GREECE

Stamps inscribed 'ΕΛΛ ΓΡΑΜΜ', 'ΕΛΛΑΣ' or 'ΕΛΛΑΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ' and also 'Hellas' (from 1966)

1861 ->

From 1861: 1 Drachma = 100 Lepta
From 1944: 1 Drachma = 100 Lepta (= 50.000.000.000 Old Drachmae)
From 1953: 1 Drachma (GRD) = 100 Lepta (= 1000 1944-Drachmae)
From 2002: 1 Euro (EUR) = 100 Eurocents (= GRD 340.750)
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WILD CATS

Issue Item code Item type
Face value
Remarks SC
1915 - Pre-stamped Picture Postcards
GR19150000 PC 0_10 153 Pre-stamped postcard 0.10 Lion (on picture side)
Wild Cat Art
Lions head at the Sanctuary of Asclepius in Epidaurus
MI P21-153
15 February 1961 - Tourism
GR19610215 ST 12_50 Stamp 12.50 Lion
Marble Lions
Wild Cat Art
Delos Island. 6th Century B.C.
MI 764
16 March 1970 - Labours of Heracles
GR19700316 ST 0_30 Stamp 0.30 Lion
Lion's Skin
Wild Cat Art
Painting on a Greek vase, 6th Century B.C.
MI 1030
GR19700316 ST 1_50 Stamp 1.50 Lion
Lion's Skin
Wild Cat Art
Painting on a Greek vase, 7th - 5th Century B.C.
MI 1032
GR19700316 ST 2_00 Stamp 2.00 Lion
Lion's Skin
Wild Cat Art
Painting on a Greek amphora, 7th - 5th Century B.C.
MI 1033
GR19700316 ST 2_50 Stamp 2.50 Lion
Lion's Skin
Wild Cat Art
Painting on a Greek amphora, 5th Century B.C.
MI 1034
GR19700316 ST 5_00 Stamp 5.00 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Painting on a Greek amphora, 5th Century B.C.
MI 1037
GR19700316 ST 6_00 Stamp 6.00 Lion
Lion's Skin
Wild Cat Art
Painting on a Greek amphora, 6th Century B.C.
MI 1038
10 May 1976 - Seals
GR19760510 ST 2_00 Stamp 2.00 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Seal-stone showing a Lion attacking a bull
15th Century B.C.
MI 1235
26 April 1979 - 12th Congress of Lions Clubs of Greece and Cyprus

On comm. cover

GR19790426 PMK 10188 Commemorative postmark - Lion
Lions Club Emblem
"12° ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟ ΘΕΜΑΤΟΣ 117 – ΕΛΛΑΣ - ΚΥΠΡΟΣ"
Αθηναι
(Athens)
26 April 1979
5 March 1987 - Aesop's Fables
GR19870305 ST 10 1 Stamp 10 Lion
Wild Cats in Literature
"The Stag at the Spring and the Lion"
Stamp from sheets
Perf. all sides
MI 1645A
GR19870305 ST 10 2 Stamp 10 Lion
Wild Cats in Literature
"The Stag at the Spring and the Lion"
Stamp from packs
Perf. horizontally
MI 1645C
GR19870305 ST 46 1 Stamp 46 Lion
Lion's Skin
Wild Cats in Literature
"The Donkey in a Lion's Skin and the Fox"
Stamp from sheets
Perf. all sides
MI 1649A
GR19870305 ST 46 2 Stamp 46 Lion
Lion's Skin
Wild Cats in Literature
"The Donkey in a Lion's Skin and the Fox"
Stamp from sheets
Perf. horizontally
MI 1649C
ILM
16 March 1990 - Rare Animals
GR19900316 ST 100 Stamp 100 Eurasian Lynx
MI 1741
20 July 1990 - Provincial Capitals
GR19900720 ST 10 1 Stamp 10 Lion
Lion statue
Wild Cat Art
Central Monument of Fallen Heroes in Exodus, Messolonghi
Stamp from sheets
Perf. all sides
MI 1752A
GR19900720 ST 10 2 Stamp 10 Lion
Lion statue
Wild Cat Art
Central Monument of Fallen Heroes in Exodus, Messolonghi
Stamp from packs
Perf. horizontally
MI 1752C
11 October 1990 - Centenary of the Death of Heinrich Schliemann
GR19901011 ST 80 Stamp 80 Lion
Lion statues
Wild Cat Art
Lion Gate, Mycenae
Joint issue with Germany
MI 1772
17 July 1992 - Greek Macedonia
GR19920717 ST 10 Stamp 10 Lion
Lion's Skin
Wild Cat Art
Bas-relief from Vergina, Greece. 11th Century B.C.
MI 1805
25 May 2007 - Signs of the Zodiac
GR20070525 ST 0_40 Stamp 0.40 Lion
Zodiac Leo
MI 2428
GR20070525 FDC 2_12 First Day Cover 2.12 Lion
Zodiac Leo
Official FDC with
GR20070525 ST 0_40
and 3 other stamps in set
GR20070525 MC 0_40 Maximum Card / Pre-paid Postcard 0.40
Sold at 1.50
Lion
Zodiac Leo
Official MC, Pre-paid worldwide postage
MI P100-06
GR20070525 MISC KEEP Presentation Card with Stamp 0.40 Lion
Zodiac Leo
Presentation Card - "Keepsake" sold with the key ring
GR20070525 MISC KEY Key ring - Lion
Zodiac Leo
Key ring showing the image of
GR20070525 ST 0_40
20 October 2008 - Historical Sport Clubs
GR20081020 ST 2_00 Stamp 2.00 Lion
Emblem of the Panserraikos Football Club
MI 2485
GR20081020 MC 2_00 Maximum Card / Pre-paid Postcard 2.00 Lion
Emblem of the Panserraikos Football Club
Official MC, Pre-paid worldwide postage
MI P108-04
7 April 2010 - 43rd Greek-Cypriot Lions Congress

On commemorative cover

GR20100407 PMK 81100 Commemorative Postmark - Lions Club Logo
"43° ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟ ΛΕΣΧΩΝ LIONS – ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ - ΚΥΠΡΟΥ"
Μυτιληνη (Mytilini/ Mytilene)
7 April 2010
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List compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information from Greg Balagian, Shaun Stevens and TS Tan.
Latest update: 2 June, 2024