GREEK TERRITORIES
(occupied during the balkan war) (1912-1913)

Cavalle, Chios, Dedeagh, Icaria, Lemnos, Mytilene, Samos, Thrace

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CAVALLA

1913 Stamps of Bulgaria overprinted 'ELLHNIKH DIOIKHSIS' in red

  5 l on 1 s grey
  10 l on 10 s red and black
  10 l on 15 s yellow
  10 l on 25 s blue and black
  15 l on 2 s red and black
  20 l on 3 s red and black
  25 l on 5 s green and black
  50 l on 10 s red and black
  1 D on 15 s yellow
  1 D on 30 s blue and black
  1 D on 50 s yellow and black

These stamps are very rare, forgeries exist!

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Fiscal stamp of Turkey with similar Greec overprint

A French post office also issued stamps in Cavalla (inscription or overprint 'CAVALLE'), they are listed in Cd 1.

CHIOS

Chio

1913 Stamp of Greece, overprinted '= E*D' in red

  25 l blue

This stamp was only used on the island of Chios.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

I've seen forged overprints.

I don't know when the following stamps of Turkey with overprint 'Ellhnich Katoch Cion' were issued:

DEDEAGH

1913 inscription 'ELLHNIKH DIOIKHSIS DEDEAGATS'

  5 (PENTE) l  black
  10 (PEKA) l black
  25 l black

The perforation of these stamps is 11 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1913 Stamps of Bulgaria, overprinted 'ELLHNIKH DIOIKHSIS DEDEAGATS'

  5 l on 1 s (red overprint)
  10 l on 10 s
  25 l on 5 s
  50 l on 2 s
  1 D on 25 s (red overprint)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Forged overprints exist!

1913 inscription 'PROSWPINON ELLHNIKH DIOIKHSIS DEDEAGATS'

  1 l blue
  2 l blue
  3 l blue
  5 l blue
  10 l blue
  25 l blue
  40 l blue
  50 l blue

I've seen a sheet of 8 stamps with all the values inside (from upper left to lower right in order of appearance: 5 l, 1 l, 10 l, 2 l, 25 l, 3 l, 50 l and 40 l). The perforation of these stamps is 11 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1913 inscription 'PROSWPINON ELLHNIKH DIOIKHSIS DEDEAGATS' , with two horizontal lines in the text

(Reduced sizes)

  1 l blue
  5 l blue
  10 l blue
  25 l blue
  30 l blue
  50 l blue

The perforation of these stamps is 11 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

(I've been told that this is a fiscal stamp; inscription 'ELLHNIKH DIOIKHSIS DEDEAGATS Xartdshmon' )

A French post office also issued stamps in Dedeagh, they are listed in Cd 1.

ICARIA

1911 Inscription 'ELEUOERA GOLITEIA IKARIAS'

  2 l orange
  5 l green
  10 l red
  25 l blue
  50 l lilac
  1 D brown
  2 D red
  5 D grey

The perforation of these stamps is 11 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Forgery of the 1 D value, note the position of the two final 'A's.

1913 Stamps of Greece, overprinted 'ELLHNIKH DIOIKHSIS'

  1 l green
  2 l red
  3 l red
  5 l green
  10 l red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

I have never seen these stamps, but I have seen forgeries of all values, examples:

(Forged overprints, reduced sizes)

LEMNOS (LHMNOS)

1912 Stamps of Greece of 1911 (or 1901) overprinted LHMNOS

With black overprint (on engraved and/or lithographed basic stamps)
  1 l green
  2 l red
  3 l red
  5 l green
  10 l red
  20 l lilac (1901 issue)
  20 l lilac 
  25 l blue
  30 l red
  40 l blue
  50 l violet
  1 D blue
  2 D red
  3 D red
  5 D bue
  10 D blue
  25 D blue

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Red overprint (on engraved or lithographed basic stamps)

  1 l green
  2 l red
  3 l red
  20 l lilac
  30 l red
  40 l blue
  50 l violet
  1 D blue
  2 D red
  3 D red
  5 D blue
  10 D blue
  25 D blue

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Several misprints, inverted and double overprints exists of the above stamps.

1912 Stamp of Greece of 1912 (overprinted ELLHNIKH DIOIKHSIS') with additional overprint 'LHMNOS'

  1 l green

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

MYTILENA (Mytilene Island)

1912 Stamps of Turkey overprinted with greec text: Ellhnich Katoch Mnilhnhz

  2 pa olive
  5 pa yellow
  10 pa green
  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue
  1 Pi black on red (postage due stamp)
  2 Pi black
  2 1/2 Pi brown
  5 Pi lilac
  10 Pi red

Already with turkish overprint
  10 pa green
  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue
  2 Pi black

The overprint exists reading upwards or downwards (same value).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

With further overprint LEPTA or DRACMH, DIDRACHMON

  'LEPTA 25' (red, = 25 l) on 2 pa olive
  'LEPTA 50' (blue, = 25 l) on 20 pa red
  'DRACMH' (= 1 D) on 20 pa red (with turkish overprint)
  'DIDRACHMON' (= 2 D) on 1 Pi blue

The basic overprint exists again reading upwards or downwards.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

The Serrane guide mentions forged overprints made by the forger Fournier (Geneva, Switzerland), which can be recognized by the second downstroke of the 'N's (which are vertical and uniformly thick in the forgeries).

Fournier forged overprint from a Fournier Album (reduced size)

A Russian postoffice existed in Mytilena (Metelin), click here for more information.

Greec occupation of Smyrna

On postage stamps of Greece of 1917  
  1 l green
  2 l red
  3 l red
  10 l red
  15 l blue
  20 l violet
  25 l blue

Similar overprint on postage due stamps of Greece
  10 l red
  20 l violet

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

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