North Cyprus 2013 Stamp Issues News.

We now have the preliminary issues list for Turkish Cypriot (north Cyprus) stamps for the coming year.

There will be six (6) issues between March and November 2013.

Unfortunately, we cannot offer pre-issue orders for north Cyprus stamps as we do not regularly visit the north but do aim to go through the UN controlled buffer zone at least twice each year.


On 12 March 2013:
1) "People Who Served the Turkish Cypriot Community"

On 18 April 2013:
2) "Prevention of Traffic Accidents (Competition)"

On 6 May 2013:
3) "Europa stamp 2013 (Post Office Vehicles)"

On 8 July 2013:
4) "Flora and Fauna"

On 10 September 2013:
5) "Islamic Arts and Culture"

On 20 November 2013:
6) "Anniversaries and Events"

The list may be subject to change and where we are aware of this we will update the Stamp Issues Calendar page and the North Cyprus stamp listings  accordingly.

Please visit Cyprus Stamps website often as we constantly add and update our listings and stock levels on a daily basis.

North Cyprus Postal Stationery

Last Wednesday 20 February we took a short visit over the UN controlled buffer zone in Nicosia through to the north side to collect some of the more recent Turkish Cyprus stamp issues.

While there, we came across this set of 5 (five) pre-paid postcards which we hadn't seen previously. The price on each postcard is 60 Kurus.

I thought you might like to take a peep at them....

They feature the following:

•  Bellapais Abbey
•  Kantara Castle
•  Bedesten
•  St Nicholas Cathedral
•  Soli Ruins

The back view of all 5 postcards can be seen here below:

To purchase this set of North Cyprus pre-paid postal stationery please do so via the listed item on Cyprus Stamps website. 

Payment can be made using our secure payment processor, PayPal.

Cyprus 2013 Refugee Tax Fund stamp

Did I forget to show you the new Cyprus Refugee Stamp issued on 30 January 2013?

Ooops!

Well, here it is:

It looks a little similar to the 2010 issue but when you get them side by side, the colours are actually quite different.

2013 Cyprus Refugee Tax Fund stamp

2010 Cyprus Refugee Tax Fund stamp

You can find a full range of Cyprus Refugee stamps issued between 1974 to present date on Cyprus Stamps website.

Cyprus stamps 2013 issues list - a small delay

Usually around this time of year we're eagerly awaiting the list of Cyprus stamps issues from the Philatelic Department but at the moment, it seems there isn't one - just yet.....

I checked my dates at the weekend and my records indicate we published the preliminary list of stamp issues for Cyprus in 2012 in the early part of February, just after the January 2012 stamp release.

However, after a phone call to the postal services office yesterday it seems nothing is forthcoming in the immediate future.

"Why is this?" I hear you all screaming at this point.....

Well, if you recall back to November 2011 we were promised there was to be a release of the Definitive stamps of Cyprus around the same time as the Christmas stamp issue - but it never happened.

Neither did it happen at the end of 2012 either :-(

Hmmmmm, so what is afoot we ask ourselves?

All kinds of thought were going around in our heads but there is a perfectly simple explanation....

Did you get it yet?

Yep, the price of mail in Cyprus will be increased sooner or later which means the price of Cyprus postage stamps will be on the up. At the moment, it appears the Government/Postal Services departments have not yet figured out what the new prices are going to be - so watch this space....

And, remember where you heard it first!

P.S. Don't forget the new Cyprus stamp issues will be released on 30 January 2013 and we're wondering what the new reprint of the Cyprus Refugee Fund stamp will look like. 
Will it be the same but a different colour again as in the past?

2012 Cyprus Refugee Fund stamp

2011 Cyprus Refugee Fund stamp

2010 Cyprus Refugee Fund stamp

Further examples of the Cyprus Refugee Fund stamps from previous years can be found on our website.