Statue of Manoel de Vilhena · Olive-green and scarlet · 6d

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

1938 / Arti u artisti

Statue of Manoel de Vilhena · Olive-green and scarlet

George VI pictorial definitives · original colours

Valur nominali6d

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: Waterlow & Sons; royal portrait after Bertram Park
Stampatur: Waterlow & Sons
Proċess tal-istampar: Recess printing
Daqs tal-bolla: Mhux dokumentat
Perforazzjoni: 12½ (line)
Filigrana: Multiple Script CA, upwards
Karta: Mhux dokumentat
Gomma: Gum arabic
Kulur: Olive-green and scarlet
Kwantità: Mhux dokumentat

Sorsi u verifika

Verifikat

The specimen-study technical panel identifies gum arabic, line perforation and an upward watermark orientation. These are value-specific observations for the 6d Vilhena stamp, not specifications inferred for other denominations.

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.