Hellenic Philotelic Society
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The Hellenic Philotelic Society (formed 1925) is a philatelic organisation in Athens devoted to promoting the philately of Greece
and the Greek area.
The society played an important part in the development of philately in Greece. Members of the society wrote the entries on "stamp" and "philately" in the Great Hellenic Encyclopaedia, the Encyclopaedic Lexikon and the Elios Encyclopaedia. The society also established in the Greek language foreign philatelic terms, including philately, watermark
, tete-beche
and others. The society organised some of the first national and international philatelic exhibitions in Greece and worked with state institutions to establish stamp issuing and destruction policies to protect the reputation of Greek stamps.
on the occasion of the society's fiftieth anniversary. Since then the society has received several other awards including the Certificate of Appreciation from the Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA), and the AEP Philatelic Press Award from the European Philatelic Academy.
The society gives two awards of its own, the Stephanos Macrymichalos Award and the Hellenic Philotelic Society Medal.
s. It is also available on CD.
The Philatelic Library series consists of a series of numbered booklets, now exceeding sixty, which are reprints of articles or complete studies previously published in Philotelia. Recent examples include:
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and the Greek area.
The society played an important part in the development of philately in Greece. Members of the society wrote the entries on "stamp" and "philately" in the Great Hellenic Encyclopaedia, the Encyclopaedic Lexikon and the Elios Encyclopaedia. The society also established in the Greek language foreign philatelic terms, including philately, watermark
Watermark
A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern in paper that appears as various shades of lightness/darkness when viewed by transmitted light , caused by thickness or density variations in the paper...
, tete-beche
Tête-bêche
In philately, tête-bêche is a joined pair of stamps in which one is upside-down in relation to the other, produced intentionally or accidentally. Like any pair of stamps, a pair of tête-bêches can be a vertical or a horizontal pair. In the case of a pair of triangular stamps, they cannot help but...
and others. The society organised some of the first national and international philatelic exhibitions in Greece and worked with state institutions to establish stamp issuing and destruction policies to protect the reputation of Greek stamps.
Awards
In 1975, the society received the Athens Award from the Athens AcademyAthens Academy
Athens Academy is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school originally founded in Athens, now located in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. The school sponsors grades K through 12, and also operates a preschool. It was founded in 1967. The school's motto is Excellentia Cum Honore...
on the occasion of the society's fiftieth anniversary. Since then the society has received several other awards including the Certificate of Appreciation from the Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA), and the AEP Philatelic Press Award from the European Philatelic Academy.
The society gives two awards of its own, the Stephanos Macrymichalos Award and the Hellenic Philotelic Society Medal.
Journal
A journal, Philotelia, has been published without interruption since 1924. Philotelia has won and continues to win medals at philatelic exhibitionPhilatelic exhibition
A Philatelic Exhibition is an exhibition of stamps and postal history where stamp collectors compete for medals. The displays are shown in glass frames, and the exhibition is normally accompanied by stamp dealer and post office stands where stamps may be purchased.Many philatelic exhibitions are...
s. It is also available on CD.
Selected publications
The society's most important publications are its Study of the Greek stamp published in Greek and French:- Vol. I Study on the Greek Stamp. 1933. (Reprinted 2008)
- Vol. II Study on the Greek Stamp. 1937.
The Philatelic Library series consists of a series of numbered booklets, now exceeding sixty, which are reprints of articles or complete studies previously published in Philotelia. Recent examples include:
- No. 58 Chazapis, C. Partisan stamps. Athens, 2008. (Greek) ISBN 9789609827447
- No. 59 Kiddle, F.Francis KiddleFrancis Kiddle is a distinguished philatelist who has achieved an international reputation in the field of philatelic literature and cinderella philately.-Philately:...
Perkins Bacon & Co. The printing and story of the 1906 Olympic stamps of Greece. Athens, 2008. (Greek - English) ISBN 9789609827454 - No. 60 Aggelomatis-Tsougarakis, H. The transmission of correspondence in Eastern Mediterranean (14th-19th c.) Athens, 2008. (Greek) ISBN 9789609827461
See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of CretePostage stamps and postal history of CreteThis is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Crete.- Autonomy :In 1898 Crete obtained autonomy under Turkish suzerainty, but was nevertheless garrisoned by an international military force from Britain, France, Italy and Russia...
- Postage stamps and postal history of GreecePostage stamps and postal history of GreeceGreece's first postal service was founded in 1828, at the time of Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire. This initial service continued mail delivery and, later, the issuing of postage stamps until 1970. It was then succeeded by the Hellenic Post S.A. , which remains Greece's official postal...