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  • Creator is exactly " Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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The monastery of Ayia Napa, dedicated to our Lady of the Forests, is situated in what is now a very lively touristic town. Built in the 16th century it has elements of Lusignan and Venetian construction. Originally it belonged to the Latins whose…

Chalcedony is a finer- grained variety of quartz, which may vary in color from light brown to reddish brown; the latter is better known as carnelian. Moss agate is gray or bluish chalcedony with dark dentritic inclusions of ten of an iron compound.…

The icon-stand illustrated on the 35m stamp is in the Church of the Virgin Mary of Eleousa in the village of Athienou near Larnaca. The Church was built in 1711 A.D. and the icon-stand is a magnificent example of baroque gilded wood carving of the…
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