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Greece

  Greece flag
Stamps issued 1861 to date.
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1913. Union of Crete with Greece.

Greece SG 268

SG 268 25 lepta Hoisting the Greek flag at Suda Bay, 1 May 1913

1945. Resistance to Italian ultimatum.

Greece SG 617-8

SG 617 20 drachme "OXI" = No
SG 618 40 drachme "OXI" = No

1950. Battle of Crete.

Greece SG 686

SG 686 1000 drachme Maps and flags

1952. Air.  Anti-communist campaign.

SG 698 1000 drachme Blessing before battle
SG 699 1700 drachme "Victory" over mountains
SG 700 2700 drachme Infantry attack
SG 701 7000 drachme "Victory" and soldiers

1960. 50th. anniversary of Greek Boy Scout movement.

SG 836 6 drachme Greek Scout flag and medal

7 other stamps in set.

1965. Balkan Games, Athens.

Greece SG 986-8

SG 986 1 drachma Games flag
SG 987 2 drachme Victor's medal
SG 988 6 drachme Karaiskakis stadium, Athens

1968. 20th. anniversary of Dodecanese union with Greece.

SG 1086 2 drachme "The unknown priest and teacher" (Rhodes monument)
SG 1087 5 drachme Greek flag on map

1969. 20th. anniversary of Communists' defeat on Mounts Grammos and Vitsi.

Greece SG 1117

SG 1117 2.50 drachme Raising the flag on Mount Grammos

1971. 150th. anniversary of war of independence (1st. issue).  The church.

SG 1167 10 drachme "Bishop Germanos blessing the standard" (Vryzakis)

3 other stamps in set.

1972. 5th. anniversary of 1967 revolution.

Greece SG 1206

SG 1205 2.50 drachme Commemorative medal
SG 1206 4.50 drachme Flag and map
SG 1207 5 drachme Facets of modern development

1976. 150th. anniversary of fall of Missolonghi.

Greece SG 1333

SG 1333 4 drachme Battle of Missolonghi

1976. Europa.

Greece SG 1334+1336

SG 1334 7 drachmae Florina jug
SG 1335 8.50 drachmae Plate with birds design
SG 1336 11 drachmae Egina pitcher

1977. Restoration of democracy.

SG 1376 4 drachme Wreath in front of university
SG 1377 7 drachme Demonstrators at university
SG 1378 20 drachme Hand with olive branch, university and flags

1977. 150th. anniversary of battle of Navarino.

SG 1387 4 drachme The battle of Navarino
SG 1388 7 drachme Admirals

1977. "Greeks abroad".

SG 1393 4 drachme Map of Greece and ships
SG 1394 5 drachme Globe and Greek flag
SG 1395 7 drachme Globe and swallows
SG 1396 11 drachme Envelope with flags
SG 1397 13 drachme Map of the world

1978. 80th. IOC session, Athens.

Greece SG 1416-7

SG 1415 7 drachme Lighting the Olympic flame
SG 1416 13 drachme Start of 100 metre race

1979. Anniversaries and events.

Greece SG 1462

SG 1462 20 drachme Victory of Paeonius & flags (50th. anniversary of Balkan sports)

5 other stamps in set.

1979. Signing of Treaty.  Accession of Greece to European Community.

Greece SG 1463

SG 1463 7 drachme Flags of member states forming ear of wheat
SG 1464 30 drachme European parliament

1982. National resistance, 1941-44.

Greece SG 1598-1600 and 1604-5Greece SG 1601-3

SG 1598 1 drachma "Demonstration in Athens 25 March 1942-44"
SG 1599 2 drachmae "Kalavryta's sacrifice"
SG 1600 5 drachmae "Resistance in Thrace"
SG 1601 9 drachmae "The onset of the struggle in Crete"
SG 1602 12 drachmae Resistance fighters
SG 1603 21 drachmae "Gorgopotamos"
SG 1604 30 drachmae "Kaisariani, Athens"
SG 1605 50 drachmae "The struggle in Northern Greece"

1986. International peace year.

SG 1738 18 drachme Dove and sun
SG 1739 35 drachme Dove holding olive branch with flags as leaves
SG 1740 110 drachme Dove with olive branch flying out of globe

1988. 75th. anniversaries of union of Crete and Greece and liberation of Epirus and Macedonia.

Greece SG 1810A+1811A

SG 1810A 30 drachme Eleftherios Venezilos, map and flag
SG 1811A 70 drachme Flags, map and "liberty"

1988. EEC meeting of heads of state, Rhodes.

SG 1814A 60 drachme Map of EEC and Castle of Knights, Rhodes
SG 1815A 100 drachme Members' flags and coin

1989. International anniversaries.

Greece SG 1820A-24A

SG 1820A 30 drachme Flags (5th. anniversary of 6 nation initiative for peace & disarmament)
SG 1821A 50 drachme Flag and "liberty" (bicentenary of French revolution)
SG 1822A 60 drachme Flag and ballot box (third direct European parliament elections)
SG 1823A 70 drachme Coins (centenary of Inter-parliamentary Union)
SG 1824A 200 drachme Flag (40th. anniversary of Council of Europe)

1990. National reconciliation.

Greece SG 1843-5

SG 1843 40 drachme Clasped hands, roses and flag
SG 1844 70 drachme Dove with banner
SG 1845 100 drachme Map and hands holding roses

1991. 50th. anniversary of battle for Crete.

SG 1876 60 drachme Battle scene
SG 1877 300 drachme Map and flags of allied nations

1992. Single European Market.

Greece SG 1923

SG 1923 90 drachme Column, map, flags and EC emblem

1993. Greek presidency (1994) of EU (1st. issue).

SG MS 1941 400 drachme Presidency emblem and map

1994. Greek presidency of EU.

SG 1953 90 drachme "Greece" driving EU chariot
SG 1954 120 drachme Doric columns and EU flag

1995. Anniversaries and events.

SG 1978 100 drachme Greek flag and returning soldier (50th. anniversary of end of WW II)

7 other stamps in set.

1997. Andreas Papandreou commemoration.

SG 2024 500 drachme State flag, dove and Papandreou

3 other stamps in set.

1998. 50th. anniversary of incorporation of Dodecanese islands into Greece.

Greece SG 2056-9

SG 2056 100 drachme "Greece" Greek flag and Colossus of Rhodes
SG 2057 140 drachme "Greece" Greek flag and Colossus of Rhodes
SG 2058 170 drachme Greek and British military representatives at transfer ceremony, Rhodes 1947
SG 2059 500 drachme Raising Greek flag, Kasos 1947

1999. 1st. death anniversary of Konstantinos Karamanlis.

SG 2092 100 drachme Karamanlis
SG 2093 170 drachme Karamanlis and jubilant crowd 1974
SG 2094 200 drachme Karamanlis and Council of Europe emblem 1979
SG 2095 500 drachme Karamanlis and Greek flag

2000. Olympic Games, Sydney.

Greece SG 2132-33

SG 2132 200 drachme Torch and flag
SG 2133 650 drachme Torch, flag & Sydney Opera House

2003. Greek presidency of the EU.

SG 2224 47 cents Swallow and European stars
SG 2225 65 cents White Tower, Thessaloniki formed from letters
SG 2226 2.17 euros Swallows (fresco, Thera)
SG 2227 2.85 euros Stars and flags of member countries as jigsaw puzzle

2004. Greece - European football champions 2004.

SG 2280 47 cents Championship trophy
SG 2281 65 cents Team members
SG 2282 1 euro Team members with raised arms
SG 2283 2.88 euros Outstretched hands and trophy

2004. Olympic Games, Athens 2004 (17th. issue).

SG MS 2285 50 cents Sea
SG MS 2285 2.50 euros Rainbow
SG MS 2285 1 euro Multicoloured paint brush and glass
SG MS 2285 2 euross Roller making Greek flag

[Last updated 29th. April 2007]