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The Nativity, Christmas Issue Fresco Paintings, Republic of Cyprus
This Christmas set depicts frescos from the Latin Chapel of the monastery of St. John Lampadistis in the village of Kalopanayotis. These 15th Century frescos are part of a series of wall paintings in the Italo-Byzantine style illustrating the famous…
Capparis spinosa, Therapeutic Plants of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Capparis spinosa is the botanical name of the common rough and prickly southern European shrub with long trailing shoots better known as the caper plant. It grows in dry uncultivated fields and rocky surroundings up to an altitude of 350 meters. Its…
Flight to Egypt, Christmas Issue Fresco Paintings, Republic of Cyprus
This Christmas set depicts frescos from the Latin Chapel of the monastery of St. John Lampadistis in the village of Kalopanayotis. These 15th Century frescos are part of a series of wall paintings in the Italo-Byzantine style illustrating the famous…
Portrait of Makarios and his Burial Place, 20th Death Anniversary of Archbishop Makarios III 1st President of the Cyprus Republic, Republic of Cyprus
A long time ago, Archbishop Makarios III had said: "It is possible for the two parties to find a way to self - government and it is possible to find a way to safeguard the rights of Greeks and Turks in Cyprus; and in peaceful cooperation, coexist for…
European Basketball Cup Final, Final of the European Basketball Cup for Men’s Club, Republic of Cyprus
The European Championship of the Men’s Club was played at PalaEur in Rome 22nd- 24th April 1997. FIBA the governing body of international basketball ranked the top twelve European National Federations on the basis of their inter national records…
Kourelleni Daughter and Prince (Fairy Tale), EUROPA Issue Tales and Legends, Republic of Cyprus
Kourelleni Daughter and Prince (Fairy Tale).
Dighenis and Charon (Legend), EUROPA Issue Tales and Legends, Republic of Cyprus
In this stamp the designer portrays to us the struggle between Dighenis and Charon from the poem of the same name. Above them both is a golden bird. The legend is that God sent Charon to take the soul of Dighenis. When Dighenis and Charon met they…
Oedipoda miniata, Insects of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Moths are classified as insects and belong to the order of Lepidoptera. Insects are the largest class in the Animal Kingdom and some one million of them have been described to date. They (the insects) represent at least three- quarters of all living…
Acherontia atropos, Insects of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Moths are classified as insects and belong to the order of Lepidoptera. Insects are the largest class in the Animal Kingdom and some one million of them have been described to date. They (the insects) represent at least three- quarters of all living…