Stamp: Hermes (Greece 1861)

Hermes (Greece 1861)

01 October (Greece ) within release Hermes goes into circulation Stamp Hermes face value 20 Greek lepton

Stamp Hermes in catalogues
Michel: Mi: GR 9a

Stamp is square format.

The trial nature of this stamp appears at the existing variety of different shades and papers used. Another reason is the very limited number of known copies. The printing is very bad, thus it must be the first trials of all the next issues of this stamp in Athens. The background on the medal looks like being solid in disguish with the Mi:Gr 8, Yt:GR 9.

Also in the issue Hermes:

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Stamp Hermes in digits
Country: Greece
Date: 1861-10-01
Print: Typography
Perforation: Imperforate
Emission: Definitive
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 20 Greek lepton

Stamp Hermes 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

Stamp, Hermes, Greece,  , Gods and goddesses, Mythology