Cyprus EUROPA Stamps 2014 - National Music Instruments (2 May 2014)

Coming soon to www.CyprusStamps.com - the 2014 Cyprus EUROPA stamps will be available to pre-order in advance of the official issue date of 2 May 2014.

Our advance order prices are always a little lower than our post issue date listed price, so keep an eye open for them appearing in the NEW Stamp Issue category on our website. 

Look out for the black stamp icon appearing on our website very soon:

"The theme for this year's series "Europa", is "National Music Instruments", chosen by the European Public Postal Operations (PostEurop) and is common for all country-members of the Organisation. Cyprus has chosen the "pithkiavlin" (the Cyprus flute) and the "laouton" (the lute)."

The set will consist of 2 single stamps:
Also available on official First Day Cover, Booklet and 2 full sheets (1 x 8 stamps of each value: €0,34c and €0,51c to form 2 sheets in total).

 

Technical Information
Design-Artwork: Ioanna Kalli, Nicosia
Printing method: Litho-Offset on unwatermarked paper
Printer: Giesecke & Devrient Matsoukis S.A., Greece
Size of stamps: 27mm x 40mm in sheets of 8 stamps

Text: Achilleoudis
Source: Stamps and Philatelic Service, Cyprus Post

Click through the link to see the planned Republic of Cyprus 2014 issues list for the coming year and also for 2014 north Cyprus (Turkish Cypriot) stamp emissions.

Cyprus Stamps SG 117a 1928 £5 KGV Black on Yellow Used

Cyprus Stamps SG 117a 1928 £5 King George V (black on yellow) - Fiscally USED (h582) - Our Price: £139.00

Cyprus Stamps SG 117a 1928

£5 King George V
(black on yellow)

Fiscally USED

Stanley Gibbons book price for a Fiscally Used stamp is £275.00


Very good condition

To purchase this stamp, please go to the individual item on our website at CyprusStamps.com

EUROPA Stamps of Cyprus: 1970s issues

In August I wrote a topic on my Cyprus Stamps blog about Cyprus EUROPA stamps issued in the 1960s with the promise that I would follow it up with another for the Cyprus 1970s issues.

It's taken me a while to get there, but here they are...

Spotlight: Cyprus EUROPA Stamps 1970s

1970 - Europa "Flaming Sun" 4 May 1970

1971 - Europa "Chain" 3 May 1971

1972 - Europa "Communications" 22 May 1972

1973 - Europa "Posthorn" 7 May 1973

1974 - "The Rape of Europa" (Silver Stater of Marion) 29 April 1974

1975 - Europa "Paintings" 28 April 1975

A se-tenant of 3 stamps featuring the following paintings: "The Distaff" (M. Kashalos), "Nature Morte" (C. Savva) and "Virgin and Child of Liopetri" (G.P. Georghiou)

1976 - Europa "Ceramics" 3 May 1976

1977 - Europa "Paintings" 2 May 1977

 20mils: View of Prodhromos (A. Diamantis), 60mils: Springtime at Monagrouli (T. Kanthos) and 120mils: Old Port, Limassol (V. Ioannides)

1978 - Europa "Architecture" 24 April 1978

25mils: Chrysorrhogiatissa Monastery Courtyard, 75mils: Kolossi Castle, 125mils: Municipal Library, Paphos

 1979 - Europa "Telecommunications" 30 April 1979

To see all of our current availability of the EUROPA stamps of Cyprus including those issued in north Cyprus (Turkish Cypriot) Stamps, Booklets and First Day Covers etc please follow this Cyprus EUROPA stamps link.

Colourful envelope with stamps to post to Norway today.

Today's offering is a large and very colourful envelope which is all ready to be dispatched off to Norway by registered mail from Cyprus.

We always try to use stamps to the value of the cost of the registered item rather than just sticking the barcode on it from the post office.

This way, our Cyprus Stamps collectors also get a selection of Used Cyprus stamps too!

This envelope has a full sheet of €0.22c Cyprus Red Cross stamps (issued January 2013), Cyprus 2012 Europa stamp ("Visit....."), Cyprus' silver medal winner from the 2012 Olympics (Pavlos Kontides) plus a few others and of course, the obligatory Cyprus Refugee stamp.

I hope you enjoy looking and I hope the recipient is pleased with it too!

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.

Cyprus Stamps May 2012 NEW Issues - EUROPA stamps and Aromatic Flowers

Cyprus Stamps May 2012 NEW Issue News

(09:00 - May 2nd, 2012)

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News for 2nd May 2012 Cyprus stamp issues as follows:

“Europa 2012”

The above issue will be released on 2^nd May 2012 and 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 Organization (POSTEUROP)  is “Visit …. Cyprus”.

Cyprus 2012 EUROPA stamps

“Aromatic Flowers - Jasmine”

The module of commemorative stamp Issues  will consist of a souvenir sheet and a stamp for the printing of the stamps of this issue an aromatic varnish will be used.

Aromatic Flowers - Jasmine (Mini Sheet)

First Day Covers of all the above issues will be released at the same time.

Ready to order now on Cyprus Stamps website.