Hellenic Force in Cyprus, free mail stationery corner cover printed in Greek with ‘ΕΛ.ΔΥ.Κ.’ acronym below the Greek Junta colored logo, addressed to Piraeus, Greece; postmarked for dispatch ‘Β.Σ.Τ. 902Κ’ 24 ΙΑΝ 73 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ [BAPO 902Κ - Dispatch, 24. January 1973].
Sender’s details: Soldier, ΕΛ.ΔΥ.Κ. / Λ.Δ.Σ., Β.Σ.Τ. 902Κ’ [Hellenic Forces in Cyprus (abbreviation in Greek), Base Army Post Office 902K -Cyprus Annex].
Stamped with “ΑΡΧΗΓΕΙΟΝ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ Β.Σ.Τ. 902Κ” [(Hellenic) Army HQ, Base Army Post Office 902K -Cyprus Annex] cachet in blue, applied on flap in transit to Greece via the Hellenic Force in Cyprus (ELDYK).
Backstamped upon arrival in Greece with the “ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ 26 Ι 73 ΑΦΙΞΙΣ” [Piraeus 26 January 1973, Arrival] dated cancelling-machine postal marking, added with a 5-line Greek imprinted promotion slogan reading in Greek “Ο ΦΙΛΟΤΕΛΙΣΜΟΣ –ΔΙΑΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΕΙ –ΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΙ –ΨΥΧΑΓΩΔΕΙ –ΑΠΟΔΙΔΕΙ” (Philately -educates -cultivates -entertaines -gives back).
Interesting item in excellent condition; see scans.
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