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Philatelic Service Department of Postal Services CY-1900 Nicosia Cyprus pophilaservgpo@cytanet.com.cy http://www.mcw.gov.cy

1961 was the year of the first Europa stamps of Cyprus, one year after the independence of the country. Most of the first Europa stamps where issued on less than 500'000 unit, the stamps of Cyprus became and are still very expensive. The eastern part of the country is occupied by Turkey since 1974 and Turkish stamps of Cyprus are issued and used in that part of the island. This internationaly, non recognized postal authorithy issues Europa stamps as well but have no official status.

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