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This set closed a chapter in the history of Cyprus stamps that did not portray the island's soul, traditions and values. It was a period where the ideal was everything British and more over that of the King or Queen. In the stamps of this period…

Elizabeth, Queen consort to King George VI, was born Elizabeth-Bowes-Lyon and was the first commoner to marry into the House of Windsor. During the Second World War she became such a morale booster that Adolf Hitler called her the most dangerous…

Elizabeth, Queen consort to King George VI, was born Elizabeth-Bowes-Lyon and was the first commoner to marry into the House of Windsor. During the Second World War she became such a morale booster that Adolf Hitler called her the most dangerous…

Albert, younger son of King George V ascended to the throne upon abdication of his elder brother King Edward VIII on December 11th 1936. He became King George VI. His coronation in Westminster Abbey was on 12th May 1937. In the Second World War the…

Albert, younger son of King George V ascended to the throne upon abdication of his elder brother King Edward VIII on December 11th 1936. He became King George VI. His coronation in Westminster Abbey was on 12th May 1937. In the Second World War the…

The Houses of Parliament stand on the banks of the river Thames in Westminster, London.The word parliament derives from the French ""parlement"" meaning discussion. The English Parliament differs from other medieval consultative assemblies by its…

The Houses of Parliament stand on the banks of the river Thames in Westminster, London.The word parliament derives from the French ""parlement"" meaning discussion. The English Parliament differs from other medieval consultative assemblies by its…

The Discovery of the body of St. Barnavas, Date of withdrawal 31st January 1929

The Cloisters of Bellapais, Date of withdrawal 31st January 1929

Ο γάτος του Σερ Hugh Foot.