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CYPRUS STAMPS 2025 - Coming soon to our website!
(July 23, 2025)CYPRUS STAMPS 2025 - Coming soon to our website!
We are aiming to list both of the issues below, later this afternoon (Wednesday 23 July 2025).
Once they are added to the website, you can find them here in the NEW Stamp Issue shop category.
Europa 2025 – National Archaeological Discoveries.
Issue Date: 9 May 2025
A se-tenent (2 stamps) of the same value: available in MINT and CTO/USED condition, Full Sheet of 8 stamps (4 sets of 2 stamps), Post Office Official FDC and Booklet form.
Mosaic Floor Depicting a Hippodrome Scene:
The mosaic floor depicting a hippodrome scene was discovered during excavations conducted by the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus near the community of Akaki, Nicosia District. It is part of the floor decoration of a rural villa dating to the 4th century AD, which was excavated between 2023 and 2024.
The mosaic floor, measuring twenty-six meters in length, illustrates a chariot race unfolding within a hippodrome, which is rendered with great detail. The euripus or spina is clearly depicted, featuring various shrines, columns, obelisks, and sculptures that were used for timekeeping and lap counting during the race.
Four tethrippon (four-horse chariots) participate in the race, shown in four different phases of the competition. Each chariot is accompanied by two names written in Greek: the name of the charioteer and the name of one of the horses, allowing to follow the progression of the race.
The newly discovered mosaic from Akaki is unique in Cyprus and stands out for its exceptional craftsmanship but also because it provides a rare iconographic representation of chariot race during the Roman period.
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Euromed 2025 - Mediterranean Resources:
Issue Date: 9 July 2025
A single stamp: available in MINT, CTTO/USED condition, Full Sheet of 8 stamps and on Post Office Official FDC.
For the twelfth consecutive year, the Member States of the Mediterranean Postal Union (Euromed Postal) are issuing a stamp with a common theme.
This year's theme is "Mediterranean Resources".
The aim of the edition is to highlight the resources that determine the quality of life and the history of the region.
Cyprus, with its rich tradition, significant natural resources and a modern orientation towards sustainability, presents wind turbines through this year's stamp, emphasizing the importance of renewable energy sources as a valuable resource for the present and future of the Mediterranean. They also symbolize green growth and the need to protect the environment, in the context of a common Mediterranean effort for energy transition.
The 2025 edition of the Postal Union underlines the importance of preserving and properly utilizing Mediterranean resources through the art of stamps.