On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron's death, Hellenic Post is releasing a Special Commemorative Postmark, which will be used for cancellation on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Central Post Office of Missolonghi, 2 Moustakli Spyrou, 30200 Missolonghi, from 10.00 until 14.00.
The Special Commemorative Postmark will be available for 3 consecutive Thursdays from their release date, at the Syntagma Post Office, Mitropoleos 2, 105 63 Athens, from 09:00 to 13:00.
Alternatively, you can send your postal items free of charge to the Philatelic Service (100 Eolou St., 2nd floor, 10188 Athens), within 60 days from the release date (the post office stamping indicates 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”.
ATTENTION!
To obtain an imprint of the commemorative postmark on a postal item, you must have affixed stamps of at least the minimum value of B’ priority domestic mail (20 gr), today 1,20 €.
At the end of the year, Hellenic Post will release a set of envelopes stamped with commemorative postmarks especially for commemorative postmark collectors. Each envelope will have the minimum value of B’ priority domestic mail (20 gr), today 1,20 €, stamp affixed to it and will be stamped with one of the special commemorative postmarks for 2024.
Individual Personalized Stamps “200 Years since the Death of Lord Byron” will also be released.
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Individual Personalized Stamps “200 Years since the Death of Lord Byron”
Circulation date: 19 April 2024
Available from the post offices in the Hellenic Post network
3.000 pieces
Code: 5205344169627 & 5205344169634
1,20 €
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Design: Eleni Apostolou
Greek
