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Amazon (Mosaic 4th Century A.D.)

Amphora (6th Century B.C.)

Amphora (6th Century B.C.)

Merchant Shipping in Cyprus existed since 1963 with its headquarters at the port of Famagusta where Cyprus ships were registered. After the Turkish invasion of 1974, Famagusta port and all other ports in the occupied part of the island were closed…

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…

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…

The story of this sailing ship, christened Kyrenia II, began when the original of which it is a replica set sail some 2,400 years ago, and on a fateful voyage sank off the coast of Kyrenia. It was not until 1965 that a diver accidentally came across…

Ancient Ship

Angel Mosaic from Kanakaria Church

The Nativity scene illustrated on this stamp is reproduced from a gilded wood-carved icon forming part of the early 16th century iconostasis in the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in the village of Kourdali. One of several paintings in the…