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200th anniversary year of the 1821 Greek Revolution
A N N O U N C E M E N T
07.12.2021
1. General:
Hellenic Post is releasing the following philatelic product to bring the 200th anniversary year of the 1821 Greek Revolution to a close:
2. Product:
A Numbered Commemorative Envelope with a stamp and an “1821-2021 Anniversary Year” postmark.
• Quantity: One thousand eight-hundred and twenty-one (1821) copies of the envelope will be produced.
• Price: The envelope will be priced at three euros and fifty cents (€3.50), including 24% VAT (€2.82 + €0.68). In areas of Greece with a reduced rate of VAT, the price will be three euros and thirty cents (€3.30) including 17% VAT (€2.82 + €0.48).
• Printing method: Multicoloured Offset
• Adaptation & Design: Anthoula Lygka
κωδικός: 5205344164790
3. Availability:
The “1821-2021 Anniversary Year” numbered commemorative envelope will be available from Friday, 31 December 2021 from:
• the Hellenic Post online store (e-shop) www.elta.gr
• post offices in the Hellenic Post network.
4. In parallel, the following Special Commemorative Postmark will be available on Friday, 31 December 2021, at the Syntagma Square Post Office (2 Mitropoleos St), from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
5. Collectors will be able to have their philatelic items stamped with the special commemorative postmark provided stamps with a minimum value of €0.90 are affixed to them.
6. Alternatively, collectors can send philatelic items free of charge to the Philatelic Service (100 Aiolou St, second floor, 101 88 Athens) by 21 January 2022, provided stamps with a minimum value of €0.90 issued by 31 December 2021 are affixed to them. Please note that the postmark stamped by the post office from which the item is sent will indicate the date of posting. Philatelic items to be postmarked must bear the name and full address of the sender so that they can be sent to them. Please mark the envelope “PHILATELIC ITEMS”.
7. Finally, don’t forget that at the end of every year, Hellenic Post releases a set of envelopes stamped with commemorative postmarks especially for collectors. Each envelope in the set has a €0.90 stamp affixed to it and bears one of the special commemorative postmarks for the corresponding year.