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Detail from the Icon of the Birth of Christ, Christmas Issue Icon, Republic of Cyprus
The scene of the Annunciation of the Birth of Christ to the shepherds by an angel, forms part of the icon (seen in full in the miniature sheet) from the Monastery of Chrysorroyiatissa (golden pomegranate), which was founded in 1152 by a hermit called…
Detail from the Icon of the Birth of Christ, Christmas Issue Icon, Republic of Cyprus
Christmas Issue Icon
Detail from the Icon of the Birth of Christ, Christmas Issue Icon, Republic of Cyprus
Christmas Issue Icon
Symbolized Owl, 7th European Ministers Conference Issue, Republic of Cyprus
The conference of European Ministers of Education, held in Nicosia 27th- 28th June 2003 was organised under The Greek Presidency of the EU by the Greek Ministry of National Education and Religion, The European Commission and the Ministry of Education…
"Cyprus 1974" Wood Engraving, Refugee Fund, Republic of Cyprus
Titina Loizidou, a Greek-Cypriot refugee from Kyrenia, filed a case in 1989 in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), against the Turkish government, stating that it had denied her access to her home in Kyrenia after the Turkish invasion of…
Triumph Roadmaster- Ford Model T-Baby Ford 8hp, Old Historic Cars Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Old historic cars are classified in three categories: a). Classic sportscar, b). Saloons/ Sedans, c). Commercials such as buses, coaches, fire engines, ice - cream vans and others. All these categories have their adherents and enthusiasts. Many…
Constantinos Spyridakis, Intellectual Personalities of Cyprus Commemorative Issue, Republic of Cyprus.
Dr Constantinos Spyridakis was a man of letters. Born in Nicosia in 1903 he obtained his Doctorate of Philosophy in 1934 from the University of Berlin where he had also studied ancient history and the Classics. Before that he had studied philology at…
Tefkros Anthias, Intellectual Personalities of Cyprus Commemorative Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Tefkros Anthias (1903-1968) was a novelist, a journalist and one of the most prominent 20th Century poets of Cyprus. He is well known for his collection of poems "" The Whistles of the Vagrant"". He worked as a primary school teacher both in Cyprus…
Poster is Art, EUROPA Issue Poster is Art,Republic of Cyprus
Deborah Lees, in her article ""Brush Strokes"" in the July 2003 issue of the Stamp Magazine reviewed what she called the cream of the Europa 2003 ""Poster Art"" stamp designs. In her opinion these were the issues of Denmark, Luxembourg, Gibraltar and…
Poster is Art, EUROPA Issue Poster is Art, Republic of Cyprus
Deborah Lees, in her article ""Brush Strokes"" in the July 2003 issue of the Stamp Magazine reviewed what she called the cream of the Europa 2003 ""Poster Art"" stamp designs. In her opinion these were the issues of Denmark, Luxembourg, Gibraltar and…