Greece Stamps

VF LH--1896 first modern Olympic games held in Athens. 12 stamps with scenes depicing ancient Greece. One lepta through 10 drachma. Scarce!

VF LH--1906 second modern Olympic games held in Athens. 124 stamps with scenes depicing Olympic events. One lepta through 5 drachma.

VF LH--1936 Mourning issue for King Constantine and Queen Sophia

VF NH--1944-45 Surcharge Issue

Fine NH--OCT 1945; Honoring the 1940 vote refusing Italy's WW II ultimatum. Perforations close on one side of each stamp.

VF NH--1945 Issue mourning the death of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt

VF NH. 1950 Ninth anniversary of the WW II Battle of Crete. Full pane of 50 available, order 40.

VF NH. 1950 UPU anniversary, showing the statue of the Youth of Marathon.

VF NH. 1958 Set of six honoring the Merchant Marine, showing early Greek sailboats to modern ships.

VF NH. 1958 Set of eight announcing the International Congress for the Protection of Nature, Athens.

VF LH. 1959 Set showing ancient Greek coins.

VF LH. 1959 Scenes from ancient Greek theater.

VF NH--1959 Greek Civil War, 10th anniversary

VF NH--1960, noting the centenary of the birth of poet Costas Palamas

VF NH--1960; World Refugee Year

VF NH--1960; 50th anniversary of the Greek Boy Scouts

VF NH--1960 Olympic Games Issue, Rome

VF NH--1960 Shepherd Issue

VF NH--1961 Victory of the Crown Prince in Olympic Yachting

VF NH--1961 Tourist issue showing Greek monuments and scenery.

VF NH--1961 set of 8 showing ancient Greek artifacts

VF NH--1961 opening of a nuclear research center

VF NH--1961 Europa Issue

VF NH--1961 issue marking the 1000th anniversary of the liberation of Crete from the Saracens

VF NH--1961 Centenary of the Greek postage stamp. Showing the first Greek stamps in full color.

VF NH--1962 Europa Issue

VF NH--1963 Eleventh annual Boy Scout Jamboree

VFNH, 1966; 2500th anniversary of Greek theater

VFNH, 1969 Greece and the Sea set.

VFNH, 1970 American Hellenic Society

VFNH, 1972 Costumes of Crete