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Royal Window-St. Hilarion Castle, Pictorial Definitive Issue of King George V, Republic of Cyprus
The stamp depicts the Queen's window from the Royal Lusignan apartments of St. Hilarion castle, which stands some 700m. above sea level. The view from the window towards the sea and Kyrenia’s coastline is breathtaking. The castle was at first a…
Bairaktar Mosque, Pictorial Definitive Issue of King George V, Republic of Cyprus
It was here on the former Constanzo Bastion that on the 9th September 1570 during the siege of Nicosia that the first standard bearer scaled the high Venetian walls and planted his flag. He was killed and buried on the spot. His tomb is now within…
St. Sophia Cathedral Nicosia, (Now Selimiye Mosque), Pictorial Definitive Issue of King George V, Republic of Cyprus
St. Sophia Cathedral Nicosia, (Now Selimiye Mosque)
