maleviziotis, Crete.
  • 2,15. Tsamikos, Roumeli.
  • 2,60. Zeibekikos.
  • 3,00. Nyfiatikos, Corfu.
  • 4,00. Paschaliatikos.
• 2002, March 15. Olympic Games, Athens, 2004. Series 2.
  • 0,41. Men running.
  • 0,59. Charioteer.
  • 0,80. Javelin thrower.
  • 2,05. "The Doryphorus" (statue).
  • 2,35. Weightlifting.
  • 5,00. Crypt of Ancient Stadium, Olympia (Miniature sheet).
• 2002, May 9. Europa Stamps. The Circus.
  • 0,60. Circus scene with elephant.
  • 2,60. Circus scene with horse.
• 2002, June 26. Scouting.
  • 0,45. Sea scout and Navy.
  • 0,60. Scout and emblem of the World Scout Conference.
  • 0,70. Air scout and tree planting by cub scouts.
  • 2,15. Scouts and scene.
• 2002, September 23. The Greek Language.
  • 0,45. Classical script, 5th century B.C.
  • 0,60. Linear B script, 13th century B.C.
  • 0,90. Makrygiannis texts.
  • 2,15. Byzantine script, 11th century.
• 2002, October 30. Olympic Games, Athens (2004). "The Winners".
  • 0,45. "Winner".
  • 0,60. "Winner".
  • 0,90. "Winner".
  • 2,15. "Winner".
  • 6,00. First Olympic Games establishments (Miniature sheet).
• 2002, December 10. Archbishops of Athens and All Greece.
  • 0,10. Archbishop Chrysostomos I (1923 - 1938).
  • 0,45. Archbishop Chrysanthos (1938 - 1941).
  • 2,15. Archbishop Damaskinos (1941 - 1949).
  • 2,60. Archbishop Serafeim (1974 - 1998).

Greek Philatelic Links.

I wish to thank Emilio Corral Maqueda for his assistance with New Issues on this page.

The Hellenic Philatelic Society has a web site in English at http://www.hps.gr/english/index.htm .

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