HELLAS 2003

A month before Christmas 2002, the long awaited new stamp catalogue of Greek stamps " HELLAS 2003 " was finally issued by A. Karamitsos. Editor in chief was Mr. Michael Tsipidis.

The catalogue is divided in 2 parts (Volumes) and its more than 780 pages contain:

Volume I: All Greek issues

• Large Hermes Heads
• Small Hermes Heads
• 1896 Olympic Games
• Small Hermes Heads (re-issues)
• 1900-01 Surcharges
• 1901-1923 Issues
• 1924-1959 Issues
• 1960-2002 Issues
• Airpost issues
• Charity issues
• Postage due issues
• National Resistance

Volume II: New Territories and Cancellations

NEW TERRITORIES

CANCELLATIONS

• Pre-adhessive
• 19th Century (Types I-VI)
• New Territories (Type V)
• Eastern Thrace
• Asia Minor

It must be pointed out that it is bilingual (Greek & English) and emphasis was given to:

• More objective pricing
• The historical aspect of philately
• Information on postal history

To order a copy of the catalogue, please click here.

It can, also, be ordered directly from the publisher's Web Site.

CYPRUS 2003

The new stamp catalogue of " stamps of Cyprus 2003 "was published in October 2002 by Hermes Frangoudis.

In its well over 300 pages it contains all Cyprus stamps issued from 1880 to 2002.

All stamps are depicted clearly in their actual size and colour.

The catalogue contains full and accurate historical details and other useful information.

It, also, includes historical notes on the postal history of Cyprus from 1845 to 1880.

The text is bilingual (Greek & English).

Printed in small size and non-reflective paper of excellent quality, it maximizes the user-friendliness and the clarity of illustrations.

Its price is 15.00 Euro and can be ordered directly from the publisher. Contact him at: hfrangoudis@otenet.gr.