Greece Postage Due Stamp, 1875-1876 Issue

Greece · 1875 · 1 Drachma

This stamp is part of Greece's first series of postage due stamps, issued between 1875 and 1876. The design is purely typographic, featuring the denomination '1 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ' (1 Drachma) prominently within an ornate, rectangular frame. The words 'ΕΙΣΠΡΑΚΤΕΟΝ' (To be collected) and 'ΛΕΠΤΑ' (Lepta, although the value is in Drachma) are also incorporated into the design, indicating its function to collect unpaid postage.

Issued during the reign of King George I, these stamps were a critical development in the Greek postal system, standardizing the process for collecting insufficient postage from mail recipients.