The Holy ArchDiocese of Australia has marked the bicentennial anniversary of the Greek War of Independence of 1821, with a series of stamps, using Australia Post’s personalised stamp service.
The four-stamp series of personalised stamps depicts four Greek Orthodox church figures who contributed to Greek independence from Ottoman rule.
Angela Konstantinopoulos was the artist who created the portraits featured on the stamps.
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The four stamps in the series include portraits of: Patriarch Gregory V, ethnomartyr and saint of the Orthodox Church; Metopolitan Palaion Patron Germanos, Bishop Isaiah of Salona; and Archimandrite Grigorios Dikaios-Flessas (Papaflessas).
♦ The stamps can be bought from book stores of the Holy Archdiocese of Sydney and Melbourne and will soon be available to buy online..