2018

2018 - 18


12th December 2018: 150 Years Presedential Guard


Five stamps with a value of €0,05, €0,10, €0,20, €1,00 and €2,00,  depicting the Presedential Guard (Evzones). The Guard was stablished on the 12th of December 1868 by King George I. They were printed in sheetlets of 25 stamps.


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Kostas I. Spyriounis

Veridos Matsoukis SA

30x42 mm

(€0,05) -     750.000

(€0,10) -     750.000

(€0,20) -     750.000

(€1,00) -  1.000.000

(€2,00) -  1.000.000

14 x 14,25 and 14,25 x 14

Greek Stamps 2018-18

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2018 - 17


30th November 2018: Hellenic Space Agency


A sheetlet containing one stamp with a value of €2,50 depicting a telecommunications satellite. The Hellenic Space Agency was founded in March 2018.


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Myrsini Vardopoulou

Veridos Matsoukis SA

70x90 mm (stamp 35x45 mm)

15.000


13,75 x 13,75

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Greek Stamps 2018-17

2018 - 16


23rd November 2018: Christmas


Four stamps with a value of (€0,72) (2x), (€0,80) and (€0,90),  depicting Christmas scenes. They were printed in sheetlets of 25 stamps.


Greek Stamps 2018-16

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Anthoula Lygka

Veridos Matsoukis SA

35x45 mm

(€0,72) -  350.000

(€0,72) -  350.000

(€0,80) -  250.000

(€0,90) -  250.000

13,75 x 13,75

10 stamps (€0,72),

numbers issued: 25.000

10 stamps (€0,80),

numbers issued: 5.000


2018 - 15


9th October 2018: 190 Years of the Hellenic Post


Four stamps with a value of €0,10, €0,50, €0,72, and €2,62 to commemorate 190 years since the founding of the Hellenic Post by the first Governor of Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias. The stamps were printed in sheets of 25 stamps.

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Myrsini Vardopoulou

Veridos Matsoukis SA

35 x45 mm

€0,10      -            500.000

€0,50      -         1.000.000

€0,72      -            500.000

€2,62      -          1.000.000

13,75 x 13,75

A sheetlet containing 8 stamps

(2x4) was issued on 15-11 in a different printing by Cartor Security Printing. Numbers issued: 10.000. Perforation 13,25 x 13,25.

Greek Stamps 2018-15

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2018 - 14


5th September 2018: Anniversaries-Events (Part 2)


Three stamps to celebrate the 30th anniversary of EMAK, the Special Disaster Response Unit (€0,72), 83rd Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, the largest of its kind in Greece (€0,80) and the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC) (€1,00). The stamps were printed in sheets of 25 stamps.

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Theano Venieri (€0,72 and €1,00) and Creative Team of the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair (€0,80)

Veridos Matsoukis SA

30 x 42 mm

€0,72      -             750.000

€0,80      -           1.000.000

€1,00      -           1.000.000

14 x 14,25

Greek Stamps 2018-14

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2018 - 13


25th July 2018: 100-year anniversary of the Museum of Modern Greek Culture


Two sheetlets with one stamp each of a value of €1,00, with fresco-paintings from the collection of the museum by Theophilos Hatzimichael (1873-1934), depicting Alexander the Great, and Erotokritos and Aretousa.

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Anthoula Lygka

Veridos Matsoukis SA

70x85 mm (stamp 35x45 mm)

25.000 sheetlets of each sheetlet


13,75 x 13,75


Greek Stamps 2018-13a
Greek Stamps 2018-13b

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2018 - 12


20th July 2018: Euromed - Houses in the Mediterranean


These four stamps have illustrations of a tower in Mani (€0,72), a mansion in Pelion (€0,72), a Cycladic house (€0,80) and a house in the Dodecanese (€0,80). The stamps were printed in sheets of 25 stamps and sheets of 8 stamps.

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Marina Lasithiotaki

Veridos Matsoukis SA

30 x38 mm

€0,72      -              500.000

€0,72      -              500.000

€0,80      -           2.500.000

€0,90      -              500.000

13,25 x 13,75

4 sheetlets with one stamp, numbers issued: 7000 each.

The booklet contains the four stamps se-tenant, numbers issued: 7000.

Greek Stamps 2018-12

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2018 - 11


19th June 2018: Anniversaries-Events (Part 1)


Three stamps to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nikolaos Psaroudakis, founder of the “Christian Democracy” newspaper and the movement of the same name (€0,72), the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Hellenic Mathematical Society (€0,80) and the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (€0,90). The stamps were printed in sheets of 25 stamps.

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Theano Venieri

Veridos Matsoukis SA

30 x42 mm (€0,72 and €0,80) and 35 x 45 mm (€0,90)

€0,72      -           1.000.000

€0,80      -           1.500.000

€0,90      -              250.000

14 x 14,25 (‘€0,72 and €0,80) and 13,75 x 13,75 (€0,90)


Greek Stamps 2018-11

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2018 - 10


15th June 2018: 190 Years of the Hellenic Army Academy


Four stamps with a value of €0,72, €0,80, €1,00, and €2,62 to commemorate 190 years since the founding of the Hellenic Army Academy by the first Governor of Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias. The stamps were printed in sheets of 25 stamps.

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Theano Venieri

Veridos Matsoukis SA

35 x45 mm

€0,72      -            500.000

€0,80      -         2.500.000

€1,00      -            500.000

€2,62      -            500.000

13,75 x 13,75


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Greek Stamps 2018-10

2018 - 9


24th May 2018: Europe - Bridges

Two stamps depicting the Rio - Antirrio (€0,90) and Plaka (€3,40) bridges. The stamps were partly printed in sheets of 16 stamps with the two stamps joined together (i.e. 8 complete sets per sheet). The rest was printed separately in sheets of 8 stamps.

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Myrsini Vardopoulou

Veridos Matsoukis SA

26 x 42 mm

€0,90          -          352.000

€3,40          -          552.000

of which 104.000 copies of each printed se-tenant.

13,75 x 14,25

2 x 2 stamps

Numbers issued: 8000


Greek Stamps 2018-9

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2018 - 8


21st May 2018: 100 Years since the founding of the General Confederation of Greek Workers

Sheetlet with two stamps (€1,00 each) to celebrate 100 Years since the founding of the highest trade union body in Greece, the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE).

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Theanos Venieri

Veridos Matsoukis SA

80x90 mm

30.000 sheetlets


13,75 x 13,75

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Greek Stamps 2018-8

2018 - 7


20th May 2018: World Bee Day


Four stamps to commemorate World Bee Day with a value of €0,50, €0,72, €0,80, and €2,00. The stamps were printed in sheets of 25 stamps.

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Anthoula Lyngka

Veridos Matsoukis SA

30 x38 mm

€0,50      -            100.000

€0,72      -            750.000

€0,80      -         1.500.000

€2,00      -         1.000.000

13,25 x 13,75

Numbers printed: 7000 of each sheetlet


Greek Stamps 2018-7

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2018 - 6


16th May 2018: The Holocaust of Greek Jews

Three sheetlets with one stamp each (€1,50) depicting symbols from The Holocaust of the Jews in Greece (the Holocaust monument, the Monasteriotes Synagogue and the Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki).

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Eleni Apostolou

Veridos Matsoukis SA

70x85 mm (stamp 35x45 mm)

25.000 sheetlets of each sheetlet


13,75 x 13,75

Greek Stamps 2018-6b
Greek Stamps 2018-6a
Greek Stamps 2018-6c

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2018 - 5


24th April 2018: Ioannis Phokas

Sheetlet with one stamp (€2,50) depicting Ioannis Phokas (or Juan de Fuca as he was known in Spain) who was the first Greek seafarer to the Americas, who discovered the channel south of Vancouver Island (Canada) in 1592.

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Marina Lasithiotaki

Veridos Matsoukis SA

70x90 mm (stamp 35x45 mm)

25.000 sheetlets


13,75 x 13,75

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Greek Stamps 2018-5

2018 - 4


30th March 2018: AEK - 50 years since winning the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (Basketball)

Two stamps with a value of €0,72 and €0,90 to celebrate 50 years since the famous match at the Panathenaic Stadium when AEK Athens won the Basketball European Cup Winners’ Cup. The stamps were printed in sheets of 25 stamps.

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Anthoula Lygka

Veridos Matsoukis SA

35 x45 mm

€0,72      -        1. 500.000

€0,90      -            500.000

13,75 x 13,75

Two sheetlets with one stamp each; numbers issued 8000 sets.


Greek Stamps 2018-4

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2018 - 3


19th March 2018: Science  and art through the Microsope


Does art imitate life, or does life imitate art? Five stamps with images from under the microsope, looking like  Flowers (€0,10), Butterfly (€0,20), Heart (€0,72), Wreath (€1,00) and Dear (€2,00). The stamps were printed in sheets of 20 stamps.

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Marina Lasithiotaki

Veridos Matsoukis SA

40,5 x40 mm

€0,10      -         500.000

€0,20      -         750.000

€0,72      -         750.000

€1,00      -         750.000

€2,00      -         100.000

13 x 13,5


Greek Stamps 2018-3

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2018 - 2


8th March 2018: International Women's Day


Two stamps with a value of €0,72, depicting the Logo of the General Secretariat for Gender Equality, and a value of  €0,90, symbolizing Women's Day. The stamps were printed in sheets of 25 stamps.

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Marina Lasithiotaki

Veridos Matsoukis SA

35x45 mm

€0,72      -      1.000.000

€0,90      -         500.000

14 x 14,25


Greek Stamps 2018-2

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2018 - 1


15th February 2018: Myrtis


Sheetlet with one stamp of €1,50, depicting the reconstructed head of a young Athenian girl from the Classical Antiquity, known as "Myrtis". The skeleton was excavated at the Kerameikos cemetary in Athens in the year 1994-95 and the face reconstructed using the "Manchester" method.

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Anthoula Linga

Veridos Matsoukis SA

70x90 mm (stamp 35x45 mm)

25.000 sheetlets


14 x 13,75



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Greek Stamps 2018-1