3-fold, mini poster (thin cardboard), invitation for inauguration of Karagiozis plays of shadow theatre of Greek famous artists Evgenios and Sotiris Spatharis, decorated with cartoons of Evgenios Spatharis. Mailed as printed mater, franked with 20 λεπ. + 50 λεπ. Royal families issue stamps tied, with Athens machine slogan postmark, “ΑΘΗΝΑΙ - ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ*- 5 IX 58”. VF and Scarce.

NOTE: Evgenios Spatharis (Greek: Ευγένιος Σπαθάρης; January 2, 1924 – May 9, 2009) was the most prominent shadow theatre artist in Greece. He is credited with having brought the traditional Karagiozis plays to mass audiences through television, recordings and cinema. Sotiris Spatharis (Santorini, 1892 - April 14, 1974) was the father of Evgenios Spatharis and one of the founders of the “Πανελλήνιον Σωματείον Καραγκιοζοπαικτών”, (Panhellenic Association of Karagiozis players) together with Antonis Molla.