"Cyprus 1974" Wood Engraving, Refugee Fund, Republic of Cyprus

"Cyprus 1974" Wood Engraving, Refugee Fund, Republic of Cyprus

Postage stamps--Cyprus--History

Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία

The artist who designed this stamp is A. Tassos. Tassos has designed and overseen the stamps of Cyprus from 1962 to 1976. In 1976 the first Cypriot designers came on the scene, but Tassos continued to design a number of other stamp issues until his death on 13th October 1985. His last design consisted of a set of two stamps for the 10th Anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. In Tassos, the Cyprus stamps found all that was lacking in them during all those years of British rule. Their overall expression helps us to perceive the spiritual content of the work, which is expressed, in absolute sincerity. In the Cyprus stamps we can see the designer expressing all that is part of the spiritual and cultural heritage of Cyprus, i.e. life, freedom, justice, passion, death, the struggle, peace, all are portrayed in a profound manner. A British philatelist commenting on the Cyprus stamps of the period of A. Tassos said: "It is enough for me to look at a stamp without knowing the country of issue to know whether or not it is a Cyprus stamp. Their simplicity, clarity, beautiful design and spirituality make them stand out".

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus

Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus

Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology

13th June 2002

Designer: A. Tassos

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

www.cypruspost.gov.cy

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2002-REFUGEE-1

35.160417, 33.346556

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