Greece 1896 1st International Olympic Games

• Issue Date : 1896
• Designed by : Prof. Guilleron, engraved E. Mouchon
• Printed by : Imprimerie Nationale, Paris
• Print Process : Typo
• Perforations : 14x13,5 or 13,5x14
• Catalogue N°s: Michel 96-107, Yvert 101-112

The colours are pale. Beware of forgeries (among 40 L - 10 Dr). The sports tournaments of the "First Olympic Summer Games" took place in the time 06 Apr - 15 Apr 1896 in Athens (Greece).

Unused

1l

2l

5l

10l

20l

25l

40l

60l

1d

2d

5d

10d

Used

File:Greece 1896 1st International Olympic Games au.jpg 1 L

File:Greece 1896 1st International Olympic Games bu.jpg 2 L

File:Greece 1896 1st International Olympic Games cu.jpg 5 L

File:Greece 1896 1st International Olympic Games du.jpg 10 L

20 L used in 1897	File:Greece 1896 1st International Olympic Games fu.jpg 25 L	25 L circle at Athens (GR) in 1896
40 L DC at Lavrio (GR) year unclear	40 L circle at Zakynthos (GR) in 1898

File:Greece 1896 1st International Olympic Games hu.jpg 60 L

1 Dr blue

1 Dr circle in 1899

2 Dr used in 1896

2 Dr used in 1899

2 Dr DC at Larissa (GR) in 1900. Genuine?

5 Dr used in 1898

File:Greece 1896 1st International Olympic Games lu.jpg 10 Dr