{"id":4404,"date":"2020-09-06T11:06:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T11:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hps.gr\/?page_id=4404"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:18:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:18:40","slug":"earlier-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/earlier-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Earlier news"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">PHILOTELIA Vol. 749 (November &#8211; December 2024)<\/span><br \/>\n<em>The bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7150\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/749-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/749-1.png 639w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/749-1-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7149\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/con749.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/con749.png 638w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/con749-221x300.png 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">PHILOTELIA Vol. 748 (September &#8211; October 2024)<\/span><br \/>\n<em>The bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society<\/em><\/h4>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7072\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/748.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/748.png 615w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/748-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7079\" style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/748c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/748c.png 615w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/748c-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Upcoming David Feldman Large Hermes Heads Auction<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Feldman International Auctioneers have once again the pleasure of offering a wonderful collection of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/winter-2024-auction-series\/europe-and-overseas\/?soff_category=7715\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/winter-2024-auction-series\/europe-and-overseas\/?soff_category%3D7715&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729687192898000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0w-plKtQFwJRzCtwxr1fcC\"><strong>the Large Hermes Heads stamps<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0with over 400 lots, as part of their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/winter-2024-auction-series\/europe-and-overseas\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/winter-2024-auction-series\/europe-and-overseas\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729687192898000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1QfU9CctvEGv3lnIK2eRYB\"><strong>Europe and Overseas auction catalogue<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These lots show a wonderful array of unused, used, scarce cancels, shades, plate flaws, control number varieties and a vast range of franking and usages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The upcoming auction on\u00a0<strong>Saturday, November 23rd<\/strong>, is sure to attract a lot of attention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729687192898000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0hfuJmWWzuFSrlkd27lK7M\">www.davidfeldman.com<\/a>\u00a0to register and bid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all questions, please contact DF at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@davidfeldman.com?subject=Greece%20section%20question&amp;body=\">info@davidfeldman.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7050\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Greece-Section_258_Europe_and_Overseas_web-1-1-726x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Greece-Section_258_Europe_and_Overseas_web-1-1-726x1024.png 726w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Greece-Section_258_Europe_and_Overseas_web-1-1-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Greece-Section_258_Europe_and_Overseas_web-1-1-768x1083.png 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Greece-Section_258_Europe_and_Overseas_web-1-1-1089x1536.png 1089w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Greece-Section_258_Europe_and_Overseas_web-1-1-1452x2048.png 1452w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Greece-Section_258_Europe_and_Overseas_web-1-1.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Just released ! <\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Available from Hellenic Philatelic Society. More info: <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>secretary@hps.gr\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Preview <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/anniversary-edition\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/anniversary-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7025 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/l.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/l.png 878w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/l-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/l-768x653.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">PHILOTELIA Vol. 747 (July &#8211; August 2024)<\/span><br \/>\n<em>The bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7005\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/747a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/747a.png 638w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/747a-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7004\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/747b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/747b.png 638w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/747b-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 class=\"widget-title\">Anniversary HPS Edition. <em>\u201cTraces of Communication\u201d \u2013 On the press.<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7000\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/epiTouPiestiriou-1-1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/epiTouPiestiriou-1-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/epiTouPiestiriou-1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/epiTouPiestiriou-1-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/epiTouPiestiriou-1-1536x1158.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/epiTouPiestiriou-1-2048x1544.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/epiTouPiestiriou-1-1600x1206.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">PHILOTELIA Vol. 746 (May &#8211; June 2024)<\/span><br \/>\n<em>The bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6974\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/phil746.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/phil746.png 640w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/phil746-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6980\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/phil746b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/phil746b.png 637w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/phil746b-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Book for the Large Hermes Heads by D.Papitsis<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Available from Hellenic Philatelic Society &#8211; More info: secretary@hps.gr .<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6970\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-04-at-10.02.13\u202fAM-728x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-04-at-10.02.13\u202fAM-728x1024.png 728w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-04-at-10.02.13\u202fAM-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-04-at-10.02.13\u202fAM-768x1081.png 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-04-at-10.02.13\u202fAM-1091x1536.png 1091w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-04-at-10.02.13\u202fAM.png 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>3rd Collectibles&#8217; Expo &#8211; Thessaloniki June 2024<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6960\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/syllExpoEN-1-717x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/syllExpoEN-1-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/syllExpoEN-1-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/syllExpoEN-1-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/syllExpoEN-1-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/syllExpoEN-1-1434x2048.jpg 1434w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/syllExpoEN-1-1600x2286.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/syllExpoEN-1-scaled.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h3><em>Invitation to Book Presentation<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6937\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bookEN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1265\" height=\"977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bookEN.png 1265w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bookEN-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bookEN-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bookEN-768x593.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1265px) 100vw, 1265px\" \/><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">PHILOTELIA Vol. 745 (March &#8211; April 2024)<\/span><br \/>\n<em>The bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6922\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/phil745.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/phil745.png 639w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/phil745-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6923\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cont745.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cont745.png 631w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cont745-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Palmares of Greek Participations in EFIRO 2024<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">At the World Philatelic Exhibition EFIRO 2024 which took place in Bucharest April 16-19, 2024, the exhibits of Greek interest of our exhibitor-members had an excellent presence, eliciting particularly positive comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The relevant table of Awards can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/EFIRO-2024-PALMARES-RESULTS.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Hellenic Philatelic Society warmly congratulates all the awardees!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6910 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/efiro-1-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/efiro-1-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/efiro-1-861x1024.jpg 861w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/efiro-1-768x914.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/efiro-1.jpg 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><em>100 Years Philotelia: 1924 &#8211; 2024<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6753\" style=\"width: 688px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6753\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PHILOTELEIA_100_YEARS_FEUILLET-1024x857.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PHILOTELEIA_100_YEARS_FEUILLET-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PHILOTELEIA_100_YEARS_FEUILLET-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PHILOTELEIA_100_YEARS_FEUILLET-768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PHILOTELEIA_100_YEARS_FEUILLET.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The commemorative miniature sheet of ELTA 2024, for the 100th Philotelia anniversary.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6763\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6763 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/banner_ekdilosis_philotelia1-1-425x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/banner_ekdilosis_philotelia1-1-425x1024.jpg 425w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/banner_ekdilosis_philotelia1-1-124x300.jpg 124w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/banner_ekdilosis_philotelia1-1-768x1852.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/banner_ekdilosis_philotelia1-1-637x1536.jpg 637w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/banner_ekdilosis_philotelia1-1-849x2048.jpg 849w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/banner_ekdilosis_philotelia1-1-1600x3858.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/banner_ekdilosis_philotelia1-1-scaled.jpg 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The banner of the miniature sheet presentation.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You can watch here the ELTA video presentation of the miniature sheet: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NEKOBtwQ0xY\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NEKOBtwQ0xY<\/a> .<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>New Administrative Council of the HPS<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The members of the current Administrative Council of the Society, elected by the Annual General Assembly of February 4, 2024, are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">President: Anthony Manoloudis<br \/>\nVice President: Alexandre Galinos<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Secretary: Nikos Rasias<br \/>\nTreasurer: Evangelos Kotsis<br \/>\n\u039c\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7: Manolis Koutsounakis, (Ms.) Georgia Baltsou, Andreas Nikolaidis,\u00a0 Alexis Savopoulos, Konstantinos Choudalakis<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6727 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/9c4oRg6gi-1967820943-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/9c4oRg6gi-1967820943-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/9c4oRg6gi-1967820943-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/9c4oRg6gi-1967820943-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/9c4oRg6gi-1967820943-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/9c4oRg6gi-1967820943-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/9c4oRg6gi-1967820943-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/9c4oRg6gi-1967820943-1600x1600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Teleconference: Monday, February 12, 2024<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;The International Exhibition of Thessaloniki, from its beginnings in 1926 to the German Occupation of the city in 1941, through a Social Philately exhibit&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Speaker: Thanasis Paschos<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Teleconference start time: 09:00 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6719 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img092-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img092-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img092-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img092-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img092-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img092-2048x1535.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img092-1600x1199.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6720\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img091-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img091-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img091-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img091-768x1186.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img091-995x1536.jpg 995w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img091-1327x2048.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img091.jpg 1385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/15.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u00a0<em>Teleconference: Monday, January 29, 2024<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;Postal &amp; Social Development of Kavala: A Failed Attempt for a Social Philately Collection in Open Class&#8221;.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Speaker: George Thomareis<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Teleconference start time: 09:00 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6714\" style=\"width: 647px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6714\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CAVALLA-46\u03b1-647x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"647\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CAVALLA-46\u03b1-647x1024.jpg 647w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CAVALLA-46\u03b1-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CAVALLA-46\u03b1-768x1215.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CAVALLA-46\u03b1-971x1536.jpg 971w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CAVALLA-46\u03b1-1294x2048.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CAVALLA-46\u03b1-1600x2532.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CAVALLA-46\u03b1-scaled.jpg 1618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bookstore &#8211; &#8220;Helios&#8221; Publishing House, Kavala.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/15.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/>Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><em>100 Years 1924 &#8211; 2024<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6694\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img260-1024x221.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img260-1024x221.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img260-300x65.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img260-768x166.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img260-1536x331.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img260-2048x442.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img260-1600x345.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em><strong>Hellenic Philatelic Society &#8211; &#8220;Epilogos&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The event held on December 5, 2023 at the Athens Concert Hall on the occasion of the 32nd annual edition of &#8220;Epilogos&#8221; was an anthem to Culture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Hellenic Philatelic Society actively participated in the publication since a significant part of the illustration was carried out with the depiction of Greek stamps.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6625\" style=\"width: 688px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6625 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epilogos2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epilogos2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epilogos2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epilogos2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epilogos2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actor Grigoris Valtinos talks with actor, director and writer George Armenis during the Event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em><strong>Hellenic Philatelic Society &#8211; &#8220;Epilogos&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A publication &#8211; A collaboration<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Athens Music Concert Hall 5 December 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6613 size-large alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epilogos-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epilogos-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epilogos-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epilogos-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epilogos-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epilogos.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>\u03a4eleconference<\/em><em>: Monday 27 November 2023: <\/em>&#8220;Cretan State &#8211; A special tour of the post office of Ag. Nikolaos&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>The next teleconference of the H.P.S. will be held on Monday 27th of November 2023 at 9:00 p.m. with Manolis Koutsounakis giving a speech about &#8220;Cretan State &#8211; A special tour of the post office of Ag. Nikolaos&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6598\" style=\"width: 688px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6598 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u039a\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae-\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1-\u0386\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2-\u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u03c2-\u0391\u03b3\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc-56-1-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u039a\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae-\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1-\u0386\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2-\u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u03c2-\u0391\u03b3\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc-56-1-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u039a\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae-\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1-\u0386\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2-\u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u03c2-\u0391\u03b3\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc-56-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u039a\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae-\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1-\u0386\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2-\u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u03c2-\u0391\u03b3\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc-56-1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u039a\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae-\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1-\u0386\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2-\u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u03c2-\u0391\u03b3\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc-56-1-1536x1016.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u039a\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae-\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1-\u0386\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2-\u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u03c2-\u0391\u03b3\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc-56-1-1600x1059.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u039a\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae-\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1-\u0386\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2-\u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u03c2-\u0391\u03b3\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc-56-1.jpg 1717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Letter card with the stamp of the agricultural distributor &#8220;56&#8221; of the Cretan State.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/15.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/>Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">PHILOTELIA Vol. 100 (2023)<\/span><br \/>\n<em>The bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society<\/em><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/742_cf-700-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-6559\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/742_cf-700-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/742_cf-700-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/742_cf-700-1-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SEPTEMBER &#8211; OCTOBER 2023<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Editorial:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/editorial-742\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A different exhibition?<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">260<\/span> Modon 1482: My quest in identifying the origin of a 1482 entire letter to Venice, by G. Constantourakis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">266<\/span> Technology and philately: Large Hermes Heads classification using Artificial Intelligence, Part 2, by D. Papitsis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">272<\/span> Small Hermes Heads: An \u201cunlikeable\u201d envelope, by N. Rasias<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">276<\/span> Advertising tax revenues, by E. Fysikas<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">279<\/span> Comment on S. Andreadis\u2019 book, <em>Large Hermes Heads, Printings and Shades<\/em>, by W. Bauer<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">282<\/span> New issues: (a) 350 Years Petraki Monastery<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">283<\/span> Handwritten indications on 19th century letters, by N. Garilidis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">288<\/span> New issues: (b) Maria Callas Birth Centenary<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">289<\/span> The H.P.S. in Hobby Festival 2023, by A. Manoloudis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">290<\/span> The 1913 Campaign issue: Different types in three denominations, by Dr W. Baur<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">296<\/span> Philatelic news<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">298<\/span> Ankara 2023 International Philatelic Exhibition, by C.C.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">300<\/span> Balkanfila XIX: The revival of an important regional exhibition, by C. Gikas<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">304<\/span> Interviews: Peter Suhadolc talks to Philotelia, by C. Gikas<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">308<\/span> Discoveries, by M. Koutsounakis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">310<\/span> FEPA Congress 2023<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">311<\/span> The Universal Exhibition \u201cParis 1900\u201d and the church of Agios Sostis, by A. Manoloudis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">319<\/span> New books: <em>Michel Catalogues<\/em>, by C.C.<\/p>\n<h3><em>\u03a4eleconference<\/em><em>: Monday 6 November 2023: <\/em>&#8220;Russian &#8220;remittances&#8221; to Mount Athos in the late 19th &#8211; early 20th century.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>The next teleconference of the H.P.S. will be held on Monday 6th of November 2023 at 9:00 p.m. with Giannis Dimitriadis giving a speech about &#8220;Russian &#8220;remittances&#8221; to Mount Athos in the late 19th &#8211; early 20th century.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The speaker will take us to the world of the Russian monasteries on Mount Athos in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a period of great spiritual and cultural flourishing for this area. He also examines the way of financial support of the &#8220;Russian&#8221; so-called monasteries and the philatelic side of this period and history&#8230; &#8230;.but it won&#8217;t be just a philatelic presentation.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6536 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image46-1024x825.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image46-1024x825.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image46-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image46-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image46-1536x1237.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image46-2048x1650.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image46-1600x1289.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/15.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/>Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em>\u03a4eleconference<\/em><em>: Monday 25 September 2023:\u00a0<\/em>&#8220;Examples of Greek Air Mail to South America on period 1930 -1941&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>The next teleconference of the H.P.S. will be held on Monday 25th of September 2023 at 9:00 p.m. with Alexis Papadopoulos giving a speech about &#8220;Examples of Greek Air Mail to South America on period 1930 -1941&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6524\" style=\"width: 688px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6524 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img968-1024x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img968-1024x800.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img968-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img968-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img968-1536x1200.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img968-1600x1250.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img968.jpg 1766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1936, Athens &#8211; Montevideo by air. Air France cover with Deutsche Lufthansa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/15.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/>Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">PHILOTELIA Vol. 100 (2023)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/741_cf-700-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-6490\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/741_cf-700-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/741_cf-700-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/741_cf-700-1-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">JULY &#8211; AUGUST 2023<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Editorial:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/editorial-741\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forgeries everywhere<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">196<\/span> The highest-known franking to date with Large Hermes Heads: \u201cThe Ranghavis Letter\u201d, by L. Fanchini<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">200<\/span> 1922 Revolution: Overprinted 25 D. on parcel post forms, by P. Rouvalis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">202<\/span> The curious case of a handstamp relevant to the 1935 Military Coup, by A. Ritoridis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">213<\/span> Napoleon Bonaparte and the Postal Service in Egypt, by E. Georgoudakis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">215<\/span> Ioannis Svoronos and the selection of the images of the 1911 Definitives, by A. Manoloudis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">222<\/span> Austrian Lloyd\u2019s agency in Santa Maura (Lefkada), by A. Galinos<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">228<\/span> D\u01b0\u01a1ng V\u0103n Ng\u1ed9: the last \u201cangel\u201d of Saigon, by C. Gikas<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">230<\/span> Interviews: Pantelis Leoussis talks to <em>Philotelia,<\/em> by C. Gikas<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">234<\/span> The Postojna Cave post office in Slovenia, by G. Freund<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">238<\/span> Technology and philately: Large Hermes Heads classification using Artificial Intelligence, Part 1, by D. Papitsis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">244<\/span> New issues: (a) EuroMed Postal 2023, (b) Theatre costumes<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">246<\/span> Writing a Synopsis \u2013 A beginner\u2019s guide, by C. Chazapis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">249<\/span> Philatelic news<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">252<\/span> New books: (a) FFAP, <em>Une belle centenaire,<\/em> by C.C. (b) <em>Michel Catalogues,<\/em> by C.C.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">PHILOTELIA Vol. 100 (2023)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/740_cf-700.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow wp-image-6443 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/740_cf-700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/740_cf-700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/740_cf-700-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">MAY &#8211; JUNE 2023<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Editorial:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/editorial-740\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Signs of optimism<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">132<\/span> New issues: (a) Europa 2023, (b) Eleusis: European Capital of Culture<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">134<\/span> Transit censorships of the Vienna Censorship Office during World War II (2\/2), by A. Savopoulos<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">145<\/span> Napoleon Bonaparte and the Postal Service in Egypt, by Y. Dimitriadis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">150<\/span> Education revenue stamps (2\/2), by E. Fysikas<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">156<\/span> Scraping out &#8230; Democracy, by \u039d. Mallouchos<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">158<\/span> Volos\u2019 port through the postcards of Stefanos Stournaras, by N. Varouxis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">162<\/span> Philatelic news from Cyprus<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">163<\/span> Italian &amp; French liners for the same journey &#8211; Letter from Tunis to Athens (1872), by L. Fanchini<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">166<\/span> Documents from Michael D. Toccos\u2019 archive on the stamps of the Greek Administration of Kavala (1913), by E. Tempelis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">179<\/span> Philatelic news<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">182<\/span> Greek mail on Deutsche Lufthansa\u2019s supplementary Cologne \u2013 Cherbourg flights, by A. Papadopoulos<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">188<\/span> New books: (a) S. Andreadis, <em>Large Hermes Heads, Printings and Shades,<\/em> by A.V. (b) N. Antypas, Hellenic Steam Companies &amp; their Handstamps, by C.C., (c) J. Daes, <em>Note-Book, The Currency Rates at the Exchange Post Offices 1.1.1800\u20131.7.1875,<\/em> by A.V.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">PHILOTELIA Vol. 100 (2023)<\/span><br \/>\nThe bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/739_cf-700-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-6373\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/739_cf-700-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/739_cf-700-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/739_cf-700-1-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">MARCH &#8211; APRIL 2023<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Editorial:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/editorial-739\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An interesting interview<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">68<\/span> Poste par Avion en Orient: The unknown flights Thessaloniki-Athens and back, by A. Galinos<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">75<\/span> Le Timbrophile Ath\u00e9nien, by M. Koutsounakis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">78<\/span> Several mysteries of Thessaloniki Russian Post, by G. Thomareis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">87<\/span> Paper and printing varieties of the early printings of the 2 lepta Large Hermes Heads, by D. Papitsis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">93<\/span> Saint Catherine of Sinai: A 1751 seal &#8211; The first postal handstamp from Asia, by Y. Dimitriadis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">97<\/span> Autonomous Cretan State: \u2018Small \u0395\u039b\u039b\u0391\u03a3\u2019 overprint Varieties (1908), by K. Choudalakis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">99<\/span> Education revenue stamps, by E. Fysikas<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">106<\/span> Mailbox stories, by E. Georgoudakis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">111<\/span> New issues: World Stray Animals Day<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">112<\/span> Transit censorships of the Vienna Censorship Office during World War II, by A. Savopoulos<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">123<\/span> 19th century prince&#8217;s cover, by N. Rasias<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">125<\/span> Philatelic news<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>\u03a4eleconference:<\/em> \u201cPhilately: A bright future\u201d.<\/h3>\n<h3><em>Monday, March 20, 2023 .<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next teleconference of the E.F.E. will be held on March 20, 2023 at 9:00 p.m. with a speech by Costas Chazapis on the topic:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;Philately: A bright future&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/15.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/> Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>\u03a4eleconference:<\/em> \u201cAutonomous Cretan State: Errors and varieties of labeling GREECE (1908)\u201d.<\/h3>\n<h3><em>Monday, March 6, 2023 .<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next teleconference of the E.F.E. will be held on March 6, 2023 at 9:00 p.m. with a speech by Constantinos Choudalakis on the topic: &#8220;Autonomous Cretan State: Errors and varieties of labeling GREECE (1908)&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6309\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6309\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u03ba\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"209\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">30 lepta stamp with GREECE inverted marking error and variety A with cut right part (Plate B, position 25).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/15.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/> Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em>February 14<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Love mail code.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The symbolism of the stamp on the envelope.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The good, innocent place for the stamp, which the Postal Service made sure to remind us of, was always in the upper right corner of the envelope.<\/p>\n<p>But there were also positions which were not so innocent! In correspondence that had to carry the message completely discreetly!<\/p>\n<p>So, to the left of the envelope and placed upside down it meant: &#8220;I love you&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>To the left of the envelope, on the side: &#8220;My heart is occupied.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the middle, top or bottom of the recipient&#8217;s address: &#8220;See you soon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In the upper right, in reverse: &#8220;No need to insist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On the back of the envelope, diagonally: &#8220;No.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6263 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img370.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img370.jpeg 421w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img370-226x300.jpeg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Source: &#8220;SCRIP&#8221; newspaper, May 17, 1898.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3><em><strong>2023 ELEUSIS. European Capital of Culture.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6249\" style=\"width: 688px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6249 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis1-1024x658.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis1-1024x658.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis1-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis1-768x494.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis1-1536x987.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis1-1600x1028.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis1.jpeg 1606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Card with rural &#8220;15&#8221; (7th month of use) and TEL. GR. ELEFSINOS (beginning of the second month of use), January 6, 1912. (A. Galinos collection)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6250\" style=\"width: 688px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6250 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis2-900x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis2-900x1024.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis2-264x300.jpeg 264w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis2-768x874.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis2-1349x1536.jpeg 1349w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis2-1799x2048.jpeg 1799w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis2-1600x1821.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleusis2.jpeg 2046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newspaper wrapper with 100&#215;10 lepta Postage Due stamps, with rural &#8220;15&#8221;. The newspaper mentions the Corfu episode (September 1923), so the parcel must have been mailed somewhere nearby. (A. Galinos collection)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>The HPS Medal<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Hellenic Philatelic Society medal for year 2022 awarded to Mr. Pantelis Leoussis for his significant services to hellenic philately.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6224\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6224\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6224 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/leoussis.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pantelis Leoussis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><em>&#8220;The history behind the 25 lepta value of small Hermes head in the color of the 10 lepta&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday&#8217;s teleconference we will have the pleasure of hosting Mr. Ilias Tempeli&#8217;s presentation on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>&#8220;The history behind the 25 lepta value of small Hermes head in the color of the 10 lepta&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6209 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/25L_Scan20221230212649_600dpi-1-252x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/25L_Scan20221230212649_600dpi-1-252x300.jpeg 252w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/25L_Scan20221230212649_600dpi-1.jpeg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courtesy participation: Dr. Konstantinos Andrikopoulos, Associate Professor at the Department of Physics of the University of Patras, who will present the study of the Diagnostic Center of Works of Art &#8220;Ormylia&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Presentation start time: 21:00 pm. Email hps@hps.gr for the relevant link.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>100 Years of &#8220;Philotelia&#8221; Journal. On the threshold of 100 years of circulation<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2023 marks an important anniversary for the Hellenic Philatelic Society, that of completing 100 years of continuous publication of the magazine &#8220;Philotelia&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Philotelia&#8221; is the 8th oldest (living) philatelic magazine in the world, with international recognition, as expressed by its awards at International Philatelic Exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the occasion of the anniversary, and as a sign of repaying the support of its friends, HPS is providing online the first and the last issue of &#8220;Philotelia&#8221;. You can find the issues by clicking the corresponding image.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/philotelia_1924_no1-2.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6188 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-03-at-11.24.00-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-03-at-11.24.00-AM.png 548w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-03-at-11.24.00-AM-230x300.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/737.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6212 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-07-at-4.14.47-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-07-at-4.14.47-PM.png 474w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-07-at-4.14.47-PM-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h3><em>Best Wishes<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 20-cent value of the Small Hermes Head Edition in red color, serrated 12 1\/2 on three sides, due to leaf edge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Canceled, exactly 123 years ago today, stamped &#8220;ATHENAI 24DEC. 1899&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Hellenic Philatelic Society wishes you Merry Christmas and happy 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6144 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/redSHH-977x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/redSHH-977x1024.jpeg 977w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/redSHH-286x300.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/redSHH-768x805.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/redSHH.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Stamp Booklet Service of the H.P.S<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Stamp Booklet Service of the H.P.S was established in September 1928.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>As early as 1925 (Article 3) there was already a provision to this effect in its founding Stature. An important factor &#8211; that finally allowed it to operate &#8211; was the lease, in June 1928, of its first premises at 26A Patision Street (Roma House).<\/p>\n<p>To this day the Stamp Booklets still remain the most traditional way of distributing philatelic material among our members.<\/p>\n<p>The position of the Curator of Stamp Booklets was served with responsibility by important figures of the H.P.S, most prominently held by Eleni Leontopoulou.<\/p>\n<p>Today and after a long break, due to the covid pandemic and the restrictive measures, the Stamp Booklets Service of the H.P.S has resumed its operation.<\/p>\n<p>Manolis Koutsounakis, (contact email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a>), member of the Board of Directors, has been appointed as the Curator, whom our members can contact for receipt, control and disposal of material.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Stamp Booklets currently will be available on every Wednesday during the opening hours of the H.P.S office.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_6088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6088\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6088 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia2-220x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia2-220x300.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia2-750x1024.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia2-768x1048.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia2-1126x1536.jpeg 1126w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia2.jpeg 1286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Regulations of the Stamp Circulation Service of the H.P.S (1928).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_6087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6087\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6087 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia1-233x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia1-233x300.jpeg 233w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia1-796x1024.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia1-768x988.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia1-1194x1536.jpeg 1194w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teuxidia1.jpeg 1345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first Stamp Booklet of H.P.S in 1928.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The first official seal of the Hellenic Philatelic Society (1925)<\/h3>\n<p>Handwritten pencil note: &#8220;2nd HPS essay approved&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6078 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img366.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1384\" height=\"1156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img366.jpeg 1384w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img366-300x251.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img366-1024x855.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img366-768x641.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1384px) 100vw, 1384px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Historical archives of H.P.S.<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The first, not adopted essay of the official seal of the Hellenic Philatelic Society (1925).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6049 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/essay.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1295\" height=\"958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/essay.jpeg 1295w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/essay-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/essay-1024x758.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/essay-768x568.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1295px) 100vw, 1295px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>A unique treasure!<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"fxk3tzhb b2rh1bv3 gh55jysx m8h3af8h ewco64xe kjdc1dyq ms56khn7 bq6c9xl4 eohcrkr5 akh3l2rg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t2d\/1\/16\/1f4cd.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> Copy numbered \u201c404\u201d of the collection of Fran\u00e7ois Fournier forgeries, also known as \u201cForged Stamps of Geneva\u201d is now digitalised and, for the first time, available to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"fxk3tzhb b2rh1bv3 gh55jysx m8h3af8h ewco64xe kjdc1dyq ms56khn7 bq6c9xl4 eohcrkr5 akh3l2rg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/1f449.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc49\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> <\/span>You can browse the collection which is divided into five parts in the HPS Digital Library here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/fournier-forged-stamps-album-number-404\/\">https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/fournier-forged-stamps-album-number-404\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6036 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-02-at-12.08.04-PM.png\" alt=\"fournierExample\" width=\"779\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-02-at-12.08.04-PM.png 779w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-02-at-12.08.04-PM-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-02-at-12.08.04-PM-768x362.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>This publication is a life&#8217;s work! <\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"fxk3tzhb b2rh1bv3 gh55jysx m8h3af8h ewco64xe kjdc1dyq ms56khn7 bq6c9xl4 eohcrkr5 akh3l2rg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tac\/1\/16\/1f4cc.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccc\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> <\/span>It is the result of a long, intense and methodical research. Mr Nikos Mallouchos&#8217; quiet dedication, was paramount in gathering information both from postal and archive material, which came to fruition with the release of his book. His book looks into a novel subject that has not been examined before, therefore little has been known about this chapter of our postal history which promotes the philatelic research. It is titled &#8220;Ancillary post marks&#8221; and it comes to cover a gap in the existing Greek philatelic bibliography.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fxk3tzhb b2rh1bv3 gh55jysx m8h3af8h ewco64xe kjdc1dyq ms56khn7 bq6c9xl4 eohcrkr5 akh3l2rg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t49\/1\/16\/1f4da.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcda\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> <\/span>The author, has magnanimously decided to offer free access of his book to all philatelic enthusiasts and it has been uploaded to the Hellenic Philatelic Federation site (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.efo.gr\/philatelic-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.efo.gr\/philatelic-books&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1662099226393000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2t1I5nx8_jBFuPet-6ViUY\">https:\/\/www.efo.gr\/philatelic<wbr \/>-books<\/a>). It can be accessed, printed or\/and downloaded free of charge, to whoever wishes to do so.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fxk3tzhb b2rh1bv3 gh55jysx m8h3af8h ewco64xe kjdc1dyq ms56khn7 bq6c9xl4 eohcrkr5 akh3l2rg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tfe\/1\/16\/1f44f.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc4f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> <\/span>The philatelic community is grateful to the author for his tireless work and dedication.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5963\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220727_171159-754x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"mallouchosBook\" width=\"350\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220727_171159-754x1024.jpeg 754w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220727_171159-221x300.jpeg 221w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220727_171159-768x1043.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220727_171159-1131x1536.jpeg 1131w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220727_171159.jpeg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>An offer for everyone!<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>All five volumes of the digitized indexes of &#8220;Philotelia&#8221; from 1924 to 2008 have been posted and are now available to the public through our website. The first four volumes in pdf format while the fifth is text searchable.<\/p>\n<p>Click <span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/philotelia-indexes-2-2\/\">here<\/a><\/span> to read them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5897 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-02-at-6.23.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"837\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-02-at-6.23.07-PM.png 837w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-02-at-6.23.07-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-02-at-6.23.07-PM-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Next HPS online meeting<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The next webex HPS meeting will be held on Monday 27 of June 2020 at 9:00 pm. Nikos Karniaoutakis is going to talk about:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">&#8220;Law 2749 \u2013 Year 1922 \/ 100 YEARS SINCE FIRST COMPULSORY LOAN&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5878 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1-\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd-\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u0301\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7-\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2-\u0395\u03a6\u0395-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1-\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd-\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u0301\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7-\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2-\u0395\u03a6\u0395-1.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1-\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd-\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u0301\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7-\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2-\u0395\u03a6\u0395-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/14.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/> Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Speech by Mr. El. Tempelis: &#8220;The Publications of the Hegemony of Samos 1878 &#8211; 1912&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5871\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tempelisSpeech.photo_-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"tempelisSpeech.photo\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tempelisSpeech.photo_-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tempelisSpeech.photo_-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tempelisSpeech.photo_-1024x688.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tempelisSpeech.photo_-768x516.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tempelisSpeech.photo_-1536x1032.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tempelisSpeech.photo_-2048x1376.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tempelisSpeech.photo_-1600x1075.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Photo from the presentation of Elias Tempelis with subject: &#8220;The Stamp Publications of the Hegemony of Samos 1878 &#8211; 1912&#8221; which took place in the H.P.S. premises on Wednesday 15 June 2022 and attracted great interest from our members. Of coarse, the canceled copy from the First Edition of the Shield of the Hegemony of Samos (one known until today) caught the audience&#8217;s eye, as well as the uncanceled sheet from the same Edition (two known to date).<\/p>\n<p>Below you can see the presentation (in Greek).<\/p>\n<div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"df_5857\"  _slug=\"5857\" data-title=\"\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_5857 = {\"outline\":[],\"backgroundColor\":\"#F1E9CF\",\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"enableDownload\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hps.gr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/\\u03a3\\u0391\\u039c\\u039f\\u03a3.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Next HPS online meeting<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The next webex HPS meeting will be held on Monday 13 of June 2020 at 9:00 pm. Myrsini Vardopoulou is going to talk about &#8220;Olympus&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5756 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-26-at-12.51.46-PM-1.png\" alt=\"olympos.photo\" width=\"522\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-26-at-12.51.46-PM-1.png 522w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-26-at-12.51.46-PM-1-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/14.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/> Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Important Distinctions of Hellenic Interest Philately in Helvetia 2022<\/b><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u0391. \u039aaramitsos<\/b>\u00a0: \u00abHellas 2020\u00bb, LI\u00a090 G<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Th. \u0391rvanitis<\/b>\u00a0: \u00abThe Prephilatelic period of the Hellenic Postal Service\u00bb,\u00a0PH 86 LV<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>C. Chazapis<\/b>\u00a0: \u00abGreece: The 4th of August regime (1936-41)\u00bb, PH 85 LV<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u039d. \u039aarniaoutakis<\/b>, \u00abLarge Hermes Heads of Greece Observations on Identifying and Classifying the &#8220;easier&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div><b>\u0391. Galinos<\/b>\u00a0: \u00abThe French Army of Morea, 1828-1830\u00bb, OF 92<\/div>\n<div><b>\u0391. Papadopoulos<\/b>\u00a0: \u00abCommercial Zeppelin Letter mail to\/from South America in 1936\u00bb,\u00a0OF 90<\/div>\n<div><b>L. Fanchini<\/b>\u00a0: \u00abThe Fakes &amp; Forgeries of the Large Hermes Head of Greece\u00bb, OF 86<\/div>\n<div><b>P. Cangelaris<\/b>\u00a0: \u00abThe Mafeking Blues 1900\u00bb, OF 85<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5814 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/helvetia2022.photo_-293x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/helvetia2022.photo_-293x300.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/helvetia2022.photo_.jpeg 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hellenic Philatelic Society warmly congratulates the winners.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Next HPS online meeting<\/h3>\n<p>The next webex HPS meeting will be held on Monday 30th of May 2020 at 9:00 pm. Antonis Manoloudis is going to talk about &#8220;A short postal history in Athens of 1929&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5762 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-29-at-6.43.17-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-29-at-6.43.17-PM.png 504w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-29-at-6.43.17-PM-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/14.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/> Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Historic Presumption of H.P.S.<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The Board of Directors after the appointments on April 27, 1930 at its 26a building on Patision Street.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bottom (from left to right)<\/span><\/em>: D. Kitroev First Vice President, A. Bairas President, C. Glenis Second Vice President.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Above (from left to right)<\/em><\/span>: A. Zervopoulos G. Secretary, T. Konstantinidis&#8217; Superintendent, K. Angelou Spec. Secretary, S. Makrimichalos Commissioner to the journal, I. Soliotis Dean, K. Kalfarentzos Treasurer.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photography<\/em>: A. Syropoulos (EFE 222).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note<\/strong><\/em>: The table of the photo is used till today for the meetings of the H.P.S. Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5749 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img230.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1552\" height=\"1207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img230.jpeg 1552w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img230-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img230-1024x796.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img230-768x597.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img230-1536x1195.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1552px) 100vw, 1552px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Philotelia Award<\/em><\/h3>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5732 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/london2022_award1-691x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/london2022_award1-691x1024.jpeg 691w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/london2022_award1-203x300.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/london2022_award1-768x1138.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/london2022_award1-1037x1536.jpeg 1037w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/london2022_award1-1383x2048.jpeg 1383w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/london2022_award1.jpeg 1492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5742 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/London-2022-Medal-1013x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/London-2022-Medal-1013x1024.jpeg 1013w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/London-2022-Medal-297x300.jpeg 297w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/London-2022-Medal-768x777.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/London-2022-Medal.jpeg 1438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc5 Philotelia, journal of Hellenic Philatelic Society, earned a Vermeil medal in the Literature Class at London 2022.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">An upcoming meeting held in English<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5729\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-14-at-6.18.18-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-14-at-6.18.18-PM.png 922w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-14-at-6.18.18-PM-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-14-at-6.18.18-PM-768x591.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/14.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/> Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>&#8220;Announcement of \u0391. Virvilis as Chairman of the Centennial Celebration Committee&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Philatelic Society at its meeting on March 22, 2022 unanimously decided to appoint the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Honorary President of A. Virvilis, Chairman of the Centennial Celebration Committee of the journal &#8220;Philoteleia&#8221; (1924) and the Hellenic\u00a0Philatelic Society (1925)<\/span> to proceed with its formation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5680 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-4-13_20220413_202356-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-4-13_20220413_202356-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-4-13_20220413_202356-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-4-13_20220413_202356-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-4-13_20220413_202356-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-4-13_20220413_202356-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-4-13_20220413_202356-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the photo, the Honorary President A. Virvilis, between the Vice President A. Galinos (left) and the President A. Manoloudis (right), in a modest ceremony that took place in the lobby of H.P.S. on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in the presence of members of the Board and friends, receives the relevant order.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>&#8220;Classification of Large Hermes Head stamps using AI&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5682 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AI-en-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AI-en-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AI-en-1024x942.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AI-en-768x706.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AI-en.jpg 1223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next teleconference meeting of HPS members will be held on 2 May 2022 at 9:00pm with Dimitris Papitsis talking about: &#8220;Classification of Large Hermes Head stamps using artificial intelligence&#8221;.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/14.0\/2757\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2757\" data-emoji=\"\u2757\" aria-label=\"\u2757\" \/> Send an e-mail to HPS\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hps@hps.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hps@hps.gr<\/a> and ask for the corresponding link.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>The &#8220;Neoklis Zafeirakopoulos Library&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">7 February 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-5462\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/732_nzz_library.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/732_nzz_library.jpg 640w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/732_nzz_library-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 6th February 2022, the outgoing President of the Hellenic Philatelic Society, Ioakeim Chalvatzidopoulos, revealed a plaque naming the Society\u2019s Library Room hereinafter as &#8220;Neoklis Zafeirakopoulos Library\u201d celebrating the memory of Neoklis Zafeirakopoulos.<br \/>\nNeoklis Zafeirakopoulos, apart for being for many years in charge of the Society\u2019s Library, was a prominent philatelic scholar, an astute thinker and an outstanding personality.<br \/>\nPhoto: Ioakeim Chalvatzidopoulos (left) and Theofanis Zafeirakopoulos<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>NOTOS 2021 &#8211; Exhibition Catalogue<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">6 November 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NOTOS2021_catalogue-1200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow wp-image-5129 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NOTOS2021_catalogue-1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NOTOS2021_catalogue-1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NOTOS2021_catalogue-1200-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NOTOS2021_catalogue-1200-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NOTOS2021_catalogue-1200-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NOTOS2021_catalogue-1200-1088x1536.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Exhibition Catalogue (132 pages) has been uploaded on the exhibition website.<br \/>\nBecause of its size, it is available in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/notos2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NOTOS2021_catalogue_low.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">low definition (10 MB)<\/a> and<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/notos2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NOTOS2021_catalogue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high definition (108 MB)<\/a>.<br \/>\nRecommended page display of the pdf file: \u201cTwo Page View\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Tony Virvilis was awarded with the European Philatelic Merit Medal by the AEP<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">9 June 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-5072 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/virvilis_aep.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/virvilis_aep.jpg 552w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/virvilis_aep-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few days ago the European Academy of Philately announced its annual awards for 2021:<br \/>\n&#8211; The European Philatelic Merit Medal (M\u00e9rite Philat\u00e9lique Europ\u00e9en \/ MPE) was awarded to Tony Virvilis (Greece).<br \/>\n&#8211; The European Parliament Prize was awarded to Christophe-A. Frassa (Monaco).<br \/>\n&#8211; The Literature Award went to Serge Kahn (France) for his work <em>Jean-Baptiste Charcot en Antarctique. Dont le courrier fa\u00e7onne l&#8217;histoire \/ Jean-Baptiste Charcot in the Antarctic. Whose Mail Documents Its History.<\/em><br \/>\n&#8211; The <em>Post Horn<\/em> by editor Claudio Manzati (Italy) was selected as the best magazine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Borders, Sovereignty, Stamps &#8211; The changes of the Greek territory, 1830-1947<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">19 April 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tsitselikis_1300.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow alignleft wp-image-5031\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tsitselikis_1300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tsitselikis_1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tsitselikis_1300-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tsitselikis_1300-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tsitselikis_1300-768x1081.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tsitselikis_1300-1092x1536.jpg 1092w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a>From 1830 to 1947, the Greek nation grew in various phases, sometimes without absolute certainty. Most of the time, the borders of Greece were permanently secured, in others they were drawn occasionally or ineffectively. They were always associated with the program of national homogenization and national integration, but also with the geostrategic aspirations of the Great Powers. Occupation, domination, co-ownership, compose the intricate shape of the genealogy of a stormy and bloody adventure that runs through the Greek territory before it took the shape we know today.<\/p>\n<p>The postage stamp, either Greek or foreign, is a mark and a means of exercising power, occupation or domination of the territory that became &#8211; or did not become &#8211; Greek. A strong symbol and message for who exercises political and institutional control over the land, the postage stamp, like the postmark, is associated with every corner of Greek territory once found on one or the other side of the border.<\/p>\n<p>A brand new book by Professor Konstantinos Tsitselikis, published by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laskaridisfoundation.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.laskaridisfoundation.org\/en\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>The Large Hermes Heads &#8211; A Specialised Catalogue<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">29 March 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/book_calliga.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow alignleft wp-image-5006\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/book_calliga.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/book_calliga.jpg 1298w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/book_calliga-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/book_calliga-700x1024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/book_calliga-768x1124.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/book_calliga-1049x1536.jpg 1049w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a>Stephano A. Calliga produced yet another masterpiece. Its title says it all: <em>Stamps of the Large Hermes Head in 19th century Greece &#8211; Detailed Study &#8211; Specialised Illustrated Catalogue. <\/em> It is indeed a specialised catalogue of the first issue of Greece. &#8220;A unique presentation in full colour of all conceivable variety of shades &#8211; mint, used, on cover and multiples, previously published or not &#8211; and an attempt to consistently price both classical philately and postal history rarities alike&#8221;, as mentioned by K. Papathanassiou in the introduction of his presentation of the book in <em>Philotelia<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The book is written in English, in A4 format, spiral-bound, with xvi+212 pages. One of its remarkable features is certainly the 2600 meticulously prepared and presented colour stamp illustrations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>25 March 2021: We celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence (1821-2021)<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">20 March 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unknown_soldier.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-4993\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unknown_soldier.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unknown_soldier.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unknown_soldier-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unknown_soldier-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unknown_soldier-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unknown_soldier-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unknown_soldier-1600x900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAthens, Monument of the Unknown Soldier (photo: \u00a9athensattica.com)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>200 years after the Revolution<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">5 January 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Greece_2021.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow wp-image-4885 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Greece_2021-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Greece_2021-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Greece_2021.jpg 762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are the first two commemorative stamps of the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution in 1821. They depict the logo of the &#8220;Greece 2021&#8221; Committee and will be placed in circulation by the Hellenic Post on 28 January 2021.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>&#8220;L&#8217;Empire Laur\u00e9&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">19 November 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LEmpire-Laure.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow alignleft wp-image-4783\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LEmpire-Laure.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LEmpire-Laure.jpg 1383w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LEmpire-Laure-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LEmpire-Laure-710x1024.jpg 710w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LEmpire-Laure-768x1107.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LEmpire-Laure-1065x1536.jpg 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a>New book &#8220;L&#8217;Empire Laur\u00e9&#8221;, for the stamps of Napoleon \u0399\u0399\u0399, by our member Mich\u00e8le Chauvet RDP, and member of the Acad\u00e9mie de Philat\u00e9lie (French Philatelic Academy). Available from JF-B Philatelie.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300 richly illustrated pages dedicated to this edition that everyone would think they know&#8230; The best sources were sought: The archives of the Paris Mint, responsible at that time of the postage stamps production, which are now kept in the Postal Museum. The dies and the printing plates are presented. Documents unknown to most philatelists were studied and reproduced.<\/p>\n<p>As in her previous works, Mich\u00e8le Chauvet cites her sources accurately, something that should inspire other writers as well. A book for lovers of philately, with no prices or signs of rarity. Those who read it will not regret their purchase. They will have discovered another world, the world of knowledge.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>2500th anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">8 November 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Thermopylae.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4774\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Thermopylae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Thermopylae.jpg 1725w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Thermopylae-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Thermopylae-1024x426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Thermopylae-768x319.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Thermopylae-1536x638.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Thermopylae-1600x665.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNew stamps from the Hellenic Post were released on the 3rd of November in order to commemorate another major moment in the course of the Greco-Persian wars of the 5th century BCE: the Battle of Thermopylae, only a month earlier than the Naval Battle of Salamis. In this battle, General Leonidas of Sparta and his 300 warriors fell to the last man in defending their homeland, the ideal of heroism and self-sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>Leonidas&#8217; portrait was designed and engraved by Yiannis Gourzis, professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts.<br \/>\nThe other three stamps and the two miniature sheets were designed by Ms. Myrsini Vardopoulou PhD, artist, engraver at the Hellenic Post.<br \/>\nStamps&#8217; size: 35&#215;45 mm, miniature sheets&#8217; size: 75&#215;90 mm<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Stephanos Calliga writes history<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">15 October 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stephanosplate.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-4732\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stephanosplate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stephanosplate.jpg 1709w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stephanosplate-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stephanosplate-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stephanosplate-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stephanosplate-1536x783.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stephanosplate-1600x815.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 1861 20 lepta plate of the Large Hermes Head had been dismantled sometime at the dawn of the 20th century, as indicated by Tryphon Constantinides in his <em>Etude<\/em> in 1933. The pieces were initially kept in the National Printing House during the early years and subsequently in the Philatelic and Postal Museum following its establishment in the 1970s.<br \/>\nOut of the 150 clich\u00e9s, 121 have survived to date, the rest are still missing, since at least the days of the <em>Etude,<\/em> where the missing pieces are clearly mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, following a NOTOS 2021 OC inquiry at the Philatelic and Postal Museum, permission was granted to attempt the reconstruction of the plate. Stephanos Calliga, a renowned connoisseur of the Large Hermes Heads, undertook the task to study thoroughly and exhaustively the 121 clich\u00e9s in order to plate them.<br \/>\nOn 14 October 2020 he had verified the plate position of all 121 loose pieces.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>2500th anniversary of the Naval Battle of Salamis<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">18 September 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SALAMINA_FEUILLET_2_MAZI.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-4720\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SALAMINA_FEUILLET_2_MAZI.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SALAMINA_FEUILLET_2_MAZI.jpg 945w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SALAMINA_FEUILLET_2_MAZI-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SALAMINA_FEUILLET_2_MAZI-768x691.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>New stamps from the Hellenic Post will be released on the 22nd of September in order to commemorate a major moment in the course of the Greco-Persian wars of the 5th century BCE: the Naval Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE. This was a victory against all odds for General Themistocles, a turning point of a long series of battles, which marked the permanent retreat of the Persian army back to their homeland.<\/p>\n<p>Themistocles&#8217; portrait was designed and engraved by Yiannis Gourzis, professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts.<br \/>\nThe other three stamps and the two miniature sheets were designed by Ms. Myrsini Vardopoulou PhD, artist, engraver at the Hellenic Post.<br \/>\nStamps&#8217; size: 35&#215;45 mm, miniature sheets&#8217; size: 75&#215;90 mm<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>NOTOS 2021 Partners address the video conference of 29 June<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">1 July 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/722_notos_29_02.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow wp-image-4244 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/722_notos_29_02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/722_notos_29_02.png 1920w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/722_notos_29_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/722_notos_29_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/722_notos_29_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/722_notos_29_02-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/722_notos_29_02-1600x900.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the 3rd \u201cNOTOS\u2019 friends\u201d annual gathering, which this year took place via video conference, among the live briefings by the O.C. members, also presented were the video addresses of NOTOS 2021 valuable partners, i.e. the ones of:<br \/>\nMr. Andreas Pachatouridis, Mayor of Peristeri (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oj0TpedFoVg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>, in Greek)<br \/>\nMr. George Konstantopoulos, CEO Hellenic Post (photo) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6gwLv1-FMuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>, English subtitles)<br \/>\nMr. Manolis Georgoudakis, Philatelic and Postal Museum (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wM8iZ3BcI_o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>, in Greek)<br \/>\nMs. Amalia Pappa, Deputy General Director of the General State Archives (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UJDCpWp8SvE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>, in Greek)<br \/>\nMr. Asteris Karamitsos, A. Karamitsos International Auctions (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p1CJPgfLfOE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>, in Greek)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>During the Covid-19 days&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">22 May 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Greece-1938.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-4200\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Greece-1938.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Greece-1938.jpg 876w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Greece-1938-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Greece-1938-768x256.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On 15 April we started regular teleconference meetings for our members. During the six sessions we had until last Wednesday 20 May, we enjoyed:<br \/>\n(a) Rare photographic material from Abdul Hamid&#8217;s II visit to Thessaloniki in 1909, by George Thomareis<br \/>\n(b) &#8220;The history of postcards&#8221;, by Nikos Varouxis<br \/>\n(c) &#8220;The two Balkan Entente issues of 1938 and 1940&#8221;, by Haris Chrysostomou<br \/>\n(d) &#8220;The German Feldpost in Aetolia-Acarnania in 1943-44&#8221;, by Yiannis Skarmoutsos<br \/>\nAs long as the HPS premises remain closed, a teleconference will be held every Wednesday night, from 8:30 to 11:00 pm.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Significant moments in wine history by Christos Gikas<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">20 February 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/website_gikas.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-4047\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/website_gikas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/website_gikas.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/website_gikas-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/website_gikas-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/website_gikas-768x423.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was all about wine yesterday evening at the HPS premises. Christos Gikas has a deep knowledge of the subject and he is a great Thematic collector. We enjoyed stories on Charlemagne, Philippe Auguste of France, Francis Drake, Thomas Jeffferson and Winston Churchill to just name a few. In between, we had the chance to make our acquaintances with the four Grand Crus of the 1855 initial classification, namely the Ch\u00e2teau Lafite, Ch\u00e2teau Latour, Ch\u00e2teau Margaux and Haut-Brion.<\/p>\n<h4>Anthony Manoloudis on Aspiotis&#8217; stamp sheets inscriptions<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">20 December 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/website_manoloudis.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-3981\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/website_manoloudis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/website_manoloudis.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/website_manoloudis-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/website_manoloudis-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/website_manoloudis-768x423.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday evening (18\/12), the HPS Secretary, Anthony Manoloudis, talked about his favourite subject: The Aspiotis printers and the 1911 definitive set, with emphasis this time on the stamp sheets inscriptions, the perforations in general, the black perforations, a peculiar essay on carton paper, as well as related issues like the 1910 never issued anti-tuberculosis stamp, Queen Olga&#8217;s contribution to charities etc.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>The postage-stamp as a marker of territorial changes of Greece<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">14 November 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tsitselikis_1100.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-3953\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tsitselikis_1100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tsitselikis_1100.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tsitselikis_1100-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tsitselikis_1100-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tsitselikis_1100-768x445.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday evening in the HPS premises the presentation was about borders, territorial sovereignty, postage stamps and how the change in territorial sovereignty is made visible through the use of stamps as symbols of political power.<br \/>\nKonstantinos Tsitselikis (left), professor at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, was the keynote speaker. Nikos Sigalas, historian, researcher at CETOBaC, Paris, and Ms. Myrsini Vardopoulou, artist, engraver, designer of Greek stamps, were also in the panel.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Two presentations by Louis Fanchini in the HPS<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">19 October 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-3905\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fanchini2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fanchini2019.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fanchini2019-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fanchini2019-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fanchini2019-1024x841.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Louis Fanchini traveled from France to Greece in order to visit Sfakia, his great-grandparents&#8217; birthplace in Crete. During his 10-day trip, he visited the HPS premises on two consecutive Wednesdays and made two outstanding presentations on his favourite subject: the Large Hermes Heads (LHH). The first on 9 October titled &#8220;How to start an LHH collection&#8221; and the second on 16 October titled &#8220;The fabrication of the LHH&#8221;. Louis spoke in English, while there was instant translation in Greek.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Costumes of the Mediterranean<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">8 August 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019_costumes.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-3831\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019_costumes.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019_costumes.jpeg 2480w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019_costumes-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019_costumes-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019_costumes-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019_costumes-1600x899.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the latest set of stamps released by the Hellenic Post. They are part of the Euromed series, issued every year by the countries-members of &#8220;The Postal Union for the Mediterranean&#8221;. The stamps were designed by Dr. Myrsini Vardopoulou and were placed in circulation on 15 July 2019. The stamps are candidates for <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">the 2019 Euro Med Postal stamp of the year. You can vote here as long as the contest is still on: <a href=\"https:\/\/euromed-postal.org\/Philately\/Voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/euromed-postal.org\/Philately\/Voting<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>The Small Hermes Heads in Edition d&#8217;Or<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">8 July 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Band-56-900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow wp-image-3790 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Band-56-900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Band-56-900.jpg 656w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Band-56-900-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Volume no. 56 of the celebrated series Edition d&#8217;Or of the Global Philatelic Network was presented during Stockholmia 2019 by Dieter Michelson (Managing Director of Heinrich K\u00f6hler) and Karl Louis (Managing Director of Corinphila). It is dedicated to Anestis Karagiannidis&#8217; Large Gold exhibit &#8220;Greece &#8211; Small Hermes Heads 1886-1901&#8221;. The 153-page hardbound book, of 34&#215;25 cm format, is sold at 79 CHF by the publishers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Louis Fanchini wins the Grand Prix in Phila-France 2019<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">25 June 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/fanchini_2019-900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-3745\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/fanchini_2019-900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/fanchini_2019-900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/fanchini_2019-900-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/fanchini_2019-900-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the French national exhibition Phila-France 2019, staged in Montpellier from 7 to 10 June, our member Louis Fanchini was awarded 96 points, a Large Gold medal and the Grand Prix of the exhibition with his five-frame exhibit \u201cThe production and the postal use of the Large Hermes Heads of Greece (1861-1886)\u201d. In the accompanying photo, L. Fanchini (left) receives the Grand Prix, a vase manufactured in S\u00e8vres, along with the written congratulations of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, from the General Secretary of the Prefecture, Pascal Ortheguy, who represented the office of the President of the French Republic.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Elias Tempelis on the &#8220;E.T. \u03a3\u039c\u03a5\u03a1\u039d\u0397&#8221; overprint<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">15 June 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MRN7927-900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-3731\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MRN7927-900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MRN7927-900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MRN7927-900-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MRN7927-900-768x463.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, 12 June, we welcomed in the premises the former member of the Society and former member of the Administrative Council, Dr. Elias Tempelis, Professor of the Naval Academy, who presented his research on the 1919 &#8220;E.T. \u03a3\u039c\u03a5\u03a1\u039d\u0397&#8221; overprint. Among the slides, the speaker showed a number of documents of the High Commission and the Postal Sector 902 (Base of Smyrna), which validate the story of the overprinting and the single-day sales of the overprinted stamps.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Jenny and Norman Banfield in Greece and the HPS<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">23 May 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MRN7884-900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-3611\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MRN7884-900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MRN7884-900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MRN7884-900-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MRN7884-900-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday evening, we had the pleasure to welcome in the HPS Jenny and Norman Banfield from New Zealand. Getting back from Essen 2019 and on their way to Stockholmia 2019, they had very wisely decided to spend two weeks in Greece. Jenny was very kind to present and talk on her Open Class exhibit, <em>Medicine \u2013 Its History and Development, <\/em>which was last exhibited in Finlandia 2017 and was awarded a Large Gold medal.<br \/>\nJenny is Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand (FRPSNZ), a national juror, President of FIP Maximaphily Commission, exhibiting as well in Revenues and Open Class. Her new exhibit in Revenues, <em>Taxed from the cradle to the grave,<\/em> was awarded a Large Vermeil in Praga 2018. Norman is Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London (FRPSL) and the Royal Philatelic Society New Zealand (FRPSNZ), a FIAP juror, Acting President of FIP Aerophilately Commission, exhibiting as well in Postal History. His exhibits, <em>Russia \u2013 Censorship of Mail 1878\u20131920<\/em> and <em>Russia &#8211; Airmail Services 1922-1950,<\/em> have both been awarded with Gold medals in FIP exhibitions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>An evening of gratitude in the HPS premises<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">9 May 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3159\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow wp-image-3159\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/don_asimakopulos1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/don_asimakopulos1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/don_asimakopulos1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donor N. Asimakopulos (right)<br \/>and G. Sotiropoulos (left)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3162\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow wp-image-3162\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/don_sekopoulos1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/don_sekopoulos1-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/don_sekopoulos1-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donor V. Sekopoulos (right),<br \/>President of the Philatelists of Athens,<br \/>and G. Sotiropoulos (left)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Members and friends got together yesterday evening in the HPS premises, in order for the OC to express its gratitude and present the donor&#8217;s Hermes Club pin to each one that has responded to that day to the call for financial support to NOTOS 2021.<br \/>\nAt the opening, Ioakeim Chalvatzidopoulos, HPS President, welcomed the guests, and was followed by Costas Chazapis who presented briefly the progress of the preparations and the short-term targets as set by the OC.<br \/>\nNext, George Sotiropoulos, Hermes Club Director, handed the pins to the donors, while Nikos Mallouchos was on the roll call. The list included 25 names plus 3 anonymous and fortunately enough most of the recipients were present. The ones who could not make it will receive their pin in a future occasion.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/notos2021\/index.php\/2019\/05\/09\/the-oc-expresses-gratitude-to-its-donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(More photos here)<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>The HPS in the pages of &#8220;Kathimerini&#8221; daily<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">9 April 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kathimerini_01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow aligncenter wp-image-1231\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kathimerini_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kathimerini_01.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kathimerini_01-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kathimerini_01-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday 27 March we had the pleasure to welcome in our premises Miss Ioanna Photiadi, a fine journalist of \u201cKathimerini\u201d daily. She was briefed on the history and activities of the Society, was shown around the premises and had long talks with several members on various philatelic matters.<br \/>\nTwo weeks later, on Tuesday 9 April, in page 8 of \u201cKathimerini\u201d her six-column article was published under the title \u201cThe stamps reveal stories\u201d with three photos. In late afternoon of the same day the article was uploaded on the daily\u2019s website in Greek <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kathimerini.gr\/1018587\/gallery\/epikairothta\/ellada\/ta-grammatoshma-apokalyptoyn-istories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(read it here)<\/a> and on Tuesday 16 on the paper&#8217;s website English version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/239577\/article\/ekathimerini\/life\/hellenic-philatelic-society-sees-a-surge-of-interest-as-athens-prepares-to-host-notos-2021?fbclid=IwAR2JLNE0k4sTb9vky2qNWqfjqhae1ta7iDweEibLpb1yohUH2cLuTjyGbDM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(read it here)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>FEPA News website publishes NOTOS 2021 OC Newsletter No. 2 on the \u201cMagnificent Seven\u201d<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">7 March 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2774\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/logo_fepa-233x3001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"125\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2782\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/site_66-300x1921.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"125\" \/>Titled &#8220;NOTOS 2021: the \u201cMagnificent Seven\u201d will be exhibited for the first time&#8221; the FEPA News website reports on the confirmation of the Philatelic and Postal Museum, Athens, to exhibit to the public together for the first time the seven printing plates of the Large Hermes Heads <a href=\"https:\/\/fepanews.com\/notos-2021-the-magnificent-seven-will-be-exhibited-for-the-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(read it here)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILOTELIA Vol. 749 (November &#8211; December 2024) The bimonthly HPS journal is distributed gratis to the members of the Society&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4404","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Earlier news - Hellenic Philatelic Society<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/earlier-news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Earlier news - Hellenic Philatelic Society\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PHILOTELIA Vol. 749 (November &#8211; 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