For the very first time since 1965 the Cyprus Post Office have not released an Official First Day Cover for this particular issue - probably because of the type of stamp. The stamps are adhesive stamps in a booklet format.
First day covers are produced by machines and therefore must have encountered difficulties with these "sticker" type stamps. As a general rule, the Cyprus Post Office release between 8,000 - 9,000 First Day Covers!
Based on this information, Cyprus Stamps website have produced their very own Unofficial First Day Cover envelopes and we expect these to become very rare, so grab them while you can!
Only a very limited supply is available on our website.
The tortoise and the hare - Aesop's Fables (The Children's Stamp of Cyprus for 2011)
One day the hare was ridiculing the tortoise over its slow-moving pace. The tortoise, unmoved, turned towards the hare and said:
"Let us have a race and see who is faster!"
The hare burst out laughing listening to the tortoise but accepted the challenge. The race was fixed for the following morning. The fox gave the signal and the race began.
The tortoise began walking, slowly of course, but at a steady pace towards the finish line. The hare, seeing his opponent's slow rhythm and certain of his victory, lay down under a tree in the middle of the course and fell asleep. When he woke up it was too late because the tortoise had reached the finish line and had won the race!
Moral: "He who is modest in life achieves his goals in the end".
Text: Aesop's Fables
Source: Stamps and Philatelic Services, Cyprus Post
Design-Artwork: Ioanna Kalli, Nicosia
Size of adhesive stamp booklet: 9 x 22 cm
Quantities:
€1,70: 30000
Printing method: Litho-offset on adhesive paper
Printer: Giesecke & Devrient Matsoukis S.A. Greece
"Let us have a race and see who is faster!"
The hare burst out laughing listening to the tortoise but accepted the challenge. The race was fixed for the following morning. The fox gave the signal and the race began.
The tortoise began walking, slowly of course, but at a steady pace towards the finish line. The hare, seeing his opponent's slow rhythm and certain of his victory, lay down under a tree in the middle of the course and fell asleep. When he woke up it was too late because the tortoise had reached the finish line and had won the race!
Moral: "He who is modest in life achieves his goals in the end".
Text: Aesop's Fables
Source: Stamps and Philatelic Services, Cyprus Post
Design-Artwork: Ioanna Kalli, Nicosia
Size of adhesive stamp booklet: 9 x 22 cm
Quantities:
€1,70: 30000
Printing method: Litho-offset on adhesive paper
Printer: Giesecke & Devrient Matsoukis S.A. Greece
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| Image shows the front and back (containing the stamps) of the booklet. |
The stamps are described as "adhesive" and a set comprises of 5 single stamps, each with a value of €0,34c. The set is produced in booklet form.
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