1920s Hygieia (the goddess of health) feeding a s
Updated August 7, 2026
| Lot number | 8080 |
| Auction | Coin, Stamp, Collectables and More 29 |
| Date | August 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT |
| Auction house | Featherznest |
| Location | Grapevine, Arkansas |
Greece 10 lepta anti-tuberculosis postal tax stamp depicting Hygieia (the goddess of health) feeding a snake, issued under Law 6022.IdentificationDesign: Green on yellowish paper showing the seated figure of Hygieia (Hygieia) offering a bowl to a large snake coiled near a tree.Top: “????S” (Hellas / Greece)Bottom: “???S??S?? F??????O? ????S 6022” (Protection of Tuberculosis Sufferers – Law 6022) and value “10” lepta“??” (possibly for postal tax or the issuing authority)Issue: These anti-TB charity/postal tax stamps were required on mail at various periods. The design with Hygieia and the snake is a classic medical/charity motif. Your corrected 1954 dating places it in the mid-1950s series of these obligatory tax stamps (earlier similar designs exist from the 1920s–1930s as well).Catalogue: Listed in the Scott “RA” (postal tax) section for Greece. Exact number is typically in the RA70–RA90 range depending on the precise year and printing (common mid-1950s 10l values fall around there). Michel and Hellas catalogues list them under the anti-tuberculosis or postal tax issues. Mint
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