PHILOTELIA Vol. 96 (2019)
The bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society
NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2019
Editorial: The Heads of State and …us
324 The Hellenic Philatelic Society Medal
325 The Stephanos Macrymichalos Award 2019
326 Monacophil 2019, by C.C.
328 NOTOS 2021 – Newsletter no. 3
331 Presentations in the H.P.S. premises
332 Provisional coarse printings 5 lepta with double CN from the Syros post office, by S. Andreadis
334 New issues: 2019 Christmas
335 The maritime company Rostand et Cie, by T. Arvanitis
339 The centenary of FSFI
340 New books: (a) Η. Salam, The Egyptian maritime postal history 1845-1889, by A.V., (b) N. Karniaoutakis, Large Hermes Heads of Greece, Observations on identifying and classifying the easier to follow values, by N. Asimakopulos, (c) B. Crevato-Selvaggi, Cent’ Anni di Filatelia, La bella storia della Federazione fra le Societa Filateliche Italiane 1919-2019, by A.V.
344 What were they worth back in their day?, by E. Fysikas
346 Philatelic news
348 Stories prior to the introduction of postage stamps in Greece, by C. Chazapis (2/2)
361 Vassilis Sekopoulos, by A.V.
362 Volume 2019 index
368 Correspondence of the French and British troops that occupied Greece during the Crimean War, by G. S. Mylonogiannis (1/2)
378 Commemorative cancellations of 2019
380 60 years ago: The strange fate of a final essay by A. Tassos, by A. Papadopoulos
382 HPS – New members
383 Philatelic news from Cyprus
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2019
Editorial: Continuous quest
260 The “Thin Circle” plate flaw, by M. Tsipidis
261 The postal services in Mount Athos during the late Ottoman period, by E. Georgoudakis
272 Stories prior to the introduction of postage stamps in Greece, by C. Chazapis (1/2)
285 Efiro 2019, by G. Thomareis
288 Philatelic news
289 Two presentations by Louis Fanchini in the HPS premises
290 A peace mission of the G. Averof battleship (ΙΙ), by A. N. Kambourakis
292 New books: Michel catalogues, by C.C.
294 New issues: (a) 100th anniversary of the Hellenic Coast Guard, (b) Living personalities (IΙI)
296 1st Symposium of Pamfagikos, by N. Varouxis
298 Communication and posts in Syros in the 19th century, by K. Papakonstantinou
305 The National Welfare Maximum Cards, by N. Mallouchos
306 New issues: (c) 200th anniversary of the New Katholikon of the Holy Monastery of Xenophon
307 Plodviv-Phila 2019, by C. Gikas
310 The 1898 Thessaly stamps, by D. Varelas
319 Another finding (Androussa postmark), by J. Daes
JULY – AUGUST 2019
Editorial: What did you say? Philately? (II)
196 The HPS in L’écho de la timbrologie
198 Errors and varieties in the first Olympic Games issue of 1896, by A. Karagiannidis
203 New issues: Euromed 2019
204 Shooting the Large Hermes Heads plates, by C.C.
206 Stockholmia 2019, by N. Banfield
208 Only known 2 lepta sheet overprinted ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΙΟΙΚΗΣΙΣ reading down, by M. Tsipidis
214 Missing dot errors not listed yet in Greek catalogues, by Dr. W. Baur
219 A souvenir from Epirus, by J. Meijer
228 Philatelic news
230 The Athens Central Post Office building in 1929
234 Philatelic oddities, by N. Mallouchos
236 Special personal stamp
238 The second Cretan issue and the refutation of the 2nd February 1905, by M. Mylonakis (2/2)
247 Honouring the Greeks of Pontus in Ukraine, by G. Goufas
248 The Athens 30 lepta of the 1876-1878 period, by T. Salonidis (4/4)
255 “Pan” of Tripolis, by A. Galinos
MAY – JUNE 2019
Editorial: We changed costume!
132 Observations on 1871-76 40 lepta stamps with multiple CN in different colors, by D. Iskos
136 NOTOS 2021 OC expresses gratitude to its donors
137 Hermes Club 19.6.2019
138 Greece in the Balkan Wars: The 1914 Charity Stamps of the National Welfare Committee, by A. Ritoridis
147 HPS – Presentations and open discussions in the HPS premises
148 New issues: Europa 2019
149 (a) Michel catalogues, by C.C, (b) Stockholmia 2019 Exhibition Catalogue & Library Catalogue, by A.V., (c) Greece – Small Hermes Heads 1886-1901, The Anestis Karagiannidis collection, by A.V.
154 Philatelic Society of Lesvos, 75th anniversary
156 Philatelic news
160 The Ottoman Post in todayʼs Greece, by T. Turgut (2/2)
172 The French Grand Prix to Louis Fanchini
173 The Athens 30 lepta of the 1876-1878 period, by T. Salonidis (3/4)
181 Large Hermes Heads 20 lepta varieties, by M. Tsipidis
182 The second Cretan issue and the refutation of the 2nd February 1905, by M. Mylonakis (1/2)
191 Cyprus philatelic news
MARCH – APRIL 2019
Editorial: Collaborations with our friends and neighbours
68 The Ottoman Post in todayʼs Greece, by T. Turgut (1/2)
80 Postal History of Greece during the Great War 1914-1918, by G. Sotiropoulos (8/8)
92 Philatelic news
96 The little post horn, by N. Mallouchos
97 Postal history reveals possibly the earliest Greek request for international judicial assistance, by G. S. Mylonogiannis
104 Plate errors on the 2 D. stamps of the 1942 Landscapes issue, by Dr. W. Baur
108 New books: (a) Philatelic Hermes Ltd., Hermes 2019, Stamps of Greece 1861-2018 and Postal History, by G. Goufas, (b) W. Maassen, V. Schouberechts, Les jalons de la Littérature Philatélique au XIXe siecle – Milestones of the Philatelic Literature of the 19th century, by A.V., (c) G. Anomeritis, Orthodoxy and philately, by A.V.
112 The Athens 30 lepta of the 1876-1878 period, by T. Salonidis (2/4)
121 A moment in history…, by A.V.
123 The stamps are revealing stories (The HPS in the pages of Kathimerini daily), by (Ms.) I. Photiadi
126 New issues: (a) Ancient Greek literature, (b) Children and stamps
JANUARY- FEBRUARY 2019
Editorial: What did you say? Philately?
4 NOTOS 2021 – Newsletter no. 2
5 NOTOS 2021 – Donors list no. 2
6 The Athens 30 lepta of the 1876-1878 period, by T. Salonidis (1/4)
18 HPS: (a) The 2019 Annual General Assembly, (b) 2018 balance sheets, (c) Financial status (31.12.2018), (d) Hermes Club (9.1.2019)
23 The 1952 Royal Birthday, by C. Chazapis
33 Philatelic news
35 Pages of mailed history, by C.C.
36 The humanitarian mission CARE, by N. Mallouchos
44 New books: (a) Τ. Turgut, Postal history of the Ottoman Empire, Rates and Routes 1840-1922, by A.V., (b) A. Katsiolis, A. Vanikiotis, Greek Cinderella Philately 1896-2018, by G. Goufas
47 Greece in the Balkan Wars: The siege of Preveza and the suspension of postal services, October 1912, by A. Ritoridis
51 Postal History of Greece during the Great War 1914-1918, by G. Sotiropoulos (7/8)