The publication of the Foundation Borders, Sovereignty, Stamps. Greece 1830-1947, was awarded the Grand Gold Medal at the international (philatelic) exhibition Balkanfila XX (2024).
This is the second major distinction of the book. At the European Philatelic Exhibition Notos 2021, the book won the honorary distinction (Vermeil) in the category of works of philatelic literature with a promotional and historical character.
The work of Konstantinos Tsitselikis, Professor of International Law at the University of Macedonia, deals with one of the least studied historical issues. From 1830 to 1947, the Greek territory developed rapidly, but without absolute certainties. Usually, Greece’s borders were successfully and permanently established, but other times, they were drawn occasionally or ineffectually. They have always been associated with the program of national homogenization and national integration, but also with the geostrategic aspirations of the Powers. Occupation, domination, condominium, compose the intricate shape of the genealogy of a stormy and bloody adventure that runs through Greek territory before taking the form we know today. The stamp, Greek and foreign, is an indication and means of exercising power, occupation or sovereignty over the territory that became – or did not become – Greek. A powerful symbol and message of who exercises political and institutional control over the territory, the stamp, like the postmark, is associated with every corner of Greek territory once found on one side or the other of the border line.
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