CYPRUS

CYPRUS / ΚΥΠΡΟΣ – KIBRIS

Scenes and landscapes.
Sunrise at Protaras coast.
Eleventh stamp in a set of 15, issued on 18.03.1985.
Face value: 25 Cypriot cents.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 1,000,000 copies.
Size: 27 x 37 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 636.
- Scott No. 650.
- StampWorld No. 648.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 658
- Yvert et Tellier No. 632.

Protaras (Greek: Πρωταράς) is a predominantly tourist resort which comes under the administrative jurisdiction of Paralimni Municipality in Famagusta District, eastern Cyprus. Protaras has clear sky-blue waters and sandy beaches, the most well-known of which is Fig Tree Bay. In 2011 the population of the town was 20,230 people. In ancient times, where Protaras is now located, stood the old city-state of Leukolla.

Thanks to Dragan Buškulić for his contribution (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).