• Mills

    Cyprus  1986.09.23

    In issue: Stamp(s): 4   

    Printing: offset

    Printable Version

  • Number by catalogue:  Michel: 883   Yvert: 886   Scott: 889   Gibbons: 910  

    Perforation type: 13 ¼x13

    Subject:

    10 cents. A water-mill interior

     

    Topics: Watermills

  • Number by catalogue:  Michel: 884   Yvert: 887   Scott: 890   Gibbons: 911  

    Perforation type: 13 ¼x13

    Subject:

    15 cents. Olivemill

     

    Additional:

     

    *Now some millstones and one olive mill can be seen in a museum of Limassol located in territory of the city castle.

    On ours photo - some exhibits from a museum. The olive mill (a construction on the right) here is presented with an olive press.

     

    Topics: Olive oil and wine mills

  • Number by catalogue:  Michel: 885   Yvert: 888   Scott: 891   Gibbons: 908  

    Perforation type: 13 ¼x13

    Subject:

    20 cents. Windmills (wind pumps)

     

    Additional:

    *Similar windmills are used by farmers to this day. Them use for pumping of underground waters and like wind turbines.

    Topics: Wind pumps and farm windmill Wind turbines

  • Number by catalogue:  Michel: 886   Yvert: 889   Scott: 892   Gibbons: 909  

    Perforation type: 13 ¼x13

    Subject:

    25 cents. Hand millstones

     

    Additional:

     

    Please look also at FDC for this issue

    Topics: Manual and Kitchen mills