Queen Victoria, Queen Victoria Half Penny and 30 Paras Overprints, Republic of Cyprus
Dublin Core
Title
Queen Victoria, Queen Victoria Half Penny and 30 Paras Overprints, Republic of Cyprus
Subject
Description
In 1840 Queen Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe–Coburg-Gotha. They had nine children, four sons and five daughters and her descendants were to succeed to the thrones of Germany, Russia, Sweden, Denmark , Spain, Greece, Romania, and Yugoslavia. The marriages of her children had important diplomatic as well as dynastic implications in Europe. It was in the same year that Sir Rowland Hill invented the first postage stamp known as the ""Penny Black"".Date of withdrawal 22nd May 1882.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Contributor
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
1881-Q VICTORIA- 1_2 ON IP
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Government Printing Office, Nicosia
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Queen Victoria, Queen Victoria Half Penny and 30 Paras Overprints, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed November 5, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/12132.