Cyprus postage stamps year 1963 – Europa Cept set MNH

The “Cyprus 1963 Europa CEPT set” refers to a distinct issue of stamps that Cyprus released as a member of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) to celebrate European unity.

What is interesting about Cyprus in 1963 is that it issued two different Europa sets in that year. This is because it was a new member of CEPT.

Here are the details for both sets issued in 1963:

1. The 1962 Europa Design Set (Issued Jan 1963)
   Cyprus, having joined CEPT in late 1962, issued the previous year’s common design in 1963:

Detail Information
Year of Design 1962 (Issued in Cyprus in January 1963)
Theme/Design Stylized Tree with 19 leaves, the common design used by CEPT countries in 1962 (designed by Lex Weyer of Luxembourg).
Number in Set 3 stamps
Denominations 10 Mils, 40 Mils, 150 Mils
Catalogue Numbers Stanley Gibbons: SG 224-226
Scott: Scott #219-221

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2. The 1963 Europa Design Set (Issued Nov 1963)
   This is the set that uses the official common design for 1963:

Detail Information
Year of Design 1963 (Issued in Cyprus in November 1963)
Theme/Design Stylized Cross/Square design with the initials “C.E.P.T.” and an emblem (designed by Arne Ellerhusen Holm of Norway).
Number in Set 3 stamps
Denominations 20 Mils, 30 Mils, 150 Mils
Catalogue Numbers Stanley Gibbons: SG 234-236
Scott: Scott #229-231