Cyprus 1960 Republic Proclamation
Cyprus · 1960 · 10 Mils
This stamp commemorates the proclamation of the Republic of Cyprus on August 16, 1960. The design features a map of the island of Cyprus, with a white dove, a universal symbol of peace, flying above it, carrying an olive branch in its beak.
Issued to mark the end of British colonial rule and the establishment of Cyprus as an independent sovereign republic, this stamp is one of the first issued by the new nation.
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Photogravure
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