Jon Mikalson Collection of Greek Stamps

The Jon D. Mikalson Collection of Greek Stamps

COLLECTION OVERVIEW

Collection Number: GR ASCSA JDM 143  
Name(s) of Creator(s): Jon D. Mikalson
Title: Jon D. Mikalson Collection of Greek Stamps
Date [bulk]: 
Date [inclusive]: 1861-2000
Language(s): English, Greek
Summary: This collection comprises 3,532 Greek stamps and 103 covers (stamps on envelops). It is a largely complete, spanning from the first postage stamps issued in 1861 to the drachma-denominated issues in 2000. Nearly all covers date from before 1900. 
Quantity: 0.50 linear meters
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Gift of Jon D. Mikalson, 2024
Information about Access: The collection is available for research with some restrictions.
Cite as: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Archives, Jon D. Mikalson Collection of Greek Stamps (Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα, Jon D. Mikalson Συλλογή Ελληνικών Γραμματοσήμων).

For more information, please contact the Archives:
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
54 Souidias Street, Athens 106 76, Greece
phone: +30 213 000 2400 (ext. 425)
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Jon D. Mikalson is Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Virginia, renowned for his extensive scholarship on ancient Greek religion. His research primarily explores Greek religion as practiced and as manifested in Greek literature, history, philosophy, and daily life. A pivotal year at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (1968-1969) early in his career "confirmed and strengthened interests in all things Greek, ancient and modern." Mikalson later returned to the ASCSA as a Whitehead Professor.

He is the author of several foundational books, including The Sacred and Civil Calendar of the Athenian Year (1975), Athenian Popular Religion (1983), Herodotus and Religion in the Persian Wars (2003), and Popular Greek Religion in Greek Philosophy (2010), alongside numerous articles.In addition to his scholarly interests, Mikalson developed a passion for collecting Greek stamps and the study of Modern Greek history.

CONTENT

The collection consists of seven stamp albums and an introduction/index/catalogue.

Box 1
Album I with Large Hermes Heads (1861-1882)
Album II with Large Hermes Heads (1861-1882)

Box 2
Album I with Small Hermes Heads (1886-1900)
Album II with Small Hermes Heads (1886-1900)
Introduction/Index/Catalogue by Jon D. Mikalson

Box 3
Davo Greek Stamps Album I (1861-1944)
Davo Greek Stamps Album II (1945-1969)

Box 4
Scott Specialty Greek Stamp Album (1970-2000)
Scott Standard Postage Catalog