GREECE

GREECE / ЕΛΛΑΣ.

Prefecture capitals.
Karpenisi (Evritania) and Mount Tymfristos.
Sixth stamp in a set of 12, issued on 12.10.1992.
Face value: 60 Greek drachma.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 24,400,000 copies.
Size: 30 x 25 mm.

Catalogues
- AFA No. 1832A.
- Karamitsos No. 1921A.
- Michel No. 1817C.
- Scott No. 1654A.
- StampWorld No. 1799.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1916B.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1805B.

Karpenisi (in Greek, Καρπενήσι) is a town in central Greece, capital of the regional unit of Evrytania. It is located at an altitude of 975 m (3,200 ft), in the valley of the river Karpenisiotis (Καρπενησιώτης), a tributary of the Megdovas. The Mount Tymfristos (Τυμφρηστός), 2,315 m (7,595 ft), which rises north of the city, is part of the Pindus Mountains. In the area are the best ski slopes in Greece.