Samos Postage Due, Hermes Head, 1914

Samos · 1914 · 5 Lepta

This postage due stamp features the classic head of Hermes, the messenger god, a common motif on early Greek stamps. It is an overprint on a 1913 Greek postage due stamp, specifically for use in Samos after its unification with Greece. The overprint reads "ΣΑΜΟΣ" (SAMOS) in black.

Issued in 1914, this stamp marks the administrative integration of the Principality of Samos into the Kingdom of Greece following the Balkan Wars. Overprinting existing Greek stamps was a common and practical method to establish postal authority in newly acquired territories.