(cj-MICHEL/pcp) In MICHEL Southern Balkans 2024, philatelists will find all the information they need on the collection areas of Albania, Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia and Greece with the many formerly autonomous regions and small states of the Aegean Islands, Athos, Epirus, Icaria, the Ionian Islands, Crete, Samos and Thrace.
The editorial improvements are spread throughout the entire work. In Albania, the editorial team worked intensively on the special editions for postal use. In many cases, they were able to name the exact sheet formats. For the numerous overprint stamps of the first decades, the inscriptions are quoted in the header text. This makes identification much easier. In Bulgaria, reference is made to the current out-of-currency rates as of 1 March of this year for each stamp concerned. New forgery notices help to protect collectors from damage. In addition, five new perforation varieties were discovered in Bulgaria.
Another focus was on reviewing and updating the price quotations. A particularly large number of changes were registered for Albania. Here the changes go in both directions. Modern Albanian FDCs are currently in high demand among collectors. There is also movement in Greece. Stamps with low print runs are increasingly sought after in cancelled condition and items from Crete and Samos are also rising in price.
In brief: 109th edition, format: 15.5 x 23 cm, 852 pages, in colour, hardcover, retail price: 74 euros. ISBN 978-3-95402-477-3
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