Tuesday 23 March 2021

1853. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus Commemorates Greek Revolution Bicentenary.











๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus Post will issue 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet on 24 March 2021 to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Greek revolution. The two stamps depict part of the monument of Cypriot Fighters located in the Garden of Heroes at Messolonghi which was erected in 2006 and the Mausoleum of Cypriot Fighters of 9 July 1821 dating back to 1930 located in Nicosia, both designs being against a background of a Greek flag dating to 1822 which used a blue cross on a white field though soon afterwards the colours were reversed to a blue cross placed on a white field.The colourful miniature sheet depicts the painting by Alexandros Soutzos painted in 1865 and now located in the national gallery in Athens which shows the national flag being blessed by Metropolitan Germanos of Patras. Rating:- *****.




















  Two Anniversaries stamps will also be issued on the same date - the first commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Cyprus Cancer Association and the other commemorates the 60th anniversary of Cyta, an organisation which was set up to “give the newly established state [of Cyprus] communication channels, to highlight its place on the international map and to keep step with every era”. Rating:- **. 














 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ The latest products from the US-based IGPC include this month a large number of new items with the name of Antigua And Barbuda printed on them:- 

No date of issue is stated for any of these products (not even the year). All are rated 0.

Birth centenary of the late Pope John Paul II - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps. 

Centenary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps.

20th anniversary of the Mini Cooper motor car - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp.

Quatercentenary of the arrival of the Mayflower in America - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps.

40th anniversary of the Audi Quatro motor car - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp.

50th anniversary of the Range Rover motor car - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp.

70th anniversary of the Morgan Plus 4 motor car - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp.

75th anniversary of The United Nations Organisation - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps.

Flowers of the world - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp.

Marine life of the world - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp.

Rabbits of the world - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp.

Ghana - the list also includes a miniature sheet with a stated day of issue of 31 December 2020 with the name of Ghana inscribed on the stamps contained in it. No other details are currently available other than that the item is another one of those numerous IGPC products said to commemorate Dorje Chang Buddha III.


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