Bulletin Hermes
Hellenic Philatelic Society of The Netherlands
Hermes
HERMES is the quarterly periodical of Hellenic Philatelic Society of the Netherlands. It contains 16 pages of information (in Dutch) for members of the society and a number of articles written by the members about the Greek collection area.
The subjects discussed are very varied. Of course, there is much attention to the stamps and postal markings of Greece, but also postal history, forgeries and, for example, fiscal stamps are included. In addition, there are thematic subjects like Greek history and classical antiquity. Related areas, such as the Levant, are also discussed.
For an impression, see the attached copy in pdf, which contains a selection of articles.
For the contents of the latest Hermes editions, see further below.
Jubilee: 50 Years of Hermes
Last year, Hermes celebrated its 50th birthday. On this occasion there was a re-issue of four of the leading articles of prominent members of our society from the first 25 years of Hermes' existence. The articles have been updated, translated in english and some (new) illustrations have been added. See our Publications-page for the articles. To learn more about the history of Hermes, click here.
Hermes 196
August 2022
Page | Article |
01 | Message from our chairman |
02 | Oscar van der Vliet: Report of the Jubilee members meeting of our Society on May 21, 2022 The secretary reports on this festive gathering (including an extensive auction). |
04 | Eugène Endenburg: Numbers on the backside of the stamps of 1988 The author appeals to the collectors if they can help him with stamps of the type Hellas 1806B-1820B with a counting number on the back. |
05 | Olav Petri: Bombing by a Zeppelin In WWI, zeppelin LZ85 carried out some bombing raids on Thessaloniki. On the third flight, however, she was shot out of the sky by the Allies. |
07 | Joost Meyer: Higher education with a discount The author discusses a stamp booklet (Hellas B17) from 1987 that was sold at a discount by the Greek Post. |
09 | Joost Meyer: Greek collections on the internet A number of Greek stamp collections can be admired on the internet. Joost lists a number of them. They can also be viewed via the Digital Library on this website (see: www.pvgriekenland.nl/library). |
10 | Ruud Verberne: Less usual post Ruud shows some parcel post labels covered with high-value Cypriot stamps and tells about the sender (James Bendon) and the addressee (Rod Perry). |
13 | Eugène Endenburg: Perfin's news The author discusses the wonderful world of Greek perfins and announces the appearance of a new publication on our website “The Jan Blijleven collection Greek perfins” |
15 | Joost Meyer: “The new Hermes is out!” A review of the new edition of the Hermes catalogue published in May 2022. |
15 | Joost Meyer: “Cypriot pros” An typographic error in the “refugee” stamp of Cyprus from 2020. |
Hermes 195
April 2022
Page | Article |
01 | Message from our chairman |
02 | Oscar van der Vliet: Report of the HPSNL The secretary reports on the state of affairs of our Society. |
02 | Eugène Endenburg: Alekos Fasianos, Αλέκος Φασιανός The author describes the life and work of this recently deceased artist whose designs also adorn a number of Greek postage stamps. |
05 | Ruud Verberne: Netherlands and the XVIth Olympic Games - November 22 - December 8, 1956: Melbourne, Australia While the Dutch athletes had already arrived in Australia, the NOC decided not to participate in the Games as a result of the Russian invasion of Hungary. Ruud tells about the circumstances. |
12 | Joost Meyer: Museums and excavations – part 2 In this second part, a few more cancels, two philatelic oriented museums and images of Greek museums on stamps are discussed. |
Hermes 194
January 2022
Page | Article |
01 | Message from our chairman |
02 | Eugène Endenburg: Notos, Athens from 19 till 22 november 2021 Eugène reports on the visit of some of our members to this major Greek stamp exhibition. See also the exhibition catalogue. |
07 | Joost Meyer: Museums and excavations – part 1 The author talks about special cancels issued by the Greek Post in the late 1930s for museums and archaeological sites. |
11 | Joost Meyer: A little tribute to Peter McIntyre Peter McIntyre was an artist from New Zealand who, during the Second World War, was commissioned by the army to record the battle for Crete in watercolours and drawings. |
11 | Frans Bruna: Mail for Karamanlis – “Wir fordern Freiheit für Manolis Glezos” On the basis of an East German postcard, Frans describes the colourful life of this Greek patriot. |
12 | Eugène Endenburg and Ruud Verberne: Hertogpost 2021 The authors report on the major stamp exhibition that took place in Den Bosch in December 2021. |
14 | Henk P. Burgman (AIJP) and Joost Meyer: A new publication on forgeries The authors discuss the booklet “Greek Wars, 1897-1922, Stamps & Forgeries” by the American Philip Clark Souers. |
16 | Joost Meyer: Greece's territorial growth in stamps – a book review A review of the Greek book “Borders, Sovereignty, Stamps – The Changes of the Greek Territory 1830-1947” by Konstantinos Tsitselikis. |
17 | Ruud Verberne: The Fall of Mesolonghi on April 12, 1826 In no fewer than 19 pages, Ruud elaborates on this defining part of the Greek struggle for independence. |