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Centuries ago, the Greeks and the Romans understood the magic of this herb. Hippocrates, (c460-377 BC) father of medicine, used it as an antiseptic and today, in Greece, it is used as a palliative for a soar throat. Greek oregano has a deeper more…

Oregano is a common specie of the Origamun dubium and belongs to the mint family of herbs. It is a perennial herb growing 20-80cm tall with 3-4mm long purple flowers that are produced in erect spikes. Sometimes it is called wild marjoram. The popular…

Τhe first postal service in Cyprus was established by the Austrians in 1845. In 1871 the first Ottoman post office was opened in Lefkosia and the second in Larnaka in 1873. All were closed in 1878 when a temporary British postal service was…

In 30 AD, at a time of growing unrest and Jewish resistance to Roman rule, Jesus enters Jerusalem and proceeds to face the High Priests
of the Temple.

Christ’s entry into Jerusalem, riding a donkey, is an expression of humility which in…

Τhe Cyprus Scouts Association (C.S.A.) was founded in 1913 by N. K. Lanitis and N. Nikolaides with the help they received from the United Kingdom. It is the oldest youth organization in Cyprus. In 1961 the C.S.A. became a member of the World Scout…

Archbishop, Ethnarch and first President of the Republic of Cyprus, Makarios III was an eloquent orator with an imposing personality. He was born Michael Mouskos on 13th August 1913 in the village of Panayia in Pafos and he was admitted to Kykko…

Sixty four years ago the Red Cross was founded and today it is the largest humanitarian organization in Cyprus. In February 2012 it was admitted as the 188th member of the International Movement, and in recognition of this momentous event, Cyprus…

Pavlos Kontides was born in Lemesos, a sea port town from ancient times, so it comes as no surprise that he took up sailing from the tender age of nine.

His venture into competitive sailing began in 2007. He represented Cyprus at the Beijing…

The miniature sheet depicts an interesting icon of Italian workmanship with the Blessed Virgin Mary shown full face seated on a marble throne, holding the Child Christ and supported by Agios Georgios on her left and Agios Nikolaos on her right.

At…

Both icons were among many items that were looted after the Turkish invasion of 1974 and only after a great deal of effort by the Republic of Cyprus and the Church were they repatriated from Germany in November 2008.

The 51c stamp depicts the…