Colossi / Kolossi Castle, Cyprus - postcard, stamps, 1989
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : 2 Days
- Brand : None
- ID# : 180857580
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 161
- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : justthebook (+1600)
- Barcode : None
- Start : Thu 16 May 2019 18:30:47 (EDT)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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- Postcard
- Picture / Image: Colossi /Kolossi Castle in Spring
- Publisher: ACJP
- Postally used: yes
- Stamp: Cyprus - Interparliamentary Union + Refugee Fund stamps
- Postmark(s): 1989
- Sent to: Brill, Bucks., England
- Notes / condition:
- Postcard
Please ask if you need any other information and I will do the best I can to answer.
Image may be low res for illustrative purposes - if you need a higher definition image then please contact me and I may be able to send one. No cards have been trimmed (unless stated).
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NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!
I will give a full refund if you are not fully satisfied with the postcard.
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not work) :
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Kolossi Castle is a former Crusader stronghold on the south-west edge of Kolossi village 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of the city of Limassol on the island of Cyprus.[1] It held great strategic importance in the Middle Ages, and contained large facilities for the production of sugar from the local sugarcane, one of Cyprus's main exports in the period. The original castle was possibly built in 1210 by the Frankish military, when the land of Kolossi was given by King Hugh I to the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem(Hospitallers).[2]
The present castle was built in 1454 by the Hospitallers under the Commander of Kolossi, Louis de Magnac, whose arms can be seen carved into the castle's walls.[3]
Owing to rivalry among the factions in the Crusader Kingdom of Cyprus, the castle was taken by the Knights Templar in 1306, but returned to the Hospitallers in 1313 following the abolition of the Templars.[4]
The castle today consists of a single three-storey keep with an attached rectangular enclosure or bailey about 30 by 40 metres (98 by 131 ft).[5]
As well as its sugar. the area is also known for its sweet wine, Commandaria. At the wedding banquet after King Richard the Lionheart's marriage to Berengaria of Navarre at nearby Limassol, he allegedly declared it to be the "wine of kings and the king of wines." It has been produced in the region for millennia, and is thought to be the oldest continually-produced and named wine in the world, known for centuries as "Commandaria" after the Templars' Grand Commandery there.[6]
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 180857580 |
| Start Time | Thu 16 May 2019 18:30:47 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 161 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
