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The "Aeroplanes" commemorative series consists of three stamps with three landmark points in the history of aeroplanes.

On 17 December 1903, in a secluded US fishing village, two bicycle manufacturers flew the first aeroplane, changing the world…

The stamp depicts the affected corpuscles of the hereditary blood disorder known as "" Thalassaemia"" which is incurable and potentially fatal. Sufferers from this illness have to undergo a torturous regime of blood transfusions every few weeks.…

Nikos Kouroussis. 1963. Pencil on paper

The humble chapel of Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) is found in a picturesque bay three kilometers away from Paralimni and it overlooks the homonymous fishing boat shelter. The fishermen who keep their boats in the shelter as well as the pilgrims who…

Taking the loose surface road to the area of Agioi Saranta or one of the nature trails the visitor comes across the picturesque chapel of Agioi Saranta. Its existence is betrayed by the stone-built canopy on the wild rocks. The chapel is set in an…

Agioi Saranta cave in Cavo Pyla, Cyprus

Agioi Saranta cave in Cavo Pyla, Cyprus

Capacity: 43.000 m3
Year of Operation: 1984
Type: Earthfill
Category: Large Dam
Designed by: Water Development Department
Constructed by: Chr. Charalambous

By Alekos Kontopoulos. Drawing on paper. 30 x 21 cm. Dated in 1948
A small stone built chapel of byzantine basilica architecture in the Athenian area of Thissio (known as Plaka). The chapel is called ‘Agion Asomaton’ (meaning, the ‘Holy…

The establishment of “Agios Athanasios Cooperative Savings Bank” (SPE) in 1929 as a result of an initiative of only a few visionary habitants had contributed enormously to the multilevel development of the community throughout the 80 years of its…