Kyrenia, historic Harbor (Harbour) with boats and Queen Elizabeth II, Cyprus (British Commonwealth Colony), stamp, 30 mils, red and black, 1955-1960
country: Cyprus (British Commonwealth Colony) topic: Historic Harbor (Harbour) with boats and Queen Elizabeth II theme: Boats / Port / Queen code: E926 type of stamp: postal stamp color: red and black year: 1955-1960 postal value: 30 mils designer: ? Information: Kyrenia (Turkish: Girne, Greek: Κερύνεια, Keryneia) is a town situated on the north coast of Cyprus. It belongs to the Turkish part of the island. The city has both an old marina as a commercial port. The historic harbor (harbour) and castle is internationally recognized as part of the Republic of Cyprus. Kyrenia has been under Turkish occupation since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. Once predominantly inhabited by Greek Cypriots, Kyrenia's population consists now largely of Turkish Cypriots and settlers from Turkey. (source: Wikipedia, read more about Kyrenia on Wikipedia ) Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) is the reigning queen and head of state of the 16 independent sovere...