10.9.1944

Greece, Lesbos, local issue
Period of withdrawal of the German Occupation Forces
Issued by the E.A.M., authorized by the prefect of Lesbos.


10.9.1944 Greece, Lesbos Kara R22-R25 o

10.9.1944 Greece, Lesbos Kara R22-R25 x

Issued by the E.A.M., authorized by the prefect of Lesbos.
Greek stamps with red overprint: "ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΗ ΛΕΣΒΟΣ / 10 Σεπτέμβρη 1944 / Δρχ. (new value)"
100000 Dr. / 500 Dr.;  100000 Dr. / 2000 Dr.;  200000 Dr. / 1000 Dr.;  400000 Dr. / 2000 Dr.
Karamitsos R22/R25; Vlastos R39/R42
Original Greek stamps: Michel 473/475; Karamitsos 590/592; Vlastos 542/544


21.10.1944 Greece Lesbos censored letter

21.10.1944   Censored letter from Μήθυμνα to Μυτιλήνη.
Karamitsos 4x R22;   Vlastos 4x R40
Reverse: 2x "MΗΘΥΜΝΑ / ΕΠΙΤΑΓΑΙ / [???] / 21 Χ  1944";
1x "*MYTIΛHNH* / ΣΥΣΤΙΜΕΝΑ / 29 [X] [???]"
Obverse lilac censurship cachet: "ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΗΣ"; square stamp [???]
Closed with paper stripe with inscription in two lines, one inverted :"ΕΛΛHΝΙΚΗ ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ".


11.10.1944 Greece Lesbos censored letter

11.10.1944   Censored letter in town.
Karamitsos 2x R23;   Βλαστός 2x R40
"[MΥ]ΤΙΛΗΝΗ / 11 Χ  44 - 14"
Lilac censurship cachet: "ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΗΣ";  "9"


17.10.1944 Greece Lesbos Postcard Agassos-Mytilene obv.

17.10.1944 Greece Lesbos Postcard Agassos-Mytilene rev.

17.10.1944   Censored postcard from Αγιάσσος to Μυτιλίνη
Karamitsos 1x R24;   Βλαστός 1x R41
"ΑΓΙΑΣΣΟΣ / * // 17-Χ-44-7"; censurship cachet: "ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΗΣ";  "Λ:2"
"* MΥΤΙΛΗΝΗ * / ΑΦΙΞΙΣ // 11-OKT- 44"
Red patriotic postcard from the pre-war period of the dictator Ιωάννης Μεταξάς.
Slogan of Metaxas at the bottom of the obverse deleted with black ink.