2484) Willemstad, Curacao: 25 Years of UNESCO World Heritage Site: Cpost International (Curacao Post) has issued a set of 16 postage stamps celebrating the milestone: Date of Stamps set issue: 18.08.2022:
Can you imagine that a small island of 444.00 sq. kilometres made it to the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage list, where only a few other Caribbean islands are featured? Curacao has more than 860 historical buildings and archeological sites.
These monuments hold a lot of history, not only examples of European colonialism but also African traditions that withheld the test of time and are now still embedded in the culture of Curaçao.
On 04.12.2022, Curacao will be celebrating 25 years on the World Heritage list, when Willemstad was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site 25 years ago.
What does this mean? That Curaçao, has on its territory a site of exceptional quality, that has to be conserved for the good and overall knowledge of humanity.
Willemstad consists of 4 districts, Punda, Pietermaai, Scharloo, and Otrobanda, each section with its own stories.
More about Willemstad:
Excerpted from a book titled "TREASURES OF THE WORLD" (A COMPLETE GUIDE ON UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES) in my personal library:
"The people of the Netherlands established a trading settlement at a fine harbour on the Caribbean island of Curacao in 1634.
The town developed continuously over the following centuries. The modern town consists of several historic districts whose architecture reflects not only European urban-planning concepts, but also styles from the Netherlands and from the Spanish and Portuguese coolonial towns which Willemstad engaged in trade with.
Willemstad stands out for the diversity of its four historic districts, separated by a natural harbour. Each has its own unique urban morphology, while sharing a distinctive "tropicalised" Dutch architecture".
The Stamps Set:
Technical details:
Issue Date: 18.08.2022
Designer: Eugenique Wilkins
Printer: Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe , France
Process: Offset
Colours: CMYK
Size: 14.00 mm x 131/4 mm
Values: NAF. 29.50
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23) "Caribbean Sea-Horse", Barbados: $10 (Ten Dollars) 1.0 Oz. Gold Bullion Coins & $1 (One Dollar) 1.0 Oz. Silver Bullion Coins minted by the Scottsdale Mint; Year of issue: 2020
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