Sending Mail Art during the A.C. Times...(Age of the Coronavirus, Age of Covid-19)

Today I waited two hours with many others outside the HELLenic Greek Post Office (with my special "certificate of movement")as a security guard checked and then issued us "priority numbers" in order to go to the postal clerk. I had run out of my postage stamps, my usual stock pile, and the little mini market across

from the post office had no longer its share of postage stamps to sell, either.

I had earlier last week found a few Greek stamps that had never been franked and had used

them to supplement the new postage fees...from 

90 cents it went to 2 euro for First Class International mail, ha!

But only 1 euro for "B" class, at 20 grams, of course, thank goodness:

The Hellenic Post has put restrictions on mail going outside Greece, we can send only to:

ALBANIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CANADA, CZECH Rep., DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, HUNGARY, ICELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, Ν. MACEDONIA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SWEDEN, SWIRTZELAND.

basically to European countries, and Canada...

However, NOT to Spain, Ireland, Russia, Australia, etc.

But last week, when I had my mail art ready and stamped, I did not need to to wait to go inside the post office, I just put it all in the drop box outside. Then later I discovered that ALL the mail art to the States, etc., would not be sent. However, the kind postal clerk had not collected the mail and cancelled the stamps, but just put all those aside in a packet with my name.

So when I went to her today, she had them all ready to return to me...now I have them, and only have to wait until...whenever...the restrictions are lifted. Amazingly, the postage, which amounts to more than 20 Euro is still valid and good to go, someday :-)

And I have today purchased 40 more stamps so as not to have ANY reason to be outside and  wait at the post office, and not have to get a daily "permit" er, "certificate of movement":

"Movement restrictions are in place throughout Greece through April 27 and will be enforced this Greek Easter weekend.  Media reports indicate that if you are caught traveling by car for the Easter holiday for entertainment or a visit to friends/family, you will be fined 300 Euros and your license plate taken for 60 days.  For necessary local travel, you must carry your passport,I.D., or other identification at all times and have a certificate of movement indicating your reason for being out. "

Sooo, STAY HOME...STAY SAFE :-)

I am able to make and send mail art...at least to Europe. And all those that I have on hold...well, one day, someday, they will be in the mail to you all!

So Happy Spring, Happy Easter, Happy A.C. Times!