Corner cover “ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟΝ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗΣ ΠΡΟΝΟΙΑΣ / ΙΔΙΑΙΤΕΡΟΝ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟΝ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΥ / ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ”, mailed free of charge in town, franked with weak strike “ΑΘΗΝΑΙ - ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ* -6 ΙΙΙ 56” machine slogan postmark “ΔΩΣΕ ΛΙΓΟ ΑΙΜΑ / ΣΩΖΕΙΣ ΜΙΑΝ ΖΩΗΝ / ΕΓΓΡΑΦΗΤΕ / ΕΘΕΛΟΝΤΑΙ ΑΙΜΟΔΟΤΑΙ / ΕΛΛ. ΕΡΥΘΡΟΥ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΥ”, (give some blood, save a life, register volunteer blood donors, Hellenic Red Cross), also violet administrative cachet of Ministry of Social Welfare - Director of the Minister's Special Office, (coat of arms) plus violet handstamped Minister’s signature (Lina Tsaldari). On reverse Athens Railway Station postmark “ΑΘΗΝΑΙ - ΤΑΧ. ΣΕΚ. 2* -7 ΜΑΡ. 1956”. Contents: Lettersheet ““ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟΝ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗΣ ΠΡΟΝΟΙΑΣ / ΙΔΙΑΙΤΕΡΟΝ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟΝ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΥ / ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ” with typed text, franked with the same as above administrative cachet and original signature of director “Ευφροσύνη Χαρτ” (Efrosini Chart). Cover faults due to rough
opening.

Note: Lina Tsaldari ( 1887 - 1981 ) was a Greek politician and the first female minister in the Greek government. From February 29, 1956 until March 5, 1958, she served as Minister of Social Welfare in the second government of Constantinos Karamanlis .