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Wednesday, 31 December 1969 (/1880)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria CYPRUS Overprint Series

The first Cyprus Stamps were produced in 1880 by overprinting the word "CYPRUS" over existing stamps of Great Britain.

Cyprus
December 1969 (/1881)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria CYPRUS Overprint - Half-Penny Surcharge

The 1/2d CYPRUS overprint stamp went out of stock, so it was decided to overprint 1d stamps with the word "HALF-PENNY". This took place on several occasions, each time using a different surcharge plate, thus distinguishing 3 different overprint types.

Cyprus
December 1969 (/1881)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria CYPRUS Overprint - Typographed Half-Penny Surcharge

Cyprus
December 1969 (/1881)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria CYPRUS Overprint - 30 Paras Surcharge

Cyprus
December 1969 (/1881)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria CYPRUS Overprint - Small Half-Penny Surcharge

Cyprus
Wednesday, 31 December 1969 (/1881)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria First Definitive Series

Cyprus
December 1969 (/1882)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria Second Definitive Series

The difference between the common stamps of the First and Second Queen Victoria Definitives is the watermarked used on the paper. The stamp design, referred to as "Die I" is the same.

Cyprus
December 1969 (/1882)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria First and Second Definitive Overprint

Cyprus
December 1969 (/1886)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria First and Second Definitive Overprint

Cyprus
December 1969 (/1886)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria First and Second Definitive Overprint

Cyprus
1892 (1/1892)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria Third Definitive Series

This issue is known as the Die II issue. The differences with the Die I are subtle but well known, such as the length of lines on the neck and the hair of the queen.

Cyprus
December 1969 (1/1893)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria Third Definitive Series

Cyprus
December 1969 (1/1894)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria Third Definitive Series

Cyprus
Wednesday, 31 December 1969 (1/1894)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria Fourth Definitive Series

This issue is part of what has been known as the two-color issue of Queen Victoria, since this is the first bi-color issue of Cyprus. New values, not previously available, those of 9, 18 and 45 Piastres were issued initially followed by the other values in 1896.

Cyprus
1896 (1/1896)

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria Fourth Definitive Series

Cyprus
1902 (1/1902)

Definitive Issue: King Edward VII First Definitive Series

This issue is part of what has been known as the 1902-1904 King Edward VII issue. It consists of a total of 10 stamps issued between 1902 and 1904. The watermark used is known as "Crown CA".

Cyprus
1903 (1/1903)

Definitive Issue: King Edward VII First Definitive Series

This issue is part of what has been known as the 1902-1904 King Edward VII issue. It consists of a total of 10 stamps issued between 1902 and 1904. The watermark used is known as "Crown CA".

Cyprus
1904 (1/1904)

Definitive Issue: King Edward VII First Definitive Series

This issue is part of what has been known as the 1902-1904 King Edward VII issue. It consists of a total of 10 stamps issued between 1902 and 1904. The watermark used is known as "Crown CA".

Cyprus
1904 (2/1904)

Definitive Issue: King Edward VII Second Definitive Series

This issue is known as the 1904-1910 King Edward VII issue. It consists of the same 10 designs of the 1902-1904 definitive, with the addition of two new values. The difference with the 1902-1904 design is the watermark used, which is known as the "Multiple Crown CA".