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 191
August 2021
Page | Article |
01 | Message from our chairman |
02 | Peer van Meetelen: Searching pieces of mail to or from Spinalonga For research, Peer is looking for mail and possible correspondence addressed to and from the leper island of Spinalonga in Crete. |
03 | Frans Bruna: Emperor Nikiforos Fokas – “The Victorious” (Hellas 893) The author tells about this memorable fighter from the 10th century AD, the “liberator of Crete”. |
05 | Marco van de Mortel: The Stamp Trade, not always profitable. Marco uses correspondence of the Greek stamp trader Kimon Catacalos with a British firm to outline the joys and sorrows of the Greek stamp trade around 1948. |
07 | Joost Meyer: The ELTA gets carried away A critical note on new plans of the ELTA with personal stamps. |
08 | Joost Meyer: Large Hermes Heads are not scary The author discusses the book “Large Hermes Heads – Control Numeral Errors” by Michalis Kaitatzidis, published posthumously by the Philatelic Society of Lesvos. |
09 | Ruud Verberne: The Hellenic Philatelic Society in a nutshell Attention to the history of our sister society in Athens. Attention is also paid to the American stamp dealer A.C. Roessler. |
11 | Joost Meyer: Signed Greek stamps – part 2 A description of the Greek stamps that contain a name or initials of the designer/engraver. In part 1 stamps from the period 1861-1950 were discussed, in this part the later years. |
14 | Ruud Verberne: The Olympic Games 2020 The author pays attention to the special circumstances of these Olympic Games. |
15 | Hans Paul Soetens: A forgery that can be detected without difficulty Hans Paul shows a letter with LHH which clearly is a forgery. |
15 | Ad van Groesen: A peculiar cancellation Ad shows an interesting cancellation from Olympia. |
Hermes 190
April 2021
Page | Article |
02 | Message from our chairman |
03 | Ad van Groesen: When is a 40 lepta GHK a SOLFERINO? The author advises when searching for this rare variety to look especially at the colour of the paper (greenish). |
04 | Frans van Limpt and Frans Bruna: Athanasios Diakos (1788-1821) The authors discuss the life of Diakos and his role in the Greek Revolution of 1821. |
05 | Ruud Verberne - War is always an ugly evil. From the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) Ruud takes discusses another phase of the Greco-Turkish war of 1919-1922 and discusses in particular the region around Izmit and the events there in 1920. |
08 | Rien Smit - The imprint "ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΣ 1922" on Hellas 459 / Vlastos 414 The writer is researching this rare overprint variant and its forgeries. |
10 | Eugène Endenburg and Frans Bruna - Greek Stamps and Banknotes (2) Another selection from the rich stock of Greek banknotes. This time around the theme of "ancient art and culture." |
12 | Joost Meyer - A Greek enclave in Hungary Joost pays attention to the Greek refugees in Hungary after the civil war of 1946-49, in addition to an article by Ruud Verberne about returned mail from Hungary. |
14 | Hans Paul Soetens - Aegean Islands: Postal Services in the 19th Century – Introduction The writer elaborates on the question of how mail was organized around the Greek islands in the 19th 19th century. |
Hermes 189
January 2021
Page | Article |
01 | Message from our chairman |
02 | Joost Meyer: Signed Greek stamps - part 1 The author shows some Greek stamps from the period up to 1945 on which a name or the initials of the designer or engraver can be found. |
05 | Eugène Endenburg and Frans Bruna: Greek Stamps and Banknotes (1) The authors show Greek banknotes with images also known from postage stamps. In this episode: national heroes. |
07 | Joop Herrewijn - Varieties Joop shows a number of perforation errors and plate / printing errors on Greek stamps. |
10 | Frans Bruna / Peer van Meetelen - Averoff - a benefactor of the Greek state The writers discuss George Averoff and the armoured cruiser named after him. |
13 | Joost Meyer - Post for Papandreou Using a postcard from Hungary, the author pays attention to the political career of the Papandreou family and the turbulent history of the 1960s in Greece. |
15 | Joost Meyer - A Greek holiday greeting with a Dutch touch Joost shows a postcard, sent from Zakynthos to England via Rotterdam in the summer of 1999 with the TNT courier service. |