Victoria and the Citadel, Gozo · Blue-black · 2d

Colour front scan cropped from a historical stamp album; representative visible design, denomination and colour, not watermark, paper, perforation or shade authentication

1938 / Postijiet u arkitettura

Victoria and the Citadel, Gozo · Blue-black

George VI pictorial definitives · original colours

Valur nominali2d

Data tal-ħarġa1938-02-17

Esplora din il-ħarġa ↗

L-istorja wara l-ħarġa

Fifteen values pair Maltese landmarks, sculpture and traditional dress with the new monarch. The farthing shows Grand Harbour with the royal monogram.

In-noti tiegħek

Dettalji tekniċi

Awtorità emittenti: Malta Post Office
Użu postali: Posta
Munita: GBP pre-decimal
Disinjatur: Mhux dokumentat
Stampatur: Waterlow & Sons
Proċess tal-istampar: Recess printing
Daqs tal-bolla: Mhux dokumentat
Perforazzjoni: 12½ (line)
Filigrana: Multiple Script CA
Karta: Mhux dokumentat
Kulur: Blue-black
Kwantità: Mhux dokumentat

Sorsi u verifika

Verifikat

Grech’s specimen-based Marian Stamp Album supplement 2, PDF p. 1, explicitly assigns line 12.5 to the four 2d Citadel stamps discussed. This adds the perforation method to the previously recorded gauge; no new printing type or date is inferred.

Immaġni u attribuzzjoni

British Government / Malta Post Office; original-stamp album scan by Philafrenzy via Wikimedia Commons; cropped to individual stamp · Public domain — expired UK Crown copyright (PD-UKGov), expressly stated on source file page

Sors tal-immaġni u liċenzja ↗

All fifteen original values. Base issued design/value/colour combinations only. Printing flaws, shade gradations, specimens, proofs and other specialist varieties excluded.