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Grapes, Pictorial Definitive Issue of Queen Elizabeth II, Republic of Cyprus
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…
Oranges, Pictorial Definitive Issue of Queen Elizabeth II, Republic of Cyprus
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…
Copper Pyrites Mine, Pictorial Definitive Issue of Queen Elizabeth II, Republic of Cyprus
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…
Troodos Forest, Pictorial Definitive Issue of Queen Elizabeth II, Republic of Cyprus
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…
Chain, EUROPA Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Cypriots place great importance on blessings and wishes. They desire from the depths of their hearts that such wishes come to pass. The more virtuous is the person making the wish the higher is the probability of the wish coming true. The blessings…
The Church of Panayia tou Araka, Lagoudera, Troodos, Nicosia
The Church of Panagia tou Araka. The 12th century church of Panagia tou Araka is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site. It contains some of the finest frescoes of the late Comnenian style (1192) comparable to those prevailing throughout Greece, the…
Archbishop Kyprianos, 150th Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, Republic of Cyprus
At the outbreak of the Greek revolution in 1821 the Ottoman Sultan ordered the Pasha of Acre to send troops to Cyprus and authorized Kuchuk Mehmet, Governor of Cyprus to kill as many Christians as he thought necessary. The governor decided that four…
A Greek Independence Fighter Taking the Oath, 150th Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, Republic of Cyprus
A Greek Independence Fighter Taking the Oath, Painting
Bishop Germanos, Flag and Freedom Fighters, 150th Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, Republic of Cyprus
Bishop Germanos, Flag and Freedom Fighters
Mountain Pass on the North Coast, Tourism Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
In 1971 tourism in Cyprus was still in its infancy though Europeans and especially Britons were beginning to appreciate the good life that the island had to offer. Even so, tourist arrivals were still under 260,000 a year. The Turkish invasion of…