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Overprint Help: It's Greek To Me, Or Is It Epirus Symbol?

 
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Posted 07/19/2011   3:40 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add SueStamps to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hi Everyone,
I have four duplicate stamps, but all with different overprints. Can anyone help identify what country, year, and what does the overprint translate and what is the red symbol represent? Thank you!
Sue

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Posted 07/19/2011   4:40 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add butterfly to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Tough one for moi. Searchng... Searching.. in Scott and Michel and not finding much. Upper right is for use in occupied Turkey. Scott N130.
Lower left is Scott 233 (1916)
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Edited by butterfly - 07/19/2011 4:49 pm
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Posted 07/19/2011   4:54 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jamesw to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Top right is 1912 for use in parts of Turkey occupied by Greece (New Greece) SC#N110
Working on the rest.

Lower left, Greece 1916 SC#233

Lower right, Thrace 1920 SC#N55
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Edited by jamesw - 07/19/2011 5:01 pm
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Posted 07/19/2011   5:12 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jamesw to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
oops, you're right butterfly, N130. I missed the 'red' aspect of it.
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Posted 07/19/2011   5:33 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add butterfly to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
An internet search indicated the Upper left was from North Epirus, maybe considered a local issue?
The lower left red "Royalist overprint" has a nice history associated with it (look up Greek civil war)
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Edited by butterfly - 07/19/2011 5:37 pm
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Posted 07/19/2011   5:47 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add SueStamps to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I am totally amazed at how quickly all you wonderful people can find the information on stamps!

It would have taken me a week and I would still not be able to identify them. I don't know how to, since the stamps are not in the English alphabet. How did everyone research these stamps?

I thank you all sooooo much!
I am so excited to be here, lolol!
Sue
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