HELLENIC POST on 8 November 1982 issued a First Day Cover set of eight stamps dedicated to "National Resistance 1941-1944" against Nazi Germany. The cachet is an engraved woodcut by artist Loukia Maggiorou showing Greek independence fighters and WWII antifascist partisans.
The horizontal and vertical designs included:
- 1d, Demonstration of 24 Mararch 1942.
- 2d, Sacrifice of Inhabitants of Kalavrita, by S. Vasiliou.
- 5d, Resistance Fighters in Thrace, by A. Tassos.
- 9d, The Start of the Resistance in Crete, by P. Gravalos.
- 12d, Partisan Men and Women, by P. Gravalos.
- 21d, Blowing Up a Bridge, by A. Tassos.
- 30d, Fighters at a Barricade, by G. Skaliotis.
- 50d, The Fight in Northern Greece, by V. Katraki.
- 2d, Sacrifice of Inhabitants of Kalavrita, by S. Vasiliou.
- 5d, Resistance Fighters in Thrace, by A. Tassos.
- 9d, The Start of the Resistance in Crete, by P. Gravalos.
- 12d, Partisan Men and Women, by P. Gravalos.
- 21d, Blowing Up a Bridge, by A. Tassos.
- 30d, Fighters at a Barricade, by G. Skaliotis.
- 50d, The Fight in Northern Greece, by V. Katraki.
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