List of Cyprus stamp issues for 2011

Preliminary List of Republic of Cyprus Stamp issues for 2011

1. 28th January 2011

a) "100 Years since the foundation of the athletic and cultural club ANORTHOSIS FAMAGUSTA" comprising of one stamp.
b) "Famous Composers of 18th Century" comprising of three stamps.


2. 23rd March 2011

c) "Tall Ships" comprising of three stamps. The official leaflet no longer indicates this issue will be released on 23 March so we presume it is cancelled or will be issued at a later date.
d) "Roses" comprising of one souvenir sheet and one stamp. This commemorative issue will be the first of a series where an aromatic ink will be used in the printing.


3. 4th May 2011

e) "Europa 2011" This issue will consist of two stamps and a booklet containing a strip of 4 sets of stamps (8 stamps).
The common theme adopted by the European Postal Organisation (POSTEUROP) is "Forests".

On the same day the Refugee Tax Fund stamp reprint for 2011 will also be released.


4 - 8th June 2011

c) "Cyprus Embroidery" Comprising of two stamps was issued on 23 March 2011 in place of "Tall Ships"
f) Notification received of a new issue to honour Christopher Pissarides, Cyprus' Nobel Prize winner. A single value stamp.



5. 5th October 2011

g) "Children's Stamp" Details for this stamp will be issued in due course. It was originally planned for release on 1st October 2010 but was cancelled without reason.


6. 9th November 2011

h) "Christmas 2011" will comprise of three stamps. In addition three maximum cards will be released. On the same date, the Presentation Packs and Special Albums 2011 will also be released.


7. 21st December 2011

i) The New Definitive stamp issues for 2011 is currently scheduled for release.

First Day Covers for all of the above listed issues will be released at the same time as the relevant stamp issue date.

North Cyprus - Lighthouses Gazimagusa

North Cyprus Stamps 

SG 322 1991 

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North Cyprus stamps on Cyprus Stamps website

British evictions highlight north’s property perils - Cyprus Mail

A GROUP of elderly British expatriates living near Kyrenia are awaiting eviction from their homes after a developer mortgaged the land on which they were built and then defaulted on repayments.

It has emerged that their developer, who is understood to have fled to Turkey, handed the title deeds of ten properties to the Akfinans bank without the knowledge of the owners in order to secure a loan of £41,600.

The residents said the eviction had already started last week when employees from Akfinans Bank broke in and entered the house of a female resident without a warrant or court order. The manager of the local bank was photographed entering one villa through the kitchen window.

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NEW stamp to honour Cyprus' Nobel Prize winner.

NEW stamps to honour Cyprus' Nobel Prize winner Christopher Pissarides to be issued in June 2011.

The stamp will feature a photo of Professor Pissarides, with a background dedicated to the Nobel winner’s work.


It was suggested that with Cyprus being such a small country and producing such a renowned Nobelist, a stamp to honour him was clearly the thing to do.


The stamp will go into circulation on June 8 this year with a printed value of €1,71 and can be used for letters sent locally as well as the rest of Europe and other countries.


600,000 copies will be printed for the first day of circulation and 8,000 special envelopes will be available at a cost of €2,05.


Pissarides won the Nobel for Economics last autumn and has been hailed as a national hero, both for his work, and for promoting Cyprus abroad.


In addition the Bank of Cyprus in Greece is planning an event in honour of the professor next month although full details have not yet been finalised.