Stamp: Hermes big head (Greece 1863)

Hermes big head (Greece 1863)

01 January (Greece ) within release Hermes - Second Athens print (1862-1867) goes into circulation Stamp Hermes big head face value 2 Greek lepton

Stamp Hermes big head in catalogues
Michel: Mi: GR 17b
Stamp Number: Sn: GR 17a
Karamitsos: Kar: GR 16c

Stamp is square format.

Consecutive prints up to year 1868. Generally good quality paper but uncleaned plates.Leaves a kind of relief printing.Control numbers were printer prior to stamps ,so characteristic is that one side is thinner than the other

Also in the issue Hermes - Second Athens print (1862-1867):

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Stamp Hermes big head in digits
Country: Greece
Date: 1863-01-01
Paper: yellowish creme
Print: Typography
Perforation: Imperforate
Emission: Definitive
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 2 Greek lepton

Stamp Hermes big head it reflects the thematic directions:

Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is very different from the vernacular usage of the term "myth" that refers to a belief that is not true. Instead, the veracity of a myth is not a defining criterion

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