COVER N.194 - GREECE

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Posted on the 7th December; Received on the 30th December 2022
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The last letter to drop into my letterbox in 2022 came from Greece, and it included a nice variety of stamps both outside and inside :-). Thank you so much for it George.

Stamps left to right:

E= mc2 probably one of the best known and least understood equations of physics, although in principle, even a rather uncarthesian spirit as mine can understand the premises, that is to say Energy equals Mass times the Speed of Light squared, but not the implications...

The famous equation, a molecular diagram of some sort plus an olive (?) branch were the images chosen to illustrate the 0,01 € stamp issued on 05APR2005 as part of a seven stamp set dedicated to anniversaries and  events. This particular stamp commemorates the 75th anniversary of the General Chemical State Laboratory.

- Also part of a set dedicated to anniversaries and events comprising 9 values,  the 12 drachma stamp was issued on 24NOV1079, honouring the 100th anniversary of the death of Aristotélis Valaorítis (1824-79) a Greek poet and politician.

- The 4 Drachma stamp is equally part of this same set, and it celebrates the 200 Years Death of Cosmas the Aetolian, a Greek Orthodox Church Monk, who devoted his life to spreading his faith all over Greece, the Greek islands and Albania, establishing over 200 schools and who would become known for his prophesies. Accused by the Ottoman authorities of spying for Russia, he was sentenced to death by hanging, and executed in 1779.

- The 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games took place one again where it all started, Athens, between June the 25th and July the 4th.

Calling on the attention of philatelists and public in general to the forthcoming event,  Hellenic Post issued  on 18MAR2011 a five stamp set dedicated to the event, the lowest value stamp of which (0,02 €) highlighting the Games' Volunteers Program can be seen on my cover.