Cyprus Stamps goes MultiNational - 20 September 2019

Well it's been a busy few days at Cyprus Stamps head office with the latest stamp issues from 10 September being dispatched Worldwide.

Today we have posted envelopes to: UK, Malta, Germany, Israel, USA, UAE, Canada and India.

One of the issues is really causing some excitement and that's the 2019 Anniversaries and Events trio.

Cyprus Stamps 2019 - Anniversaries and Events:

"70th Anniversary of the Council of Europe"

In 2019, Cyprus Post participates actively in the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Council of Europe by issuing a commemorative stamp. The main message of the anniversary is: “Our Rights, our Freedoms, our Europe”. During its 70-year operation, the Council of Europe has significantly contributed to promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

The Republic of Cyprus is an active member of the Organisation based in Strasbourg, since 24 May 1961. The Republic has also undertaken the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers five times and the last time was from November 2019 to May 2017. The active participation of the Cyprus Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is remarkable.

"75th Anniversary of the International Civil Aviation Organisation"

The International Civil Aviation Organisation is a UN specialised agency. Established on 1.12.1944 under the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, the ICAO has 192 State parties and its headquarters in Montreal, Canada.

ICAO’s core mandate is to promote a safe, efficient, secure, economically sustainable and environmentally responsible civil aviation sector and to facilitate passengers.

Cyprus validated the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation by Law No 213/83 according to which ICAO’s standards and recommendations are immediately applicable to domestic law in Cyprus.

"20th Anniversary of EMS Cooperative"

The EMS Cooperative was created at the 22nd Congress of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), in Beijing of China on the 10th September 1999.
EMS is an international postal express mail service, for documents and merchandise, offered by postal operators of the UPU, connecting every business and citizen in more than 180 countries and territories worldwide.The EMS Cooperative promotes cooperation among its member Posts to provide a high-quality, reliable and visible express mail service worldwide.

Comprising of a set of 3 individual stamps of different values available in sheets of 8 stamps and on a single Official First Day Cover.

You can find these and also the "150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi" which was released on the same day in the NEW Stamp Issue category located on the Home page of our website along with our other stamp categories.