The Philatelic Library consists of a series of numbered booklets, reprints of articles or complete studies, published earlier in “Philotelia”.

* In digital edition, booklets have the searchable text feature.


No. 61
T. Papaeliou, “The postal history of Athens 1882-1912” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 148, black/white, ISBN: 978-960-98274-9-2, Athens 2014
Printed edition: € 13.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 10.-


No. 60
H. Aggelomatis-Tsougarakis, “The transmission of correspondence in Eastern Mediterranean (14th-19th c.)” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 25, ISBN: 978-960-98274-6-1, Athens 2008
Printed edition: € 3.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 3.-


No. 59
F. Kiddle, “Perkins Bacon & Co. The printing and story of the 1906 Olympic stamps of Greece” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 16, ISBN: 978-960-98274-5-4, Athens 2008
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 58
C. Chazapis, “Partisan stamps” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 37, ISBN: 978-960-98274-4-7, Athens 2008
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 57
S. Bosovitch, “The 1935 military coup” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 29, ISBN: 978-960-98274-3-0, Athens 2008
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 56
M. Mylonakis, “The Therisson uprising, 10 March – 11 Νovember 1905” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 37, ISBN: 978-960-98274-2-3, Athens 2008
Printed edition: € 3.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 3.-


No. 55
G. Sparis, “The first Olympic Games commemorative issue” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 29, ISBN: 978-960-98274-1-6, Athens 2008
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 54
N. Zafeirakopoulos, “The postal cancellations during the period of circulation of the first Olympic stamps” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 20, ISBN: 978-960-98274-0-9, Athens 2008
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 53
A. Paschos, “The Greek Post Office in Thessaloniki 1835-1881” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 25, ISBN: 978-960-90098-9-8, Athens 2008
Printed edition: € 3.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 3.-


No. 52
P. Leoussis, “The illustrated postal cards of the Hellenic Postal Service 1901-1903 and their thematical classification” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 17, ISBN: 978-960-90098-8-1, Athens 2008
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 51
N. Zafeirakopoulos, “The Solferino” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 35, ISBN: 978-960-90098-7-4, Athens 2008
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 50
C. Chazapis, “The Bulgarian occupation of Greece 1941-44” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 36, ISBN: 978-960-90098-6-7, Athens 2008
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 49
A. Paschos, “Ρ.Ο.Π.иΤ. and the Russian post office of Thessaloniki” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 25, ISBN: 978-960-90098-5-0, Athens 2008
Printed edition: € 3.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 3.-


No. 48
S. Bosovitch, “Undercover addresses during the Second World War” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 52, ISBN: 978-960-90098-4-3, Athens 2008
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 47
A. Virvilis, “The Polish issues of 1934” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 48, ISBN: 978-960-90098-3-6, Athens 2008
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 46
T. Papaeliou, “The closure of foreign post offices in New Greece” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 72, Athens 1995
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 45
J. P. Daes, “The one drahma stamp of Views set 1927, De La Rue printing. Computerized method of classification and retrieval of plate flaws” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 204, Athens 1986
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 44
J. G. Vayakis, “Greek prisoners of war in the italian camps during the Second World War”, original title in French “Les internes Grecs aux camps Italiens des prissoniers pendant la IIe Guerre Mondiale.” (Greek – French)
17×24 cm, pp. 24, Athens 1986
Printed edition: € 2.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 2.-


No. 43
E. Faippeas, “General philatelic knowledge”, original title in French “Notions philatéliques generales” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 23, Athens 1984
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 42
D. J. Yiannoudis, “Forged postmarks and philatelic bogus”, original title in French “Cachets falsifies” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 37, Athens 1983
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 41
T. Papaeliou, “The rural postal service in Greece. Classification of the rural postmarks” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 66, Athens 1980
Printed edition: € 7.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 7.-


No. 40
S. Cassimatis, “The new post offices after 1900. Type V postmark”, original title in French “Les nouveaux bureaux des poste grecs apres 1900. Le cachet au type V” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 48, Athens 1980
Printed edition: € 10.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 10.-


No. 39
N. Zervoyiannis, “Stamps of Crete. Part two. The stamps the Cretan State”, original title in French “Les timbres-poste de Crète. Deuxieme partie. Les tiimbres-poste de l’ Etat de Crète” (Greek – French)
17×24 cm, pp. 159, Athens 1979
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 38
A. Cronin, “The Greek postmarks of Northern Epirus 1912-1920” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 27, Athens 1978
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 37
S. J. Macrymichalos, “A new collecting method: The ‘combined’ collection” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 12, Athens 1977
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 36
A. Cronin, “The stamps of Moschopolis of 1914” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 18, Athens 1977
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 35
E. Faippeas, “Elementary philatelic knowledge”, original title in French “Notions philatéliques élémentaires” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 15, Athens 1976
Printed edition: € 2.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 2.-


No. 34
E. Faippeas, “A simple practical method of identifying the various issues of the Large Hermes Head” (English)
Athens 1978
Printed edition: € 10.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 10.-


No. 33
W. Liberman, G. Wenkums, “The four sets of stamps issued in 1913 during the two Greek naval occupations of the town of Dedeagatch and their forgeries” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 40, Athens 1975
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 32
P. J. Ioannides, “The Athens prints of the Small Hermes Head”, original title in French “Les tirages d’ Athènes de la Petite Tête de Mercure” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 16, Athens 1975
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 31
C. M. Binos, “Study on the errors of the controls of the Large Hermes Head on yellowish paper 1875-1880” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 41, Athens 1975
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 30
M. Cardamitsis, “Contribution to the study of Greek postmarks”, original title in French “Contribution a l’ etude des cachets contemporains de la Grèce”
17×24 cm, pp. 28, Athens 1974
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 29
A. Virvilis, “Catalogue-Study on the special commemorative cancellations of Greece”, original title in French “Catalogue-Etude des cachets commemoratifs speciaux de la Grèce” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 75, Athens 1974
Printed edition: € 10.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 10.-


No. 28
Μ. C. Constantinis, “Historical notes on the issues of the Olympic sets of 1896 and 1906”, original title in French “L’ historique des emissions des timbres Olympiques de 1896 et 1906” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 21, Athens 1974
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 27
S. G. Nicolaides, “Postal services of the Moreas Army”, original title in French ” Le service postal de l’ Armée de Morée” (Greek – French)
17×24 cm, pp. 21, Athens 1973
Printed edition: € 2.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 2.-


No. 26
G. Mathas, “El Greco on postage stamps”, original title in French “L’ ouvre d’ El Greco a travers les timbres-poste” (Greek – French)
17×24 cm, pp. 15, Athens 1973
Printed edition: € 2.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 2.-


No. 25
C. M. Binos, “The ‘NO’ initials as censorship indication during the First World War and their interpretation” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 24, Athens 1973
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 24
W. R. Liberman, “Counterfeits of the 1898 provisional 20 parades stamp of the British post office in Crete” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 15, Athens 1973
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 23
S. G. Nicolaides, “Historical details of the Greek post offices in Moldavia-Walachia and Soulina” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 22, Athens 1972
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 22
E. Faippeas, “Update on the ‘Study on the Greek stamp’. First complement. Plate flaws of the Large Hermes Head”, original title in French “L’ étude sur les timbres-post de Grèce completée et mise a jour. Premier supplement. Variétés des planches typographiques á Grosse Tête de Mercure” (Greek – French)
17×24 cm, pp. 21, Athens 1972
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 21
N. Zervoyannis, “The stamps of Crete. Part one. The foreign post offices”, original title in French “Les timbres-poste de Crète. Première partie. Les bureaux de poste étrangeres” (Greek – French)
17×24 cm, pp. 130, Athens 1971
Printed edition: € 2.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 2.-


No. 20
S. J. Macrymichalos, “Numbering of the Greek rural cancellation postmarks” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 69, Athens 1970
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 19
M. C. Constantinis, “Illustrated postal cards issued by the Greek Post Office between 1901-1903”, original title in French “Cartes postales illustrées émises en 1901-1903 par la direction des Postes Helléniques” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 15, Athens 1970
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 18
A. Virvilis, “Contribution to the study of the Small Hermes Head. Part 1 with comments and observations by Ph. Walravens and C. Andreopoulos”, original title in French “Contribution à l’ étude de la Petite Tête de Mercure. Fascicule no. 1 avec commentaires et observations par Ph. Walravens et C. Andréopoulos” (Greek – French)
17×24 cm, pp. 34, Athens 1969
Printed edition: out of print
                             Digital edition: n/a


No. 17
S. G. Nicolaides, “The closure of the Turkish post offices in Greece and of the Greek post offices in Turkey and Egypt in 1881”, original title in French “La clôture des bureaux de poste Turcs en Grèce et des bureaux Grecs en Turquie et Egypte en 1881” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 14, Athens 1969
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 16
M. C. Constantinis, “History of the first airmail stamps of Greece (Aeroespresso)”, original title in French “L’ histoire des premiers timbres de la post aérienne de la Grèce (Aeroespresso)” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 14, Athens 1968
Printed edition: € 2.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 2.-


No. 15
A. D. Xanthopoulos, “Russian mail of the Monastic Cell of St. John Chrysostomos in Mount Athos” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 19, Athens 1968
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 14
S. G. Nicolaides, “Postal rates in Greece from 1829 to 1875”, original title in French “Les taxes postales en Grèce 1829 jusqu’ à 1875” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 29, Athens 1967
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 13
F. C. Falbo, “Greek postal stationery”, original title in French “Les entiers postaux grecs” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 17, Athens 1966
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 12
W. R. Liberman, “The Acropolis of Athens and the Parthenon on Greek stamps” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 16, Athens 1966
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 11
S. G. Nicolaides, A. D. Xanthopoulos, “Early contracts by Greek Posts for transmission of mail abroad 1833-1860” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 29, Athens 1965
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 10
S. J. Macrymichalos, “The stamp, by Franklin R. Bruns jr. Translation in Greek with additional information. Extract from Encyclopedia Americana”, original title in French ” Le Timbre-Poste, par Franklin R.Bruns jr. Traduction en Grec avec complément. Extrait de l’ Encyclopédie Américaine” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 16, Athens 1965
Printed edition: € 2.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 2.-


No. 9
S. J. Macrymichalos, “History of Greek stamps 1861-1964”, original title in French “Histoire des timbre-poste grecs 1861-1964” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 19, Athens 1964
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 8
S. J. Macrymichalos, “The so-called Greek stamp of 1831”, original title in French “Le soi-disant timbre-poste Hellénique de 1831” (Greek – French)
17×24 cm, pp. 24, Athens 1964
Printed edition: € 2.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 2.-


No. 7
D. Samaras, “The cancellations of Steamship Companies on Greek stamps (1856-1900)” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 31, Athens 1964
Printed edition: out of print
Digital edition: n/a


No. 6
S. G. Nicolaides, “The Greek post offices in Asia Minor and their cancellations during the 1919-1922 war”, original title in French “Les bureaux des poste grecs et leurs cachets pendant la guerre de 1919-1922 en Asie Mineure” (Greek – French)
17×24 cm, pp. 6, Athens 1963
Printed edition: € 7.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 7.-


No. 5
A. Zervopoulos, S. J. Macrymichalos, M. C. Constantinis, “Greek philately”, original title in French “Le Philotélisme grec” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 5, Athens 1962
Printed edition: € 2.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 2.-


No. 4
P. Binicos, D. Samaras, “The first postmarks of the Greek post offices 1861-1900. The type V postmark and its ornaments”, original title in French “Les premiers cachets des bureaux poste grecs 1861-1900. Le cachet au type V et ses ornéments” (Greek – French)
17×24 cm, pp. 12, Athens 1961
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-


No. 3
C. M. Binos, “The errors in the control numerals of the 10 lepta Paris print 1861” (Greek – English)
17×24 cm, pp. 15, Athens 1958
Printed edition: € 2.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 2.-


No. 2
G. D. Rallis, “Greek machine cancellations”, original title in French “Les affranchissemments méchaniques Grecs” (Greek)
17×24 cm, pp. 8, Athens 1958
Printed edition: € 2.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 2.-


No. 1
D. Samaras, “The first cancellations of the Greek Post Office. The Gothic postmark”, original title in French “Les premièrs oblitérations des Postes Helléniques. Le cachet Gothique” (Greek – French)
17×24 cm, pp. 7, Athens 1957
Printed edition: € 5.-
Digital edition (pdf): € 5.-