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  1. Cyprus stamp issues for January 2013

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    Ah, so today I have my work cut out for me as I have to get the new pages ready on Cyprus Stamps website for the 3 new stamp issues on 30 January (plus the reprint of the Cyprus Refugee stamp) as tomorrow they will be available for advance orders for those collectors who want them to be dispatched on the very first day of issue.

    Collectors whe pre-order the new stamps also receive used stamps on their dispatched envelope along with the unique cancel mark for the release date.

    The 3 new issues are:

    • Centenary of the birth of Ethnarch Makarios III
    • Cyprus Scouts Association Centenary
    • The Cyprus Red Cross

    Below are the official First Day Cover images (sample images) taken from the post office advance issue leaflet.

    2013 Centenary of the birth of Ethnarch Makarios III FDC

    2013 Cyprus Scouts Association Centenary FDC

    2013 Cyprus Red Cross FDC

  2. 2011 Cyprus stamps list available.

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    Hi everyone,

    I'm sorry but I haven't been keeping the blog page up to date here recently. That's mainly because I've found an easier way to keep everyone up to date by using Networked Blogs on facebook via my Cyprus Stamps Blogspot.

    The blogspot has stamp news, video footage, info on what's happening in and around Cyprus and what we get up to since we moved from UK in 2004.    <BLOG_BREAK>

    Posting this way makes life much simpler for me as I can post directly to facebook and twitter at one time. It's totally necessary when holding down a full time job as well as trying to keep up with friends and fellow stamp collectors.

    It may be that in the future I may close the Cyprus Stamps website blog page and work totally from my Blogspot - but, we will see how it goes for a little while longer. Please add my Blogspot to your list of favourites or follow me to keep up to date.

  5. Cyprus Stamps as featured in the Cyprus Grapevine Magazine

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    We made the Cyprus Grapevine!

    A few weeks ago we were contacted with reference to taking part in an interview for the Cyprus Grapevine monthly magazine. We were a little taken aback and at first a bit hesitant but we prepared some information for them and a few days later received a telephone call with some further questions.

    Read it in the August issue!

    Find us on pages 76 and 77 in the Our World section of the Cyprus Grapevine:
    Click to read the pdf file

    Images can be found below....

    Cyprus Stamps article - page 76
    Cyprus Stamps article - page 77

  6. No need to set your alarm clock in Cyprus for the next few days.

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    The sirens will be operated!

    If you're on holiday in Cyprus over the next few days, please don't be scared if you hear an air raid alarm or warning sound in the early hours of the morning.

    The Turks aren't invading again, it's just the Greek Cypriot way of commemorating the invasion. Peace will be shattered anywhere between 5am and 6.30am over the coming mornings.

    For more information, visit this link to the Timeline of Events in Cyprus in 1974 as provided by Wikipedia.

    It's great insight into the history of the Turkish Occupation in North Cyprus.

  7. The Cyprus Railway and The Papal Visit commemorative stamps now in stock.

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    "The train now standing......."

    2 Cyprus stamp issues were released today - Friday 4th June 2010 instead of just one.

    Originally scheduled for 9th June the Cyprus Railway (1905 - 1951) stamp issue date was pushed forward     and an additional stamp issue surprise announcement <BLOG_BREAK> to coincide with the papal visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Cyprus on 4th June.
    So, we now have 2 stamp issues to bring to our fellow collectors!

    For thematic collectors and a "must have" for all railway memorabilia collectors and enthusiasts - it's time to go wild!!!

    Available NOW in Republic of Cyprus 2010's category.

  8. 4th June 2010 - New "Papal Visit" stamp

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    A Surprise Stamp Issue

    There was a surprise announcement of an additional stamp issue and a change of issue dates to the forthcoming issue of the "Cyprus Railways" stamp issue, originally planned for 9th June 2010.<BLOG_BREAK>

    The extra issue will be entitled the "Papal Visit" to commemorate the visit of Pope Benedict XVI on Friday 4th June 2010.

    Both stamps will be issued on 4th June.

    Watch out for our pre-order prices coming soon.

  9. 5th May - Order the New Cyprus 2010 Europa Stamps in advance here.

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    Only a few more days to get the 5th Republic of Cyprus stamp issue for 2010 is now available in advance.

    The 5th Republic of Cyprus stamps is due out on 5th May 2010. Please see the Online Shop page for the forthcoming Pre-order dates and get the very latest stamps posted to you on the same day of issue.

    All new issues are dispatched with new issue stamps on the envelope.


  10. Cyprus Bird Life

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    World leaders have failed to deliver commitments made in 2002 to reduce the global rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, and have instead overseen alarming biodiversity declines. These findings are the result of a new paper published in the leading journal Science and represent the first assessment of how the targets made through the 2002 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have not been met. <BLOG_BREAK>

    Compiling over 30 indicators – measures of different aspects of biodiversity, including changes in species’ populations and risk of extinction, habitat extent and community composition – the study found no evidence for a significant reduction in the rate of decline of biodiversity, and that the pressures facing biodiversity continue to increase. The synthesis provides overwhelming evidence that the 2010 target has not been achieved.

    “Our analysis shows that governments have failed to deliver on the commitments they made in 2002: biodiversity is still being lost as fast as ever, and we have made little headway in reducing the pressures on species, habitats and ecosystems”, said Dr Stuart Butchart, of the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre and BirdLife International, and the paper’s lead author.

    “Our data show that 2010 will not be the year that biodiversity loss was halted, but it needs to be the year in which we start taking the issue seriously and substantially increase our efforts to take care of what is left of our planet.”

    Read the entire article

    Thematic listing using the keyword "birds" in the Product Search box on Cyprus Stamps website


    Visit the Bird Life website