Category: 1. Stamp News

1. Cyprus Stamps NEW ISSUE NEWS: Old Buses of Cyprus have arrived today 26 September 2023

   Posted on 6:00pm Sunday 8th Oct 2023

   "Old Buses of Cyprus"
   
   Comprising 3 individual stamps plus a separate minisheet.
   
   

   Issue Date: 22 September 2023: - NOW Available on Cyprus Stamps website.
   

    
   

   Very nice pictures of the old buses, the means of transport of another era.
   
   Once upon a time when private cars were a luxury item, the bus was the main means of transport connecting both the villages and the suburbs with urban centres.
   
   With the passing of time and the huge increase in private vehicles, the old bus has slowly been sidelined and the few people who use public transport use the new modern and upgraded buses.
   
   The old bus passed into oblivion. However, the few old buses that were saved from rust, disintegration and complete immobility are mainly used for wedding ceremonies and by businesses in the tourism sector.
   
   The set comprises of: 3 separate stamps, a MiniSheet, Post Office Official FDC (one of the 3 stamps and another for the mini-sheet.
   
   Sample Image/s:
    
   
   
   Available on Cyprus Stamps website as: sets of 3 MINT Mint stamps, USED/CTO, FDCs with set of 3 stamps, FDCs with Mini-Sheet and also sets of 3 Full Sheets (stamps) in Mint/CTO - subject to availability.
   
   Design - Artwork: Manolis Emmanouel, Lefkosia. 

   All text and information as supplied by Cyprus Philatelic Offices.

    

2. NEW ISSUE NEWS 10 July 2023 - Cyprus Stamps SG 2023 Euromed - "Mediterranean Festival" | Roses

   Posted on 2:45pm Wednesday 12th Jul 2023

   ***Latest Stamp Issue Details*** 

   CYPRUS STAMPS - 10 July 2023 

    

   Cyprus Stamps SG 2023 Euromed - "Mediterranean Festival" | Roses

   Euromed Φεστιβάλ της Μεσογείου | τριαντάφυλλα

    

   For the tenth consecutive year, the member states of the Postal Union for the Mediterranean "Euromed Postal" issue a stamp with a common theme.

   This year's theme is "Mediterranean Festival" (Φεστιβάλ της Μεσογείου τριαντάφυλλα).

   Festivals are wonderful expressions of culture, customs and joy.

   The stamp of Cyprus depicts the annual rose festival that takes place in Agros, one of the beautiful Cypriot villages and is done with the aim of spreading the tradition of harvesting and processing the rose. Almost the entire economy of the village is based around roses.

   There are thousands of rose bushes and varieties of roses, especially the fragrant roses from which the famous rose water is produced, but also various other local delicacies and pure products.

   Sample Image:
   

    

   A single stamp issue, available as listed on Cyprus Stamps website in MINT and/or CTO/USED condition. Also on Post Office Official First Day Cover and Full Sheets.

   Design - Artwork: Doxia Sergidou, Lefkosia.
   

   
   Agros Rose Festival - an annual event.
   
   We visited many years ago whilst we were living in Cyprus. The photo below was taken by Michele of Cyprus Stamps website on 26 May 2013.
   
   

3. NEW North Cyprus (Turkish Cyprus / TRNC stamps) "Champion Angels" / "Şampiyon Melekler" - Turkish Earthquake recognition

   Posted on 12:00pm Tuesday 20th Jun 2023

   A surprise issue, released with very late notification. and arrived today on Cyprus Stamps website.

    

   NORTH CYPRUS STAMPS - 18 May 2023
   

   North Cyprus Stamps SG 2023 "Champion Angels" / "Åžampiyon Melekler"
   in recognition of the Turkish Earthquake

    

   On 6 February 2023, a catastrophic earthquake occurred in Turkey, which was referred to as the disaster of the century and caused extensive damage.
   
   Iranian cartoonist and painter Alireza PAKDEL depicted our champion children who lost their lives in the prime of their lives due to this earthquake, with artistic sensitivity in the drawing "Champion Angels."  
   
   This drawing was released as a postage stamp on 18 May 2023 and the stamps will only be available until sold out.
   
   All proceeds from the sale of the postage stamps and the first day covers will be transferred to the earthquake-related non-tax revenue section of the Ministry of Finance.
   
   

   Graphic Design: Alireza Pakdel
   

   Available on Cyprus Stamps website as a single stamp in MINT or (CTO/USED subject to stock availability), Post Office Official FDC and on Sheets of 7 stamps and 1 Vignette).
   

   
   
   Cyprus Stamps Website Images:
   
   
   
   

    

    

   About the Artist:

   Alireza Pakdel born and raised in Mashhad, Iran in 1981 has been working as a freelance cartoonist and illustrator for many important magazines, newspapers and publishers in Iran since 1994. He has managed the Caricature and Cartoon group of Mashhad Art Center for many years.

   Alireza Pakdel aims to create clever ideas that affects on the world; ideas such as the destruction of the environment by humans, the creation of peace around the world, gender discrimination, poverty and the social issues that people always face.

   In 2020, with the beginning of the Corona virus pandemic and general quarantine, he created the most cartoons in the field of giving hope to people all over the world and appreciating the medical staff, which was considered by many important organizations and media around the world.

   Therefore, the most important feature of his cartoon works can be considered as sympathy with the international community in the face of social problems, which is depicted with subtle ideas.
   
   During his artistic life, Alireza Pakdel has created more than 500 caricatures of world political, scientific and national figures with his unique style. Sharp forms and minimal graphics as well as one-eyed characters are features of his work.
   
   Awards:
   Grand Prix of the Word Press Cartoon, Portugal 2017.
   Grand Prix of the 3rd Piracicaba International Cartoon & Caricature Competition, Brazil 2016.
   Special Award of the 31st Aydin DoÄŸan International Cartoon Competition, Turkey 2014.
   Special Award of the 6th International Tourism Cartoon Festival, Turkey 2014.

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   Find them in the NEW Cyprus Stamps Issue shop category on #CyprusStamps website now.

4. CYPRUS STAMPS - 9 May 2023 - LATEST ISSUE NEWS. #POSTEUROP #EUROPASTAMPS

   Posted on 5:45pm Wednesday 31st May 2023

   ***Latest Cyprus Stamp Issue Details*** 

   Find them in the NEW Stamp Issue shop category on our website now.
   

    EUROPA 2023 "Peace - the highest value of humanity"
    ΕΥΡΩΠΗ 2023 - ΕΙΡΗΝΗ - "η υφηλÏŒτερη αξία της ανθρωπÏŒτητας".

   The common theme for this year's issue as adopted by the European Postal Organization (POSTEUROP) is “Peace the highest value of humanity”. 
   Twenty-nine member countries submitted their design. 

   The 34c stamp highlights the fact that the future belongs to our children, thus the design motif depicts a child playing with his shadow, releasing doves and imagining a rainbow for a brighter and peaceful world. 

   The 64c stamp depicts Luxembourg’s winning design. It symbolizes a peacefully integrated society that embraces understanding and respect of cultural differences between nations irrespective of their colour. All the participants will now use this design.

   

    

   The issue comprises of 2 stamps each of a different face value.
   Available from Cyprus Stamps online shop and website as follows: a set of 2 stamps MINT, USED/CTO set of 2 stamps, 2 stamps on Post Office Offical FDC, 2 Full Sheets (8 stamps per sheet) and a single Booklet MINT or (CTO/USED subject to availability) containing a strip of 4 sets of stamps (8 stamps).

   Design - Artwork: Antonia Hadjigeorgio, Lefkosa.
   Text: Dept of Postal Services, Cyprus.

5. NOW in STOCK - North Cyprus (Turkish Cyprus) stamp issue EUROPA 2023 "PEACE" - Issue Date 3 May 2023.

   Posted on 12:00pm Saturday 20th May 2023

   North Cyprus Stamps 2023 - Issue Date: 3 May 2023

   Now Live on Cyprus Stamps website: 2 stamps each with a different value.
   Available as a set of 2 stamps, choose from MINT and/or CTO/USED, Post Office Official FDC and a set of Full Sheets (8 stamps per sheet).

   EUROPA 2023 PEACE – “the highest value of humanity” | AVRUPA 2023 (BARIÅž-Ä°nsanliÄŸin En Büyük DeÄŸeri).

   2023 EUROPA stamps theme “PEACE – the highest value of humanity” is based on a common design motif to be issued by all postal companies in 2023. Out of the 29 entries submitted for the design competition, 44 postal companies participating in the voting have selected the design motif of POST Luxembourg, depicting “The New Peace Symbol”.
   
   The design is used on the stamp with the face value 4.50 TL.
   
   Story of the design: This design shows a visual metaphor for a peacefully integrated, cooperative society in which people embrace each other’s culture.
   It was inspired by the Celtic Love Knot symbol, with interlocking hearts.
   The colour palette illustrates all the nations in the world.
   By adding hands with intertwined fingers, it conveys the message of mutual respect.

   Graphic Design: Linda BOS & Runa EGILSDOTTIR (4.5TL)
   Graphic Design: Görel KOROL SÖNMEZER (15 TL)
   
   Cyprus Stamps website image:
   

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   You will find the stamps and covers available to purchase in the NEW Stamp Issue shop category located on the Home Page of Cyprus Stamps website.

6. NEW Cyprus Stamps 2023 - First Issue Details: Dragonflies

   Posted on 12:00pm Sunday 26th Feb 2023

   Cyprus Stamps  "Dragonflies"
   Issue Date 23 February 2023

   
   Dragonflies are one of the first flying insects on earth, they make the longest migration of any insect and are the most successful predators in the animal kingdom. More than 6.000 species have been described worldwide; in Cyprus we have recently seen 32.

   
   Dragonflies undergo incomplete metamorphosis, going straight from larva to adult, the larva being aquatic. They are important in maintaining the balance of the ecosystems, both as predators and as food for other animals.

   
   Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1773) flies from April to October and can be observed at any shallow standing fresh or brackish water.

   
   Epallage fatime (Charpentier, 1840) flies from March to August and can be observed at permanent slow flowing rocky rivers and streams.
   
   Comprising of a 2 stamps (28.5x42.5mm) - available on sheets of 8 stamps and a single Post Office Official FDC.
   
   Design - Artwork: Nikos Ierodiaconou, Lefkosia
   Text: Photos: Mery Michaelidou & Cyprus Postal Services
   Printing: Litho-Offset on unwatermarked paper
   Printer: Baltic Banknote High Security Printing

   Sample Images:
   

    

   The 2023 Cyprus Refugee Stamp Reprint is also released on the same date.

   

7. Cyprus Railway, Trains on Stamps, Ticket Stub - the perfect gift idea!

   Posted on 12:00pm Tuesday 17th Jan 2023

   Personalised gifts using trains on stamps (thematics).

    

   For those of you who don't actually collect stamps but perhaps know someone who does or even someone who is interested in certain types of memorabilia, here's a great way to make a personalised gift for them using postage stamps.
   
   We collect and sell Cyprus stamps and for those of you who are familiar with postage stamps from Cyprus or some of the history of Cyprus itself, you may be aware that our beloved island did once have a fully functioning railway system operating from Nicosia...
   
   My husband put a little something together at the beginning of last year to mark the history of the Cyprus Government Railway in Cyprus, which ran from 1905 to 1951.
   
   In June 2010 there was a Cyprus stamp issue depicting trains on stamps and so, the item below came to fruition.
   
   

   

    

   He used images from the Cyprus railway, combined it with an image of a ticket stub, made a place holder for the embedded 2 train stamps that were issued on 4th June 2010 and finally printed on buff coloured, aged card.

    

   It was all put together using good old Microsoft Excel - see the template layout below:

   

   
   The finished article framed looks really good but sadly, the photograph doesn't do it justice - hence my showing the original item outside of it's frame as shown in the first image.

   
   

   

    

   
   

   So there you have it.
   Stamps aren't just for sticking on envelopes to send stuff through the mail!

8. North Cyprus Stamps - the final stamp issue for 2022 has arrived and the year is now complete.

   Posted on 12:00pm Wednesday 21st Dec 2022

   All ready and waiting for you in the NEW Stamp Issue shop category, including the Complete Year Set for 2022.

    

   "Anniversaries and Events" (Yıl Dönümleri ve Olaylar)

   Date of Issue: 6 December 2022
   
   Text provided by Turkish Cyprus Post.

   "Centenary of the Great Victory" (Büyük Zafer'in 100 Yili).

   Türkiye was occupied by allied forces after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War (1914-1918). The occupation prompted Türkiye's War of Independence in 1919, during which Turkish forces, led by Gen. Mustafa Kemal, eventually ousted the occupiers from Anatolia.

   Turkish forces fought the last battle, Dumlupina, from 26 to 30 August in 1922, when Greek forces were decisively defeated. By the end of the year, all foreign forces had left the territories that would collectively become the new Republic of Türkiye in 1923.

   30 August the Victory Day, is celebrated with joy across Türkiye and in north Cyprus. The day also honours the founder of modern Türkiye, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The main ceremony is held at Atatürk's mausoleum in Ankara.

    

   "Observer Membership to the Organization of Turkic States".

   November 11 2022 has been a historic day for the Turkish Cypriot people and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, four days before the 39th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic, has been accepted as an observer member of the Organization of Turkic States, whis is a rising power day by day.

   Obtaining observer status at an international organization with our Constitutional name, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus for the first time, has added a special meaning to this historic day.

   The successful conclusion of the observer membership process to the Organization of Turkic States confirms that the new two-state vison of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the Republic of Turkey on the Cyprus problem is compatible with regional and global conjuncture.
   
   

   Comprising of 3 stamps in the set, each with a different value.

   Available as a set of 3 stamps, Post Office Offial FDC and a set of Full Sheets (3 stamps per sheet).

   Name of artist: Görel Korol Sönmezer.

    

   Sample Images are below.
   Our website listings contain directly scanned images of the set of 3 stamps, FDC and Full Sheets.

    

   Visit the Home/Shop page of our website at CyprusStamps.com
   

   The North Cyprus Stamps 2022 Complete Year Set consists a Mint set of each of the following issues:

   1. AVRUOA "Hikayeler ve Mitler" - EUROPA 2022 "Stories and Myths" - Issue Date: 9 May 2022. 

   2. "Kerpiç Evler" - Traditional Cypriot Architecture - Issue Date: 19 September 2022. 

   3. "2022 FIFA Dünya Kupası (Katar)" - FIFA World Cup (Qatar) - Issue Date: 3 October 2022. 

   4. "Anniversaries & Events" (Yıl Dönümleri) - Issue Date: 6 December 2022.

    

    

    

9. Cyprus Stamps 2022 - the list of issues for the year has now concluded.

   Posted on 5:30pm Thursday 8th Dec 2022

   Cyprus Stamps 2022 list of issues - now complete.

   The final 2 stamp issues of FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 and Christmas 2022 arrived yesterday 7 December.

   This concludes the full list for the Republic of Cyprus Stamps releases.

   With that, we have now added the Complete Year Set of MINT stamps into the NEW Stamp Issue shop category or you can find it under the 2020s shop category.

   It comprises of the following:
   Refugee stamp reprint 2022.
   Owls.
   Anniversaries and Events (*3 single stamps issues):
   *50th Anniversary of Pancyprian Organization of large families.
   *60th Anniversary of Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
   *World Day of Autism.
   EUROPA 2022 "Stories and Myths".
   Maritime Link Between Cyprus - Greece.
   20 Years Office of the Commissioner for Electronic Communications and Postal Regulation.
   EUROMED Issue: Antique Cities of the Mediterranean.
   12 Gods of Olympus.
   Centenary of Asia Minor Catastrophe.
   FIFA World Cup 2022.
   Christmas 2022.

   The Year Set does not include the EUROPA "Stories and Myths" Booklet which may be purchased as a separate item (subject to availability).
   
   Click the link on the image below to take you to the Year Set.
   
   

10. Cyprus Stamps - UPDATED info on Preliminary Stamp Issues list for 2022.

    Posted on 12:00pm Wednesday 3rd Aug 2022

    Republic of Cyprus stamps 2022 - Preliminary List of Issues.
    
    

    Very little has happened this year, a few changes to the initial dates provided and a few delays.

    The information below is current as at 3 August 2022.
    

    Issue Date: 18 February 2022
    "Owls" comprising two stamps
     "Refugee stamp reprint 2022"

    
    Issue Date: 23 March 2022
    "Anniversaries and Events"
    "50th Anniversary of Pancyprian Organization of large families"
    "60th Anniversary of Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry"
    "World Day of Autism"  All comprising one stamp

     

    Issue Date: 6 May 2022
    "EUROPA 2022" - "Stories and Myths" / "Ιστορίες και μύθοι"
    

    The above issue will consist of two stamps, a booklet containing 2 strips of 4 stamps (8 stamps) and a Post Office Official FDC.
    The common theme adopted by the European Postal Organization (POSTEUROP) is "Stories and Myths".
    
    

    Issue Date: 17 June 2022 - see website, see NEW Stamp Issue category.
    Two surprise issues.
    
    Maritime Link Between Cyprus - Greece
    and
    20 years Office of the Commissioner for Electronic Communications and Postal Regulation
    UPDATE: this commemorative issue was delayed and eventually released on 11 July 2022. The other issue arrived a few days later than the above two stamps.
    
    

    Issue Date: 11 July 2022 - Arrived 21 July see NEW Stamp Issue category.
    Common issue with countries of Euromed Postal "Maritime Archeology or antique cities of the Mediterranean" comprising one stamp.
    
    Note: there is no indication the below issue is to be released on the same date:
    "FIFA World Cup 2022" comprising one stamp
    
    

    Issue Date: 16 September 2022
    "12 Gods of Olympus" comprising twelve stamps 
    "Centenary of Asia Minor Catastrophe" comprising one stamp

    
    Issue Date: 18 November 2022 
    "Christmas 2022" comprising three stamps. In addition three maximum cards will be issued.

    On the same date the Presentation Packs as well as the Special Albums 2022 will be released. We no longer stock either of these but list as a Full Year Set minus any Booklets, which are available to purchase separately subject to availability.

    The face value of all the stamps will be communicated at a later date.

    First Day Covers of all the above issues with the exception of the Refugee stamp reprint will be released at the same time.

     

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    North Cyprus Stamps 2022 Preliminary Issues List 

    Below are the preliminary release dates for the north Cyprus (Turkish Cypriot) 2022 planned issues.
    
    As we have no English version of the information received so far, the translations below are our own. We will correct any of the titles/descriptions as soon as we can....
    
    
    On 9 May 2022:
    AVRUOA "Hikayeler ve Mitler"  - EUROPA 2022 "Stories and Myths" - see the NEW Stamp Issue shop category.
    
    

    On 25 July 2022:
    "Kerpiç Evler"  - our rough translation: Mud Brick / Traditional Houses - deferred/delayed. Date still to be advised.
    
    

    On 3 October 2022:
    "2022 FIFA  Dünya Kupası (Katar)" - FIFA World Cup (Qatar)
    
    

    On 6 December 2022:
    "Yıl Dönümleri"  -  assuming an Anniversaries & Events issue.