Cyprus postal stationery
Note: the numbering system used below is copyright © GBOS, and may not be used without permission.
This is a simplified listing.
All overprinted "CYPRUS" without currency change.
Newspaper wrapper
CW1 Queen Victoria. 1d brown. 1880.
Note: this is allegedly not recorded used. The note under the ½d postcard below may also apply to the newspaper wrapper.
Registered envelopes
CR1-2 Queen Victoria. 2d blue envelope. April 1880. Size F, G
Postcards
CP1 Queen Victoria. ½d brown card with "CYPRUS" added. 1880
Note: The word "CYPRUS" was actually printed at the same time as the rest of the narrative, so the item is strictly speaking not an "overprint". However, it is normally included in collections of "overprints".
CP2 Queen Victoria. 1d brown card with "CYPRUS" obliterating part of original inscription. 1880
CP3 Queen Victoria. 1½ brown card with "CYPRUS" obliterating part of original inscription. 1880
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