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Commemoratives of 1923

The sixty-two Greek stamps shown on this page are actually commemorative stamps, and they were all overprinted and / or re-valued to celebrate the same event!

During May 1923, the overprint ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΣ 1922 (Revolution of 1922) was applied to existing definitive Greek stamps, Greek Occupation of Turkey stamps, and Crete stamps, including the 1917 Provisional Government Greek stamp issues.

These commemorative overprints were in celebration of the 1922 Revolution, which resulted in the abdication of King Constantine I, and they were all applied at the National Printing House in Athens.

The catalog details will appear after each of the groups of illustrations below, and they will contain both the Scott number of the stamps being overprinted, as well as the Scott number of the overprinted Greek stamp.

For varieties of the Greek stamps shown below, please refer to the various catalogs containing listings for Greek stamps.

05 L. on 10 L. (Greece #251) (1923 - Sc. #260) - Rose.
50 L. on 50 L. (Greece #253) (1923 - Sc. #261) - Gray Violet.
01 D. on 01 D. (Greece #254) (1923 - Sc. #262) - Ultramarine, Gray.
02 D. on 02 D. (Greece #255) (1923 - Sc. #263) - Light Red.
03 D. on 03 D. (Greece #256) (1923 - Sc. #264) - Claret.
05 D. on 05 D. (Greece #257) (1923 - Sc. #265) - Gray Blue.
25 D. on 25 D. (Greece #259) (1923 - Sc. #266) - Slate.

05 L. on 03 L. (Greece #N153) (1923 - Sc. #267) - Orange.
10 L. on 20 L. (Greece #N156) (1923 - Sc. #268) - Violet.
10 L. on 25 L. (Greece #N157) (1923 - Sc. #269) - Pale Blue.
10 L. on 30 L. (Greece #N158) (1923 - Sc. #270) - Gray Green.
10 L. on 40 L. (Greece #N159) (1923 - Sc. #271) - Indigo.
10 L. on 50 L. (Greece #N160) (1923 - Sc. #272) - Dark Blue.
02 D. on 02 D. (Greece #N162) (1923 - Sc. #273) - Gray Brown.
03 D. on 03 D. (Greece #N163) (1923 - Sc. #274) - Dull Blue.
05 D. on 05 D. (Greece #N164) (1923 - Sc. #275) - Gray.
10 D. on 01 D. (Greece #N161) (1923 - Sc. #276) - Violet Brown.
10 D. on 10 D. (Greece #N165) (1923 - Sc. #276A) - Carmine.

05 L. on 01 L. (Crete #50) (1923 - Sc. #276B) - Red Brown.
10 L. on 10 L. (Crete #52) (1923 - Sc. #277) - Red.
10 L. on 25 L. (Crete #59) (1923 - Sc. #277B) - Blue.

10 L. on 25 L. (Crete #66) (1923 - Sc. #278) - Blue.
50 L. on 50 L. (Crete #67) (1923 - Sc. #279) - Lilac.
50 L. on 50 L. (Crete #68) (1923 - Sc. #279A) - Ultramarine.
50 L. on 01 D. (Crete #69) (1923 - Sc. #280) - Gray Violet.
50 L. on 05 D. (Crete #71) (1923 - Sc. #280A) - Green & Black.

10 L. on 20 L. (Crete #77) (1923 - Sc. #281) - Blue Green.
10 L. on 25 L. (Crete #78) (1923 - Sc. #282) - Ultramarine.
50 L. on 50 L. (Crete #79) (1923 - Sc. #283) - Yellow Brown.
50 L. on 01 D. (Crete #80) (1923 - Sc. #284) - Rose Carmine & Brown.
03 D. on 03 D. (Crete #81) (1923 - Sc. #285) - Orange & Black.
05 D. on 05 D. (Crete #82) (1923 - Sc. #286) - Olive Green & Black.

10 L. on 25 L. (Crete #83) (1923 - Sc. #287) - Blue & Black.
50 L. on 01 D. (Crete #84) (1923 - Sc. #287B) - Green & Black.

10 L. on 10 L. (Crete #96) (1923 - Sc. #288) - Red Brown.
50 L. on 50 L. (Crete #91) (1923 - Sc. #288B) - Yellow Brown.

03 D. on 03 D. (Crete #109) (1923 - Sc. #289) - Orange & Black.

05 L. on 01 L. (Crete #111) (1923 - Sc. #290) - Violet Brown.
05 L. on 05 L. (Crete #113) (1923 - Sc. #291) - Green.
10 L. on 10 L. (Crete #114) (1923 - Sc. #292) - Brown Red.
10 L. on 20 L. (Crete #115) (1923 - Sc. #293) - Blue Green.
10 L. on 25 L. (Crete #116) (1923 - Sc. #294) - Ultramarine.
50 L. on 50 L. (Crete #117) (1923 - Sc. #295) - Yellow Brown.
50 L. on 01 D. (Crete #118) (1923 - Sc. #296) - Rose Carmine & Brown.
03 D. on 03 D. (Crete #119) (1923 - Sc. #297) - Orange & Black.
05 D. on 05 D. (Crete #120) (1923 - Sc. #298) - Olive Green & Black.

05 L. on 05 L. (Crete #J2) (1923 - Sc. #299) - Red.
05 L. on 10 L. (Crete #J3) (1923 - Sc. #300) - Red.
10 L. on 20 L. (Crete #J4) (1923 - Sc. #301) - Red.
10 L. on 40 L. (Crete #J5) (1923 - Sc. #302) - Red.
50 L. on 50 L. (Crete #J6) (1923 - Sc. #303) - Red.
50 L. on 01 D. (Crete #J7) (1923 - Sc. #304) - Red.
50 L. on 50 L. on 01 D. (Crete #J9) (1923 - Sc. #305) - Red.
02 D. on 02 D. (Crete #J8) (1923 - Sc. #306) - Red.

05 L. on 05 L. (Crete #J11) (1923 - Sc. #307) - Red.
05 L. on 10 L. (Crete #J12) (1923 - Sc. #308) - Red.
10 L. on 20 L. (Crete #J13) (1923 - Sc. #309) - Red.

05 L. on 05 L. (Crete #J20) (1923 - Sc. #310) - Red.
05 L. on 10 L. (Crete #J21) (1923 - Sc. #311) - Red.
10 L. on 20 L. (Crete #J22) (1923 - Sc. #312) - Red.
50 L. on 50 L. (Crete #J24) (1923 - Sc. #313) - Red.
50 L. on 01 D. (Crete #J25) (1923 - Sc. #314) - Red.
02 D. on 02 D. (Crete #J26) (1923 - Sc. #315) - Red.

These overprinted postage due stamps were all intended for the payment of ordinary postage.

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