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Cyprus
1st April 1880
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| #1 | xxx |
| Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | ||
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| GB overprints † | ||||||
| ½ penny rose | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1d red | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2½d claret | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 4d light olive-green | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 6d olive-grey | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 1 shilling green | 6 | 6 | ||||
† Both Scott [1] and Gibbons [2] (Gibbons especially) differentiate between the plate numbers of the GB stamps used.
Floyd A. Walker (see Syria) writes, " CYPRUS #1 was issued in 1880 when the country was a British colony …"
Cyprus
August 16th 1960
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Middle East | 15, 15a | |
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Independence |
Turkish Cyprus |
| 1960 Sc183 SG188 | 1974 Sc1 SG1 |
Independence / Occupation
"…and then marked its independence issue in 1960 (#183) [August 16th]. The first stamp is rather pricey ($100 mint or used) but the independence issue is 15$ either way. There is another first issue you may want to include. The Turks invaded northern Cyprus in 1974 and established the Turkish Republic of Notthem Cyprus. Scott lists a #1 for the country, but other than Turkey, no other country recognizes it politically. "