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CRETE (KPHTH) 1905 onwards

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Crete 1900 issue and overprints

1905 New designs

2 l violet 5 l green 10 l red 25 l blue

25 l blue and black 1 D red and black 

  2 l violet
  5 l green
  10 l red
  20 l green
  25 l blue
  25 l blue and black (1907)
  50 l brown
  1 D red and brown
  1 D green and black (1907)
  3 D orange and black
  5 D green and black

These stamps have perforation 14.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 l * *  
5 l * c  
10 l ** c  
20 l *** **  
25 l blue *** **  
25 l blue and black *** ** 1907
50 l R R  
1 D red and brown RR RR  
1 D green and black R R 1907
3 D RR RR  
5 D RR RR   
Overprinted 'ELLAS' (small overprint)

50 l brown
1 D red and brown 3 D orange and black 50 l brown 

  2 l violet
  5 l green
  20 l green
  25 l blue and black
  50 l brown
  1 D red and brown
  3 D orange and black
  5 D green and black

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 l c c  
5 l * *  
20 l ** *  
25 l *** **  
50 l *** ***  
1 D RR RR  
3 D RR RR  
5 D RR RR   
Overprinted 'ELLAS' or or 'eLLAS' (large overprint)

2 l violet 5 l green 20 l green


(Reduced size)


(Reduced sizes)

  2 l violet (overprint red)
  5 l green (overprint red)
  20 l green
  20 l green (overprint red)
  25 l blue and black
  25 l blue (overprint red?)
  50 l brown
  50 l brown (overprint red)
  1 D green and black
  1 D red and brown
  3 D orange and black
  3 D orange and black (overprint red)
  5 D green and black
  5 D green and black (overprint red)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 l c c  
5 l * c  
20 l ** * Overprint black
20 l ** * Overprint red, other type
25 l *** ***  
25 l ** * Other type of overprint
50 l *** *** Overprint black
50 l *** *** Overprint red, other type
1 D green and black R R  
1 D red and brown R R  
3 D RR RR Overprint black
3 D RR RR Overprint red, other type
5 D RR RR Overprint black
5 D RR RR Overprint red, other type 
Overprinted 'EPANASTASIS 1922' (Revolution 1922) and value


20 l stamp with forged overprint

  10 l on 20 l green
  10 l on 25 l blue
  10 l on 25 l blue and black
  50 l on 50 l brown
  50 l on 1 D red and brown
  50 l on 1 D green and black
  3 D on 3 D orange and black
  5 D on 5 D green and black

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 l on 20 l RR RR  
10 l on 25 l blue * *  
10 l on 25 l blue and black * *  
50 l on 50 l * *  
50 l on 1 D red and brown * *  
50 l on 1 D green and black ** **  
3 D on 3 D *** ***  
5 D on 5 D *** ***   
Overprinted 'EPANASTASIS 1922' (Revolution 1922), 'ELLAS' and value

10 l on 25 l blue

5 D on 5 D green and black
(Reduced size)

  5 l on 5 l green
  10 l on 20 l green
  10 l on 25 l blue
  50 l on 50 l brown 
  50 l on 1 D red and brown
  3 D on 3 D orange and black (2 types of 'ELLAS'; red or black)
  5 D on 5 D green and black

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 l on 5 l c c  
10 l on 20 l c c  
10 l on 25 l c c  
50 l on 50 l * *  
50 l on 1 D *** ***  
3 D on 3 D *** *** Both types
5 D on 5 D RR RR  

Forgery (made as an advertisement for a stamp dealer?) with overprint 'MARKS STAMP Co 462 SPADINA AVE TORONTO':

 

1908 New design, Hermes, with overprint 'ELLAS'

Small overprint

10 l red

  10 l red

The perforation is 14.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 l * * Without overprint: ** 
Large overprint 'ELLAS' or 'eLLAS'

10 l red "Large overprint"

  10 l red (overprint exists in two different types)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 l * c   
Overprinted 'EPANASTASIS 1922' (Revolution 1922) and value
  10 l on 10 l red

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 l on 10 l c c   
Overprinted 'EPANASTASIS 1922' (Revolution 1922), 'ELLAS' and value
  10 l on 10 l red

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 l on 10 l c c  

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