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This year, the Cyprus Cancer Association celebrates 50 years of contribution. The effort started in 1971, by a group of volunteers, with the late Dimitris Souliotis and Hakop Keheyan as its inspirers and pioneers. Their main purpose was to provide…

The commemorative miniature of 1 euro depicts the famous work of Theodoros Vryzakis, painted in 1865 and located in the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Athens. It is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 164x124 cm with the…

The commemorative miniature of 1 euro depicts the famous work of Theodoros Vryzakis, painted in 1865 and located in the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Athens. It is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 164x124 cm with the…

The "Aeroplanes" commemorative series consists of three stamps with three landmark points in the history of aeroplanes.

On 17 December 1903, in a secluded US fishing village, two bicycle manufacturers flew the first aeroplane, changing the world…

Christmas is undoubtedly a celebration of love, joy and offering. All the houses are festively decorated and the housewives prepare all kinds of traditional sweets, filling the house with aromas and tastes.
The two stamps present traditional Cypriot…

Vassos Lyssaridis was born in Lefkara, on 13 May 1920.

He studied at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Athens and graduated with honors. He practiced general medicine and was President of the Medical Association (1967-1981). During his…

Founded in 1960, the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) is the most representative, politically and economically independent employer’s organization in the country. The history of OEB is synonymous with the evolution of modern Cypriot…

65 Years of EOKA Liberation Struggle
This year marks the 65th anniversary of 1st of April 1955, the day the EOKA struggle began. A milestone for Cyprus history, because it proved the mental strength of Cypriot Hellenism and its strong faith in the…

For the seventh consecutive year, Member States of the Postal Union for the Mediterranean "Euromed Postal" issue a stamp with a common theme. This year's theme is "Traditional Gastronomy".
The stamp of Cyprus illustrates kolokasi, a purely…

International Year of the Nurse and Midwife and 200 Years since birth of Florence Nightingale

Each year, May 12th is established as the International Nurses Day. 2020 has also been designated as the year of the nurse and the midwife. Nurses and…