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Stamps for the Olympic Games in Greece
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The 2004 Olympic Games could not do otherwise but affect the issuing
programme for new Greek stamps.
The Olympic Games have really been a
unique challenge for collectors.
A total of 15 series of Olympic
stamps have been launched, confirming, once more, the imagination
of the artists who produced them and the quality of printing.
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The aim of these new stamps is, as always, to promote Greek civilisation and
the Olympic Games’ eternal values, which, with today’s general
trends towards commercialisation of ideas and cultural coexistence, acquires
a special meaning.
Of all the Greek stamps issued by the Hellenic Post to commemorate the
Athens 2004 Olympic Games, those designed by artist Alekos
Fassianos are arguably the most memorable. By blending
modern, ancient, folkloric and classical styles, the stamps capture
the Olympic Games' timeless ideal of peaceful competition.
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