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Temple with Columns, EUROPA Issue, Republic of Cyprus
The Shadow Theatre has as its hero the comical hunchbacked paper puppet the""Karaghiozis"". In years gone by he and his companion were the entertainers of children and adults. The Greek Karaghiozis of Cyprus appears to have come from Greece as he has…
Temple with Columns, EUROPA Issue, Republic of Cyprus
The Shadow Theatre has as its hero the comical hunchbacked paper puppet the""Karaghiozis"". In years gone by he and his companion were the entertainers of children and adults. The Greek Karaghiozis of Cyprus appears to have come from Greece as he has…
Peristerona Church, Pictorial Definitive Issue of King George VI, Republic of Cyprus
Peristerona Church
Temple with Columns, EUROPA Issue, Republic of Cyprus
The Shadow Theatre has as its hero the comical hunchbacked paper puppet the""Karaghiozis"". In years gone by he and his companion were the entertainers of children and adults. The Greek Karaghiozis of Cyprus appears to have come from Greece as he has…
Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross), Anogyra, Limassol, Cyprus
Situated south-west of the village, the church has 15th century murals of Palaeologue technique. The church is built in the north-east corner of an early Christian basilica that was divided into rooms known as monastery.
International Labour Organization (ILO), Emblem 50th Anniversary of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Republic of Cyprus
Created in 1919, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is the only surviving major creation of the Treaty of Versailles, which brought into being the League of Nations. In 1946 the ILO became the first specialized agency of the United Nations.…
Kolossi Castle, Pictorial Definitive Issue of King George VI (4 piastres), Republic of Cyprus
Kolossi castle is a medieval castle built in the 15th century A.D. It is also known as Koulas. The donjon lies in the vicinity of the village of the same name in the south-western outskirts of Limassol. The plain on which the castle is located is one…
Map of Cyprus, 1st International Congress of Cypriot Studies, Republic of Cyprus
The earliest maps of Cyprus were in manuscript form and belong to the Lusignan and Venetian periods in the history of the island. One very rare map from this period depicts the walls of Nicosia during Lusignan rule. Although the first printed map of…
A Pair of Donors, 3rd Historic Definitive Issue of the Republic of Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus
The wall painting illustrated on this stamp is that of a husband and wife, one of two couples, who paid for the decoration of the Church of St. Mamas; a small chapel built in the middle of the village of Louvaras, which lies, on the south side of the…
