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Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία
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Cyprus Post
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Στη τεκμηρίωση του υλικού συνέβαλαν ο κ. Μανώλης Εμμανουήλ, η κα Ευανθία Στυλιανού και στον ποιοτικό έλεγχο του ο κ. Μαρίνος Κόρτας.
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Η συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία αποτελείται από 1211 γραμματόσημα. Για να δείτε ολόκληρη τη συλλογή πατήστε <a title="Συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία" href="https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/browse?collection=19">εδώ</a>
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Christmas, Commemorative Issue
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Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία
Postage stamps--Cyprus--History
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All the icons of the Christmas set originate from the Church of Panagia Katholiki which stands in the middle of the village of Pelendri. They date from the very early 16th century. The village lies south east of the village of Kato Amiandos in the Troodos mountains.
The 68c stamp depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child on her left arm while Christ himself is raising his right hand in a gesture of benediction. In his left hand he is holding a parchment roll.
Together with the icons of Archangels Gabriel and Michael, they form part of the eleven icons on the epistyle of the iconostasis. All the icons are executed in the Italo-Byzantine style. ( Andreas & Judith Stylianou, The Painted Churches of Cyprus )
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Library of Cyprus University of Technology
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13th November 2008
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Designer: Antonia Hadjigeorgiou
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Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
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jpg
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en
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image
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2008CS90, 2008CS91, 2008CS92
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35.160417, 33.346556
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Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία
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Cyprus Post
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Στη τεκμηρίωση του υλικού συνέβαλαν ο κ. Μανώλης Εμμανουήλ, η κα Ευανθία Στυλιανού και στον ποιοτικό έλεγχο του ο κ. Μαρίνος Κόρτας.
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Η συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία αποτελείται από 1211 γραμματόσημα. Για να δείτε ολόκληρη τη συλλογή πατήστε <a title="Συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία" href="https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/browse?collection=19">εδώ</a>
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Cyprus Through the Ages, Historical Issue
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Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία
Postage stamps--Cyprus--History
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The centuries 750-475 BC are referred to as the Archaic Period in the history of Cyprus, but in fact they were years of prosperity with between seven and ten kingdoms flourishing in cities such as Salamis, Kition, (Citium), Kourion (Roman Curium), Amathus, Marion and Idalion.
The stamp depicts a silver stater of king Evelthon of Salamis who was the first to mint his own coinage. At the time all the city kingdoms paid tribute to their overlords be they Egyptians, Assyrians or Persians.
The second stamp in the first row depicts an ancient ship from the Archaic Period which saw Cypriot civilization reach an unprecedented peak with growing trade between its neighbours and imperial powers competing for the supply of timber for ship building. During 200 years of Ptolemic rule Cyprus remained an important and wealthy part of the Egyptian empire and its most famous of ship builders in the early 3rd century BC was Pyrcoteles of Pafos.
The third stamp depicts The Athenian General Kimon who captured the city kingdom of Marion in 449 BC. He mounted several attempts to liberate Cyprus from Persian rule and even though he defeated them off Salamis, the expedition was recalled when he suddenly died from the plague. Cyprus remained under Persian rule.
The fourth stamp depicts the Tombs of the Kings. Driving a short distance to the north of Pafos a visitor will encounter this historical site where actually no kings were ever buried. With one hundred tombs the site is, however, very impressive. Traces of stucco and frescoes suggest the walls may have been decorated sometime in the past. Dating from the 3rd century BC for use by prominent families of Pafos, the site was included in the World Heritage List in 1980.
The first stamp in the second row depicts a coin of Alexander the Great. In 333 BC the Cypriot kings changed sides to support Alexander and after the defeat of the Persian forces at the battle of Issus, the kings transferred their allegiance to Alexander and consequently became part of the Hellenistic world.
The second stamp depicts St. Paul who in 45 AD on his first missionary journey from Antioch arrived in Cyprus where he succeeded in converting the Roman Proconsul Sergius Paulus to Christianity.
The third stamp depicts the bust of the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus (193-211 AD) whose over life size bronze statue was found at Kythrea. It stands 2.08 meters high and is now in the Cyprus Museum in Lefkosia.
The fourth stamp depicts Emperor Zeno who in 488 AD confirmed the autocephaly of the Cyprus Church and granted extraordinary privileges to the Archbishop. These included the carrying of a scepter instead of a pastoral staff and the signing of his name in red ink.
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Library of Cyprus University of Technology
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2nd October 2008
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Designer: Melanie Efstathiadou
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Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
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jpg
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en
Type
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image
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2008CS81, 2008CS82, 2008CS83, 2008CS84, 2008CS85, 2008CS86, 2008CS87, 2008CS88
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35.160417, 33.346556
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Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία
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Cyprus Post
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Στη τεκμηρίωση του υλικού συνέβαλαν ο κ. Μανώλης Εμμανουήλ, η κα Ευανθία Στυλιανού και στον ποιοτικό έλεγχο του ο κ. Μαρίνος Κόρτας.
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Η συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία αποτελείται από 1211 γραμματόσημα. Για να δείτε ολόκληρη τη συλλογή πατήστε <a title="Συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία" href="https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/browse?collection=19">εδώ</a>
Still Image
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12th Francophone Summit, Commemorative Issue
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Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία
Postage stamps--Cyprus--History
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Αlthough Cyprus joined the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie as an associate member only in 2006, its French connection dates back to the 12th century when Frankish Crusaders established the Lusignan kingdom (1192-1489) and became the outermost bastion of Europe in the Eastern Mediterranean; a role that applies to the present day.
The French connection since then has never been interrupted and today we still have the St. Joseph Convent in Larnaka and the St. Joseph School in Lefkosia. Both have contributed immensely in the fields of education and medicine. In fact the French nurse Sophie Gambon was honoured by a memorial in the grounds of the convent in Larnaka for her unflinching devotion over a period of 23 years
from 1871 to 1894.
The 12th Francophonie Summit of the Heads of State and Government using French as a common language was held in Quebec City, Canada, in October 2008. The OIF consists of 68 countries in the five continents, 14 of which are in the European Union. Their common objectives among others are the promotion of democracy, protection of cultural heritage and promotion of linguistic diversity.
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Library of Cyprus University of Technology
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5th June 2008
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Designer: Sakis Vassiliou
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Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
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jpg
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en
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image
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2008CS80
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35.160417, 33.346556
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Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία
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Cyprus Post
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Στη τεκμηρίωση του υλικού συνέβαλαν ο κ. Μανώλης Εμμανουήλ, η κα Ευανθία Στυλιανού και στον ποιοτικό έλεγχο του ο κ. Μαρίνος Κόρτας.
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Η συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία αποτελείται από 1211 γραμματόσημα. Για να δείτε ολόκληρη τη συλλογή πατήστε <a title="Συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία" href="https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/browse?collection=19">εδώ</a>
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Olympic Games, Commemorative Ιssue
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Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία
Postage stamps--Cyprus--History
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An account of the resource
Αccording to mythology the Olympic Games originated in a foot race run by girls for the privilege of becoming the priestess of the Moon Goddess Hera and a second foot race was run by young men for the dangerous privilege of becoming the priestess’consort. The games were in fact a pagan festival held in Olympia in honour of Zeus, King of the Olympian Gods, and it was Hercules who established the four year Olympic festival that came to be called “Olympiad”. The first was held in 776 BC.
Hercules having brought the wild olive from the Hyperboreans to Olympia, he ordained that the Aetolian umpire should crown the victors with its leaves which were to be their only reward. (Robert Graves, Greek Myths pp.178,179,491,492)
In 68 AD the Roman Emperor Nero was in Greece to perform his songs and compete in the chariot races in the Olympic Games which he won even though he fell out of his chariot. (Simon S. Montefiore, Jerusalem, page 124)
The Olympic symbol of five rings first appeared in 1908 while the Olympic torch was introduced in 1936. The XXIX Olympiad since 1896 was held in Beijing, China, from 8th to 24th August 2008, and Cyprus was participating for the eighth consecutive time since 1964.
The official logo for the games was titled “Dancing Beijing” which featured a stylized calligraphic character “Jing” meaning capital and referring to the host city.The games were held in 37 venues. The centre piece, the National Stadium, was nicknamed “The Bird Nest” because of its most unusual design. The opening and closing ceremonies and all athletic competitions were held there.
10,942 athletes took part in 28 sports and 302 events. 43 world records and 132 olympic records were set. The Chinese athletes won 51 gold medals and the United States accumulated he highest total of 110 medals. Cyprus athletes participated in the sailing, high jump, tennis and shooting events.
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Library of Cyprus University of Technology
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5th June 2008
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Designer: Theodoros Kakoulis
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Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
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jpg
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en
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image
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2008CS76, 2008CS77, 2008CS78, 2008CS79
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35.160417, 33.346556
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Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία
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Cyprus Post
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Στη τεκμηρίωση του υλικού συνέβαλαν ο κ. Μανώλης Εμμανουήλ, η κα Ευανθία Στυλιανού και στον ποιοτικό έλεγχο του ο κ. Μαρίνος Κόρτας.
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Η συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία αποτελείται από 1211 γραμματόσημα. Για να δείτε ολόκληρη τη συλλογή πατήστε <a title="Συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία" href="https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/browse?collection=19">εδώ</a>
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4th International Congress of Cypriot Studies, Commemorative Miniature Sheet
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Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία
Postage stamps--Cyprus--History
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Ιn 1969 the Society of Cypriot Studies was founded and the first International Congress of Cypriot Studies was held. The aim of the Society is to study and promote the archaeological, historical, philological and cultural heritage of Cyprus from prehistoric times and covering the Roman, Byzantine, Medieval and Ottoman periods but not excluding the more recent history.
The 4th International Cyprological Congress, held between 29th April and 3rd May 2008, was attended by some 350 researchers from all continents thus proving the huge scientific interest shown with regards Cyprus’ contribution to world civilization and its promotion by the Society.
A notable contribution of the Society is its preservation of the popular theatre of Karaghiozis, many of whose figurines were collected and are now preserved in the Museum of Arts.
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Library of Cyprus University of Technology
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2nd May 2008
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Designer: Sophia Malekou
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Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
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jpg
Language
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en
Type
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image
Identifier
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2008CS74, 2008CS75
Coverage
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35.160417, 33.346556
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Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού
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Cyprus Tourism Organisation
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Στη συγκέντρωση και την τεκμηρίωση του υλικού συνέβαλε η κα Μύρια Στασουλή
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Εuropa The Letter, Commemorative Issue
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Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία
Postage stamps--Cyprus--History
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Writing and civilization are very closely linked for without this means of communication, ideas, facts, events, discoveries and emotions cannot be conveyed across time and advance the development of mankind.
Before the invention of paper by the Chinese in 105 BC writing was done on clay tablets, parchments and papyrus. Letter writing developed some 3000 years ago when the earliest known example of the Phoenician alphabet was discovered in Byblos, Lebanon. The Latin alphabet is said to derive from the twenty two consonants of that ancient script.
In the early years letters were exchanged between rulers and tradesmen since the majority of any population was illiterate. With literacy increasing, the art of letter writing, be it business, friendship, administrative or amorous, flourished.
The Persian King Darius the Great (521-486 BC) set up the first real postal service by opening inns every fifteen miles along the 1678 miles of the King’s road from Susa to Sardis. Over the centuries mail was carried at first by couriers on foot and in due course horses, camels, carriages, bicycles, ships, railways, cars and airplanes were used. As chariots were in use at the time of King Darius, one may wonder if they were used for the delivery of mail.
Prior to the invention of the envelope, letters were folded and often sealed with a wax wafer. An early letter from Cyprus is dated 17th June 1353 written during the reign of the Lusignan King Hugh IV when Cyprus was enjoying great prosperity. Regular services did not exist at the time.
Early letters from Cyprus to countries beyond its shores were sent by ship or hand carried by travellers until 26th September 1930 when the first airmail service was inaugurated between Ammochostos and Alexandria.
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Library of Cyprus University of Technology
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2nd May 2008
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Designer: Glafkos Theofylactou
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Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
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jpg
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en
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image
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2008CS71, 2008CS72, 2008CS73
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35.160417, 33.346556
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Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία
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Cyprus Post
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Στη τεκμηρίωση του υλικού συνέβαλαν ο κ. Μανώλης Εμμανουήλ, η κα Ευανθία Στυλιανού και στον ποιοτικό έλεγχο του ο κ. Μαρίνος Κόρτας.
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Η συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία αποτελείται από 1211 γραμματόσημα. Για να δείτε ολόκληρη τη συλλογή πατήστε <a title="Συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία" href="https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/browse?collection=19">εδώ</a>
Still Image
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Αnemone coronaria, Thematic Ιssue
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Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία
Postage stamps--Cyprus--History
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The Anemone coronaria is just one of more than 1150 species of wild flowers that are found in all regions of the island. Anemones come in a variety of delicate hues from pink to red, turquoise blue and white. They grow up to 30cm. high.
In springtime trekkers who are adventurous enough to tackle a 12 kilometer “Potamos Trail” in Pafos will be rewarded with dazzling sights and hillsides colourfully carpeted with anemones, poppies and orchids. Walkers and cyclists exploring Cape Greco National Forest Park will come across anemones unfurling their petals in the joys of sunshine.
Legend has it that Ares who had grown jealous of Aphrodite, disguised himself as a wild boar and killed her lover Adonis. Anemones sprang from the drops of his blood. (Robert Graves, the Greek Myths, Vol.1 page 74).
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Library of Cyprus University of Technology
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6th March 2008
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Designer: Stelios Karamallakis
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Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
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jpg
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en
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image
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2008CS67, 2008CS68, 2008CS69, 2008CS70
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35.160417, 33.346556
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Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία
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Cyprus Post
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Στη τεκμηρίωση του υλικού συνέβαλαν ο κ. Μανώλης Εμμανουήλ, η κα Ευανθία Στυλιανού και στον ποιοτικό έλεγχο του ο κ. Μαρίνος Κόρτας.
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Η συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία αποτελείται από 1211 γραμματόσημα. Για να δείτε ολόκληρη τη συλλογή πατήστε <a title="Συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία" href="https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/browse?collection=19">εδώ</a>
Still Image
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Αdoption of the Euro Currency, Miniature Sheet, Joint Ιssue Cyprus - Malta
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Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία
Postage stamps--Cyprus--History
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An account of the resource
Αphrodite (meaning sea born) Goddess of love is one of the twelve Gods in Greek mythology, but she is also Venus in Roman, and Anahid in Armenian mythologies. She is also known as Ishtar or Astarte, the sea-goddess, ruler of men and who has temples all along the Palestinian coast.
Aphrodite was also known as the Moon Goddess whose sacred bird was the sparrow. She was often involved in the lives of lesser gods and mortal men such as Paris whom she made to fall in love with Helen whose face launched a thousand ships and led to the Trojan war.
Pygmalion had fallen in love with Aphrodite and because she would not lie with him, his father made an ivory image of her and laid it in his bed, praying to her for pity. Entering into the image, Aphrodite brought it to life as Galatea who bore him Paphus and Metharme. Paphus was the father of Cinyras who founded the city of Pafos and built a famous temple to Aphrodite there. (Robert Graves, Greek Myths, page 200).
The cycle of Venus’ movement between the western and eastern horizons, as in the evening and morning star, is taken as a guarantee of the world’s continuing existence in time. (Richard Cavendish, Mythology, page 245).
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
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1st January 2008
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Designer: Melanie Efstathiadou
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Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
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jpg
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en
Type
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image
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2008CS65, 2008CS66
Coverage
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35.160417, 33.346556
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Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία
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Cyprus Post
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Στη τεκμηρίωση του υλικού συνέβαλαν ο κ. Μανώλης Εμμανουήλ, η κα Ευανθία Στυλιανού και στον ποιοτικό έλεγχο του ο κ. Μαρίνος Κόρτας.
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Η συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία αποτελείται από 1211 γραμματόσημα. Για να δείτε ολόκληρη τη συλλογή πατήστε <a title="Συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία" href="https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/browse?collection=19">εδώ</a>
Still Image
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Saint Zenon the Postman, Commemorative Ιssue
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Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία
Postage stamps--Cyprus--History
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Agios Zenon was born to rich and aristocratic parents in the province of Ponto in Asia Minor. He enlisted in the army as a special courier of Emperor Flavius Valens ( 364-378 AD) whom he served with great devotion. He carried the Emperor’s messages and orders at non-stop gallops across dangerous routes as far as Armenia. This blind devotion to the Emperor may have been the reason for Valens’s convertion to Christianity. Because of this service he is associated with philately and postal administration.
On the death of the Emperor in 378, Agios Zenon resigned from the service to live as a hermit in a cave in Antioch for the rest of his life. People in the vicinity brought him food but he fetched his own water from a spring not so far away.
The beautiful purple colour of Agios Zenon’s frock comes from a gastropod (Mirex triremus) a sea snail that secretes a yellowish fluid which when boiled and treated makes a purple dye now used in Christian churches and which gave rise to the official colours of Cardinals.
Agios Zenon died in 417 AD and gave all his wealth to charity. He was elevated to sainthood for the virtues and godliness he exhibited till the end of his life.
According to John of Damascus, the images of saints and their relics were to be respected because the grace of the Holy Spirit, which inspired them during their lives, lingers round their earthly remains and portraits.
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Library of Cyprus University of Technology
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8th February 2007
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Designer: Sophia Malekou
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Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
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jpg
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en
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image
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2007CS64
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35.160417, 33.346556
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Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία
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Cyprus Post
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Στη τεκμηρίωση του υλικού συνέβαλαν ο κ. Μανώλης Εμμανουήλ, η κα Ευανθία Στυλιανού και στον ποιοτικό έλεγχο του ο κ. Μαρίνος Κόρτας.
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Η συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία αποτελείται από 1211 γραμματόσημα. Για να δείτε ολόκληρη τη συλλογή πατήστε <a title="Συλλογή Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία" href="https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/browse?collection=19">εδώ</a>
Still Image
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Christmas, Commemorative Issue
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Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία
Postage stamps--Cyprus--History
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Τhe murals depicted on this set of three stamps originate from the Chapel of Agios Themonianus (a corruption of the name Agios Euphemianos) from the village of Lysi, now in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus. The Chapel lies a mile to the south of the village beside a cluster of eucalyptus trees. It is not known if the trees still exist).
From a dedicatory inscription it is surmised that the Chapel was a dependency of a long lost monastery the abbot of which had paid for its erection and for the paintings sometime in the 14th century.
The paintings were looted and the Chapel plundered after Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974. In 1983 a representative of the well known Menil Foundation Inc. of Texas found the paintings in a flat of a Turkish dealer in Munich. In a court case that ensued the Republic of Cyprus proved irrefutably that the murals came from the looted Chapel in Lysi. The Orthodox Church of Cyprus was recognized
as the legal owner of the murals and reached an agreement with the Menil Foundation whereby they would restore the works and hold them for a period of 15 years from 1st January 1986.
The 40c stamp depicts Christ Pantocrator, the Supplication, the Preparation of the Throne and the angels as installed in the Dome of the Chapel in Houston which was specifically built with the exact dimensions of the plundered Chapel.
The murals were repatriated to Cyprus in 2012 and are now held at Archbishop Makarios III Foundation in Lefkosia.
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
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Library of Cyprus University of Technology
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15th November 2007
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Designer: Costas Panayi
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Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
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jpg
Language
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en
Type
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image
Identifier
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2007CS61, 2007CS62, 2007CS63
Coverage
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35.160417, 33.346556