Greece Large Hermes Head, 10 Lepta
Greece · 1861 · 10 Lepta
This stamp features the 'Large Hermes Head' design, a classic and iconic image in Greek philately. The profile of the Greek god Hermes, messenger of the gods, is depicted facing right, modeled after a French design by Albert Désiré Barre. This was part of the first series of stamps issued by Greece.
Issued in 1861, this stamp represents the establishment of a national postal system in the relatively new Kingdom of Greece, which had gained independence from the Ottoman Empire decades earlier.
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