File:SYR 1964 MiNr0873 pm B002.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionSYR 1964 MiNr0873 pm B002.jpg |
Stamp of Syria; 1964; airmail stamp of the issue "Mosaic of Shahba"; stamp motive with the head of the Tethys as detail of an unearthed Roman mosaic from Shahba (the antique "Phillippopolis"); The Roman "Tethys" is a goddess of the Sea and as such the Roman variant of the Greek female titan "Thalassa" (daughter of the Uranos and the Gaia and sister of the Okeanos) which was a Pre-Greek goddess of the Sea too. The mosaic dates back to the 4th century A.D..; stamp postmarked |
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Date | (first issue day of the stamp) | ||||
Source | scan of original | ||||
Author | General Post Corporation of Syria | ||||
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Picture description | Head of the Tethys (Thalassa) in the mosaic of Shahba (Phillippopolis) |
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First day of issue | |
Publisher | General Post Corporation of Syria |
Design | Unknown authorUnknown author |
Printer | State Printing Works, Damascus |
Printing technique | Offset printing |
Circulation | ? |
Perforation | Comb perforation, K 11½ : 12 |
MICHEL Nr. | Syrien, Nr. 873 |
SCOTT Nr. | Syria, No. C316 |
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