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Greece: The Landscape Issues SO lepta - 1931/35
The un-issued stamp
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The stamp that was not supposed to have
been issued. There are only two-three
examples of this stamp that have been
recorded to exist.
The characteristics of this stamp apart from
the well defined right anchor and the
invisible anchor on the right side of the ship.
The width of the printed stamp is 17mm.
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The die proof of the 50 lepta stamp prepared by
Perkins Bacon that was not supposed to have
been issued. The preparatory work had been
An imperforate pair from the proof sheet. This was the final stage before the actual
carried out for the 1931-1935 re-issue of the
printing of the stamp that was not supposed to have been performed.
landscape set.
The design can be distinguished from the other two printings as the left anchor of
the ship is invisible and the right is clearly shown as a well defined circle with an
equally well defined purple spot in the middle as shown in the illustration.
