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Eleonora’s Falcon takes its name from the Lusignan Queen Eleanor, wife of King Peter IV who reigned from 1345 to 1365. It is a migratory bird that visits Cyprus in the Spring and leaves in October though some may stay behind. It is capable of…

Imperial Eagle /Birds of Prey of Cyprus Thematic Issue

Owl /Birds of Prey of Cyprus Thematic Issue

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…