The Rural Post of Cyprus

VERSION - II

1886 to 2000

 By

Ken Lewis

A Philatelic Study on CD Rom

726 postal agencies, listed and described

• More than 1250 postmarks are illustrated
• 28 maps
• Photographs, old and new; covers and documents.

Breaking New Ground. Pointing the way for future philatelic works that could benefit from the use of color, by the flexible linking and the thorough index-cross reference system that this web page approach provides. Just click on any one of the 19 route maps or the railway map, on any village or station and you are links directly to the appropriate agency. A search is also provided that will help identify a partly illegible postmark.

A well-presented product on CD Rom for Windows versions. The CD is especially suited for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, but the HTML format should permit it to run on any web browser. A connection to the Internet is not necessary to use the disk. Packaged in a plastic DVD case so it can stand on a bookshelf with a legible spine.

CONTETS

• Background; A Rich Field for Study. Setting the Scene. Recent Events
• Postal History; The Start of Postal Services. Mail to the Smaller Villages
• Postmarks; Numeral Cancellations. Manuscripts. VR Rural Service. ER Rural Service. GR Rural Service
• Rural Postal Service; Single Circle Datestamps. Double Circle Datestamps
• Supplements; Postmark Types. Postmark Search. Route Maps. Forgeries. Registered Post. House to House Delivery. Current Post Offices. Village Post Office Boxes. Postal rates 1878 - 1997. Currency 1878 - 1983. Bibliography. Acknowledgements.
• Agencies, Aghirda to Zoopiyi