Philately of Greece, Interwar Period: Varieties

1927/1935. Definitive issue: Greek scenery.

TYPES
1 d. (Temple of Hephaestus)
Greece Temple of Hephaestus postage stamp Aspiotis print
Type I		 Greece Temple of Hephaestus postage stamp Perkins print
Type II		 Type I (Aspiotis print):

  • numerals thin,
  • lines in ornament next to the numerals thin.

Type II (Perkins print):

  • numerals thick,
  • lines in ornament next to the numerals heavy.
10 d. (Temple of Hephaestus)

Type I
Type II		 Type I (Aspiotis print):

  • parallel horizontal lines below the pillars disconnected.

Type II (Perkins print):

  • additional vertical lines below the pillars connecting the parallel lines.
25 d. (Acropolis)
Greece Acropolis postage stamp
Type II		 Type I (Aspiotis print):

  • horizontal stroke of numeral 5 short, flat on top,

Type II (Perkins print):

  • horizontal stroke of numeral 5 curved, pointing upwards,
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 Paper folds. Greece postage stamp error paper fold

1927/1932. Centenary of the Battle of Navarino.

TYPES
5 d. (1928) / 2 d. on 5 d. (1932)

Type I		 Greece Battle of Navarino SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON postage stamp
Type II		 Type I:

  • inscription under the portrait: SIR CODRINGTON.

Type II:

  • inscription under the portrait: SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON.

1937/1938. Definitive issue: art of Greece.

TYPES
10 l.

Type I
Type II		 Type I (1937):

  • inscription under the image: ΤΥΡΙΝΘΟΣ.

Type II (1938):

  • inscription under the image: ΤΙΡΥΝΘΟΣ.

 

References

Bibliography

  1. Michel Südeuropa 2005/2006, Band 2 (2005), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3-87858-682-5