Panayotis D. Cangelaris - Varieties on Greek Stamps Philatelic Exhibit

Panayotis D. Cangelaris - Greek Diplomat and Collector

"VARIETIES ON GREEK STAMPS"

Philatelic Exhibit

Under this general title, this exhibit comprises every sort of error or variety (stricto sensu), that could be found on any postage stamp. As error we consider mainly that created during the designing, engraving and printing of a postage stamp, while as variety any irregular element in this process such as color, paper, watermark or perforation. It is divided in the following parts:

(1) Periods 1861-1906, 1912-1944, 1945-1961 and 1972-1976
(2) Airpost 1926-1943
(3) Social Providence 1912-1956
(4) Postage Due Stamps 1902-1943
(5) Dodecanese Military Administration 1947
(6) Northern Epirus 1914
(7) Thrace Hellenic Administration 1920
(8) Cretan Administration 1907-1908
(9) Limnos Hellenic Administration 1912-1913
(10) Samos Hellenic Administration 1913-1915

[A sample from the material contained in the exhibit is shown here]

PERIOD 1861-1906

Large Hermes Heads

White Spot on Hermes Neck

Without Dot after - ELL -

White Line over Letters "ELL GRAMM"

Whitening "8"

Small Hermes Heads

Die Errors. Positions 61 και 72

Die Errors. Positions 231-240

1900 New Values over Small Hermes Heads

Vertically and Horizontally Displaced Overprint

1900 New Values over Small Hermes Heads with Perforation

Imperforate Center

1901/1902 Flying Mercury

Imperforate

Proof

1901/1902 Flying Mercury
1902 Metal Value

Die Proof

1906 Olympic Games (Second Issue)

Imperforate

PERIOD 1912-1944

1912/1913 Overprint "Hellenic Administration"

Double and/or Displaced Overprint

1913 Lithographic

Displaced Perforation

Imperforate

Proof

1913 Military Campaign of 1912


Imperforate

1917 Venizelos Provisional Government


Imperforate Never Issued	Die Proof Without Value Number		Imperforate

1927 Landscapes - Monuments - Dresses


Imperforate


Imperforate


Proof without Center

1930 Centenary of Greek Independence


Imperforate


Die Proof

1938 Balkan Entente


Double Print

1942/1944 Landscapes


Never Issued Imperforate

PERIOD 1945-1961
1945 Glory [View: "The Glory Issue of Greece (1945)"]

1945 October 28th, 1940


Imperforate Decalque		Imperforate

1945 Roosevelt Funeral

Proof


Inverted Center	Imperforate Center Double Print


1946 Eleftherios Venizelos Tenth Death Anniversary


Imperforate Double Print

1947 Victory


Proofs of Never Issued Values

1950 Battle of Crete


Imperforate

1953 National Products


Imperforate Green Color Displaced Print

1957 Royal Family (Second Issue)


Displaced Perforation

1958 Greek Merchant Marine


Double Print in Black

1961 Olympic Games Winer Crown Prince


Plate Proof

PERIOD 1972-1976 1972 National Dresses


Without date of Issue (First Issue)


Displaced Center

1975 Folk Musical Instruments


Displaced Perforation

AIRPOST 1926-1943 1935 Mythological


Die Proof in Different Color of that Issued Blank Wording

1943 Winds


Imperforate Double Print

SOCIAL PROVIDENCE 1912-1956 [View: "Greek Social Providence Stamps"]

POSTAGE DUE STAMPS 1902-1943 1902 Engraved Postage Due Stamps


Perforation "SPECIMEN"

1913/1924 Postage Due Stamps


"eispoaktea" instead of "eispraktea"

1943 Postage Due Stamps


Displaced and/or Missing Perforation

DODECANESE MILITARY ADMINISTRATION 1947

Inverted Overprint

NORTHERN EPIRUS 1914

Double Overprint

THRACE HELLENIC ADMINISTRATION 1920 [View: "Greek Issues of Thrace 1920"]

CRETAN ADMINISTRATION 1907-1908

Die Proof in Different Color of that Issued


Inverted Overprint

LIMNOS HELLENIC ADMINISTRATION 1912-1913

Inverted Overprint	Double Overprint

SAMOS HELLENIC ADMINISTRATION 1913-1915 1913 Greek Fleet Victories (1824 and 1912)


Imperforate

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