Cyprus Queen Victoria Definitive
Cyprus · 1881 · 1/2 Piastre
This is the first postage stamp issued for Cyprus under British administration. The design features a left-facing profile of Queen Victoria, based on the contemporary British definitive stamps, but overprinted with the word 'CYPRUS' in black capital letters.
Issued in 1881, this stamp marks the beginning of the British postal system in Cyprus, which had come under British administration following the Cyprus Convention of 1878.
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