PHILOTELIA Vol. 92 (2015)
The bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society
NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2015
Editorial: NOTOS 2015 handstamp on the European map
324 The Stephanos Macrymichalos Award 2015
325 The Hellenic Philatelic Society Medal
326 Philatelic news
328 HPS – New members
329 NOTOS 2015 – Collectables
334 NOTOS 2015 – International
348 NOTOS 2015 – Awards
364 NOTOS 2015 – Volunteers’ evening
368 NOTOS 2015 – Balance sheet
370 Weight scales of the Hellenic (1828-1875) and Ionian (1800-1864) postal rates, by J. Daes (2/2)
375 HPS – Presentations and open discussions in the HPS premises
376 New issues: (a) Anniversaries – Events (II), (b) 2015 – Maritime cooperation year between Greece and China, (c) Memorable logos and products
379 Volume 2015 index
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2015
Editorial: Philatelic Europe is turning its eyes to Athens
260 “NOTOS 2015” International Philatelic Exhibition (Newsletter no. 8)
262 “Return to Sender” – Asia Minor, August 1922, by Michael M. Sfantsikopoulos
267 The sinking of the French battleship Bouvet in the Dardanelles, by A. Galinos
270 Philatelic news
274 Greek Return-to-Sender labels, by D. N. Muir RDP
280 Consilium Philatelicum of the German Philatelic Federation, by W. Maassen RDP
283 Weight scales of the Hellenic (1828-1875) and Ionian (1800-1864) postal rates, by J. Daes (1/2)
292 New issues: (a) Volcanoes of Greece, (b) 300th anniversary of Flanghinis College, (c) Hellenic Postbank 1900-2015
294 The Panama Canal, by A.V.
295 Passionspiele of Oberammergau, by A. Kambourakis
303 George Karatsalis, by I. Chalvatzidopoulos
304 Who was Natalis Rondot? by J-F Brun RDP
315 Angelos C. Papaioannou (1925-2015), by A.V.
317 Suspect; to be cleared by Customs, by N. Mallouchos
JULY – AUGUST 2015
Editorial: This year’s target of Hermes Club
196 “NOTOS 2015” International Philatelic Exhibition (Newsletter no. 7)
198 Global 1896 Olympic philately at work, by M. Bergman
204 The effect of the Franco-Prussian War on the Great Britain – Greece postal route via France and Italy, by A. Papadopoulos
212 HPS, HPF and FEPA sign on NOTOS 2015
214 New issues: (a) EuroMed – Boats of the Mediterranean, (b) Diving tourism
216 The Metaxas dictatorship’s philatelic embrace of a generation of school-goers, by J. Peristanoglou
217 Greek perfin stamps, by M. Koutsounakis (3/3)
225 Philatelic news
227 An interesting postal receipt, by J. Daes
229 Mail transportation by private means, by N. Mallouchos
237 The Inselpost overprints, by N. Karanikolas
250 The Bill Gross phenomenon
251 Greek immigrant wanted in the US in 1899, by A. Galinos
254 New books: Michel catalogues, by C.C.
MAY – JUNE 2015
Editorial: A doctoral thesis on the Greek stamp
132 “NOTOS 2015” International Philatelic Exhibition (Newsletter no. 6)
134 Philatelic news
136 The “small K” error, by W. Baur
138 The Hellenic Philatelic Society is grateful
139 The Dodecanese – British interventions 1941-48, by M. Petradakis (3/3)
150 The handling of information during the Struggle for Independence, by E. Droulia
158 Unknown cancellations and postal history peculiarities, by A. Galinos
167 Two short letters at the eve of the Second Balkan War, by A. Nikolaidis
170 Brief postal history of Slovenia and the ambitious program of the Slovenian Philatelic Academy, by P. Suhadolc
173 European philatelic exhibition London Europhilex 2015, by C. Chazapis
177 Tribute paid to Evangelis Zappas, by G. Sparis
178 New issues: (a) Europa 2015, (b) Anniversaries – Events (I), (c) Personal stamp
181 5 lepta LHH Paris print plate flaw, by V. Tsipidis
182 Greek perfin stamps, by M. Koutsounakis (2/3)
191 HPS – Presentations and open discussions in the HPS premises
MARCH – APRIL 2015
Editorial: Philately’s life-giving spring
68 “NOTOS 2015” International Philatelic Exhibition (Newsletter no. 5)
70 Greek perfin stamps, by M. Koutsounakis (1/3)
79 Belgian 25 lepta with serie 010000, by A. Karagiannidis
84 The Dodecanese – British interventions 1941-48, by M. Petradakis (2/3)
95 Philatelic news
97 The HPS pays its respects to the late President
98 New books: (a) K. N. Papathanassiou, Scholia and Οbservations on the Large Hermes Heads of Greece 1861-1886, by A.V., (b) M. Chauvet RDP, Les tarifs helléniques des lettres internationales 1861-1878, by A.V., (c) P. Leoussis, Music, theatre, dance, in the Hellenic and Cypriot philately, by Ν. Mallouchos
104 The Slovenian Philatelic Academy, by P. Suhadolc
106 New issues: (a) Railways of Greece, (b) Figures of resistance against the military junta
108 The explosion on board the Russian battleship Sissoi Veliky in 1897 in Crete, by G. Sparis
113 Two giant covers of the 20th century, by G. Sotiropoulos
116 Panagiotis Gravalos (1933-2014), by A.V.
117 Double CF, one inverted on 1862/67 10 lepta, by M. Tsipidis
118 International Philatelic Exhibition Çanakkale 2015, by A. Galinos
123 The domestic postal rates of 26 and 25 lepta, by J. Daes
JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2015
Editorial: NOTOS 2015: This year’s big celebration
4 “NOTOS 2015” International Philatelic Exhibition (Newsletter no. 4)
6 Workers’ sports in Ιnterwar Europe, by V. Agrafiotis
19 HPS – The 2015 Annual General Assembly
20 HPS – 2014 balance sheets
21 HPS – Financial status of 31.12.2014
24 Ballon monté salvaged from the sea, by J-F Brun RDP
30 The Dodecanese – British interventions 1941-48, by M. Petradakis (1/3)
40 Philatelic news
42 Hermes Club – 31.12.2014
42 HPS – Presentations and open discussions in the HPS premises
43 The Bulgarian Philatelic Academy, by S. Panchev
46 The Theodore Groom archive on the large Hermes head of Greece, by K. Papathanassiou
55 The “I. Metaxas camp” postmark, by M. Koutsounakis
57 “Small ΕΛΛΑΣ” varieties, by M. Tsipidis
58 Remarks on two letters, by J. Daes
61 New issues: (a) 100th anniversary of the Journalists’ Union of the Athens daily newspapers, (b) Thermal springs of Greece
63 New books: E. Fysikas, Catalogue of Greek Paper Money 1822-2012, by A. Simonis