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"VARIETIES
ON GREEK STAMPS"
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| Philatelic
Exhibit |
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Die
Proof in Different Color of that Issued |
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Double
Print in Black |
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Die
Proof |
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| Double Perforation |
Postage stamps issuing process
The
design and production of stamps starting from the artists’
drawings
and ending to the post office counter is the result of a long and
complex process that transforms a rough idea to the final product.
During the process of creating a new stamp many decisions have to be
made by all involved. Artists, printers and especially the issuing
authorities have a decisive role to fulfil in order to let circulate
or never issue a proposed postage stamp.
The
successful outcome of these consultations is the result of a series
of requested modifications, of possible accidents in the process and
of final decisions taken before the circulation of a new stamp. This
exercise as a whole gives us the material we define here with the
general term Varieties.
Aim of this
exhibit is to show a wide range of material generated
there after, items of great philatelic interest, some unique or
existing in tiny quantities.
The
material displayed herein is documenting these steps as far as the
Greek stamps production is concerned (including New Territories). It
is presented by sort of variety
and category of issue
and laid out in a chronological sequence. Representative as
possible, it is selected to demonstrate and support every step of the
aforementioned process. Special care was taken to include the best
available quality. Where necessary the issued normal stamps are
shown for comparison.
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Ελληνικά
Copyright
© 1998 to date: by Panayotis D. Cangelaris
All rights reserved
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You
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written
permission of the author.
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