Cyprus Stamps - Issue Date: 16 Sept 2022.
"100 Years since the Catastrophe of Asia Minor."

Cyprus Stamps highlight here on the 2022 Cypriot stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, a pivotal event marking the 1922 defeat of the Greek army in the Greco-Turkish War, leading to the expulsion of over 1.3 million Orthodox Greeks from Turkey, as noted in historical records like the Treaty of Lausanne.

 
The stamp's design reflects the catastrophic population exchange mandated by the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, which ended Hellenism's 2,000-year presence in Asia Minor, a process historian Ronald Grigor Suny describes as endorsing "murderous ethnic cleansing" as a solution to population conflicts.

Cyprus Stamps notes this stamp as their top seller over the past year, indicating strong public resonance with the Asia Minor Catastrophe's legacy, especially as many refugees resettled in Cyprus, some facing displacement again during the 1974 Turkish invasion, per Cyprus Post records.

This minisheet is available to purchase here on Cyprus Stamps website along with other formats or variations.

30 APRIL 2025 NEW UPDATE: 
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM CYPRUS STAMPS.

Dear Cyprus Stamps Collectors

Further to our previous announcement in January, we've had a serious rethink of the situation - prompted by messages from our regular stamp collectors.
PLEASE READ the eBay NEWS INFORMATION here.

Below is how we will proceed for all issues released in 2025 and onwards.

We will no longer be listing NEW Stamp Issues as sets or individually from both the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish North Cyprus postal services, at the time of their release (issue date).

Instead, we will list them as Complete Year Sets at the end of each year following the final stamp release for either the Cyprus or Turkish Cyprus postal authorities.

We will also list Post Office Official FDCs in full sets - again, after the final issuing date at the year end. The same will apply for any Booklets which are issued during each year.

So, we hope this will be a welcome solution for visitors and collectors to Cyprus Stamps website.

The website and online shop will still be open and operating as normal, but the most recent NEW Stamp Issues contained within it will only be up to date as far as the final stamp releases of 2024.

LOYALTY DISCOUNT CODES:
For stamp collectors who purchase directly from our website, you will be pleased to learn your Personal Loyalty Club Discount is still applicable on your future purchases.


If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We are each looking forward to spending more time away from the desk as our official retirement approaches.

Michele & Clement
www.CyprusStamps.com

CYPRUS STAMPS - 9 October 2024

NOTE - these are THREE individual stamp issues and will be listed separately.
"60 Years of Social Insurance". A single stamp.
"800 Years since the awarding of Commandaria". One miniature sheet.
“150 years Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU)". A single stamp.

Each issue will be available in MINT, CTO/USED and on Post Official Official FDC.
The Social Insurance and UPU stamp issues will also be available in sheets of 8 stamps.

FIND THEM NOW in the NEW Stamp Issue shop category.

Details for the 3 separate issues:

g) "60 Years of Social Insurance". A single stamp.

Article 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus provides that every citizen has the right to "social security and a decent existence". This provision was set into practice with the pension reform 1964 which rendered the social insurance system universal for all workers in the country.

Available as a single stamp: MINT, CTO/USED, Post Office Official FDC and in sheets of 8 stamps.

Design/Artwork: Theodoros Kakoullis, Lefkosia

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h) "800 Years since the awarding of Commandaria". One miniature sheet.

Commandaria is a treasure of the Cypriot land, the first and only Cypriot wine with a Protected Designation of Origin, considered to be one of the oldest in the world. A wine with long history and tradition, which this year completes 800 years since its great award event, with the first prize in the International Wine Competition "La Bataille des Vins", held in 1224, under the high patronage of King Philippe of France.

Available as a single miniature sheet: MINT, CTO/USED and on Post Office Official FDC.

Design/Artwork: Theodoros Kakoullis, Lefkosia

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i) “150 years Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU)". A single stamp. 

Note and an apology: the MINT version Control Numbers for this issue appears at the top of the NEW Stamp Issue shop category - completely out of order.

Please scroll down the page to find the particular type/format you are looking for - or; you can click through the Control Number stamp which will provide links below the listing to each of the different types/formats (MINT, FDC etc).

In 2024 the Universal Postal Union (UPU) celebrates 150 years of life. It was founded in 1874 and is based in Bern, Switzerland. It's the second oldest international organisation with 192 member countries.

Available as a single stamp: MINT, CTO/USED, Post Office Official FDC and in sheets of 8 stamps.

Design/Artwork: Xenia Chrystodoulou, Lemesos

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NEW IN STOCK TODAY!

g) North Cyprus Stamps SG 2024 "Fight against Pine Processionary Insects".
Comprising: 4 stamps of different values.

NOW AVAILABLE (24 October 2024) in the NEW Stamp Issue shop category on the Home page of Cyprus Stamps website.

Issue Date: 30 September 2024 

Available on Cyprus Stamps website as: a set of 4 stamps, Sets of 4 Full Sheets, each containing 16 stamps and a single Post Office Official First Day Cover (FDC).

The pine processionary moth has reached a critical threshold of damage to pine forests. Factors such as climate change, forest fires and habitat loss have led to rapid and significant increases in the harmful population.
A healthy population of species like the Eurasion hoopoe and great tit, when evenly distributed throughout the forests, serves as a natural balance in controlling the pine processionary moth, especially during the breeding season.
The Forestry Department has been collaborating with TaÅŸkent Nature Park since 2022 to the reproduction of the parasitic fly Phryxe caudata as well as to attract and promote populations of the Calosoma sychophanta beetle, both species of insects as a natural control of the pine processionary moth and its caterpillar.

Name of Artist: no information supplied.

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NEW IN STOCK TODAY: 12 August 2024

NORTH CYPRUS STAMPS SG 2024 - 50th Anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation.

Available on Cyprus Stamps website as: a single stamp, Full Sheet of 4 stamps and a Post Office Official First Day Cover.

Issue Date: 19 July 2024

Turkey’s 1974 Cyprus Peace Operation was carried out in response to Greece’s fascist coup attempt for Enosis on 15 July 1974. Based on the rights and authority granted by the 1960 Guarantee Agreement, the Peace Operation aimed to protect Turkish Cypriots who had been forcibly expelled from the founding equal partnership of the Republic of Cyprus since 21 December 1963.

During the period between 1963 – 1974, they endured inhumane sieges with 103 villages occupied and looted, hundreds killed and forced to live in open-air prisons in 3% of the island under hunger, poverty and deprivation.

The operation saved the Turkish Cypriot population from absolute genocide, toppled fascist coup agreements in Cyprus and Greece, preventing Enosis and preserving the island’s independence.

Text Info: Turkish Cyprus Postal Authority.
No details supplied for Design Artist.

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NORTH CYPRUS STAMPS:
NEW STOCK.

North Cyprus Stamps Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Olimpiyat Oyunlari)
Issue Date: 24 June 2024.

Sample Image:

North Cyprus Stamps UEFA EURO 2024
Issue Date: 24 June 2024

Sample Images:

Both issues were released on 24 June 2024 and comprise of 2 stamps per set.

Paris Olympics: Available on Cyprus Stamps website as a set of 2 stamps of the same value, in MINT and CTO/USED, on a Full Sheet of 6 sets (12 stamps) and a Post Office Official First Day Cover (FDC).

UEFA Euro 2024: Available on Cyprus Stamps website as a set of 2 stamps of different values, in MINT and CTO/USED, two Full Sheets of 16 sets (32 stamps - subject to availability) and a Post Office Official First Day Cover (FDC).

Find them in the NEW Stamp Issue shop category from the Home page of Cyprus Stams website / online shop.

Also on our dedicated eBay UK seller account for North Cyprus Stamps here.

For more details and information behind each of the issues, read more below:

North Cyprus / Turkish Cyprus Stamp Issues 2024.

ARRIVED! 28 June 2024

On 6 May 2024:
c) EUROPA Underwater Fauna and Flora.

Available on Cyprus Stamps website: as a set of 2 stamps (MINT or CTO/USED), Official FDC. Also Full Sheets of 8 stamps of 2 designs (se-tenant and tete-beche) in MINT condition.

With thanks to Tevfik CAMGÖZ who contributed to the preparation of this series with his underwater photographs.

The Lionfish is a genus of poisonous marine fish that lives in coral reefs. They pose a danger to humans.
They live in areas close to the shore and at depths of 50 meters. It is defined as an invasive species in Mediterranean countries and hunting is encouraged.

The Lahoz/Grida fish is a very predatory, carnivorous fish that lives in rocky, stony or gravel areas at a depth of 20-200 m. It feeds on all kinds of large and small crustaceans, invertebrates and small fish. It breeds between May and June. The meat of the Mediterranean is one of the most delicious and famous fish.

The Octopus is among the most intelligent and behaviorally diverse animals among the invertebrates. Self-protection strategies include; squirting ink, use of camouflage and threatening behavior are very common in water. It is noted for its fast movement and hiding abilities.

Haliclona oculata, also known as mermaid glove, is found at depths from 4 meters to approximately 1,000 meters and is a type of sea sponge.

Name of Artist: Görel KOROL SÖNMEZER

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NEW IN STOCK TODAY 23 May 2024

Olympic Games - Paris 2024

Comprising of 4 stamps.
Available on Cyprus Stamps website as a set of 4 stamps MINT and/or CTO (USED) stamps, Full Sheets x 4 of 8 stamps (Mint) or Used (subject to availability) and a Post Office Official First Day Cover.

"Our role is clear: to unite – and not to deepen divisions. Therefore, we carry an important responsibility – to stand together for the power of sport and to live up to our shared mission to make the world a better place through sport.”

Thomas Bach
President of the International Olympic Committee

Our Olympic team is preparing for the Olympic Games. We have worked hard, with dedication towards our goal. We have given all that we can so that the inexhaustible Cyprus talent can be highlighted and for our athletes to be included amongst the best worldwide. We believe that they are ready for the big summer celebration, to fight for what is "beautiful and true" and to make our small country proud.

For Cyprus, faster, higher, stronger, together with the Olympic team in Paris.

Design – Artwork: Alexandros Savvides, Lefkosia
Text: Cyprus Olympic Committee

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EUROPA 2024 – “Fauna and Flora”

Comprising of 2 stamps.
Available on Cyprus Stamps website as a set of 2 stamps MINT and/or CTO (USED) stamps, Full Sheets x 2 of 8 stamps (Mint) or Used (subject to availability), Booklet (different dimension than usual) and a Post Office Official First Day Cover.

The underwater Fauna & Flora was the theme chosen by PostEurop for this year's issue of Europa stamps.

The seas of Cyprus are rich in fauna and flora.

The €0.34 stamp depicts algae. Algae are a large, multiphyletic class of unicellular or multicellular organisms of varying shapes and sizes. Microalgae are algae that are tiny and invisible to the naked eye, while some other species are visible to the naked eye and can reach several meters in length are called macroalgae.

The €0.64 stamp depicts the sea anemone. It belongs taxonomically to the anthozoa. There are several species of sea anemone of various colours, most of which are small (1.5 – 3 cm), although we can also encounter anemones with a much larger diameter. It owes its name to its overall appearance, which resembles a flower rather than a sea animal. Its body is almost cylindrical; its lower part is wider and with it rests upright and lives on all types of marine substrate, sand rocks, empty shells and macroalgae.

Design – Artwork: Anna Fotiadou, Lefkosia
Text: Dept of Postal Services

North Cyprus Stamps "Anniversaries" / Yil Dönümleri.

NEW IN STOCK at CyprusStamps.com website today!

North Cyprus Stamps SG 2024

Anniversaries

MINT

 Issue Date: 2 April 2024

Available on Cyprus Stamps website: as a set of 2 stamps (MINT or CTO/USED), Official FDC. Also 2 x Full Sheets of 15 stamps and 1 pictorial selvedge in MINT condition.

Find them here in the NEW Stamps Issue shop category


Inner Wheel, one of the world's largest voluntary women's non-governmental organisations serving in the TRNC, celebrated its 24th year in North Cyprus and its 100th year worldwide in 2024. Its three main objectives are to Promote True Friendship, Promote Personal Service Ideals and Contribute to World Peace by Promoting International Understanding.
It has over 4000 clubs and more than 120,000 members in over 100 countries.
The evolving Inner Wheel clubs in Northern Cyprus, having gained the right to become District 222 in 2021, continue their work for the benefit of civil society with 560 members and 12 clubs.
Variious projects are undertaken in the fields of education, health, sustainable environment and energy resources, women, children and elderly rights.
Inner Wheel is represented with observer status at the UN's Vienna, Geneva and New York Offices by 5 members.
Every three years, conventions held in different countries bring together members from around the world to introduce their countries and clubs and to make decisions to expand and enhance their service boundaries under the Inner Wheel umbrella.

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With the start of bi-communal conflicts in December 1963, Turkish Cypriot students studying at the English School in the Greek side, were unable to go to school.
In order to provide opportunities for such students, a school named "KöÅŸklüçiftlik English School" was established on 27 January 1964 as a branch of English School, with the initiatives of some volunteer parents and teachers Hasan Nevzat, Behzat Gürsel and Mahmut IslamoÄŸlu.
KöÅŸklüçiftlik English School, which started out as a private school, was transferred to the Department of Education on 1 September 1967 under the name "The English College", provided that it preserved its unique features.
After the 1974 Peace Operation, the school moved to its current building in Küçük Kaymakli under the name "Turkish Maarif College".
The college celebrated its 60th anniversary on 27 January 2024. It currently has 1223 students and 137 teachers.

Name of Artist: Görel Korol Sönmezer

Sample Image/s

North Cyprus Stamps SG 2024 (a) 60th Anniversary of Cyprus Turkish Post Office (Kibris Türk Postalarinin 60 Yili).

Issue Date: 6 March 2024

Comprising: a single stamp.

On 16 August 1960 the Turkish Cypriot Community, one of the two partners in the Republic of Cyprus was attacked by the other partner, the Greek Cypriots - whose political goal was to achieve Enosis. The Turkish Cypriots were forced to abandon their homes, some lost their lives and those remaining were also banned from carrying out economic activities.

Under these extraordinary circumstances, their fundamental human right to freedom of communication was also taken away from them.

The Turkish Cypriot Administration established the Post Office on 6 January 1964, as its first act and initially used the crescent and star postmarks.

The Post Office is the first official institution of a self-governing administration, a symbol of their presence of the island of Cyprus.

This particular stamp release, issued on 6 March 2024 has been prepared for the anniversary of this important event.

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The establishment of the Turkish Cypriot Post Office begins with the fixed date postmarks bearing the crescent and star motif dated 6.1.64.

Initially, two postmarks were made for Nicosia and one each for Famagusta, Larnaka, Limassol, Pafos and Lefke, and sent to the centres.

To date, no fixed date crescent and star postmark belonging to Lefke has been found. It was shortly discovered that the word "TÜRK" on the postmark sent to Limassol was mistakenly typeset as TOÜRK. (This postmark can be seen in the image on the First Day Cover.)

A new one was made and put into use. It's estimated this postmark was only used for approximately two weeks.

Name of Artist: Görel KOROL SÖNMEZER

Available on Cyprus Stamps website: as a single stamp (MINT or CTO/USED), Official FDC and Full Sheets of 4 stamps MINT condition (or CTO/USED subject to availability).

Image below features the Post Office Official FDC with the embedded airmail envelope image containing their example of the stamp cancel mark of 6 January 1964 (referred to above).