Representative colour front crop from original historical postcard; not watermark, paper, perforation, shade or printing authentication

1914–1921 / Heritage

George V · ½d

George V era — Multiple Crown CA definitives

Denomination½d

Issue date1914–1921

Only this release range is established; the individual issue year remains unverified.

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The story behind the issue

New royal portraits accompanied retained Maltese pictorial designs. This group collects the basic values introduced during the 1914–1921 period and the 1919 Melita reissue.

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Technical details

Issuing authority: Malta Post Office
Postal purpose: Postage
Currency: GBP pre-decimal
Designer: Not documented
Printer: De La Rue
Printing process: Typography
Stamp dimensions: Not documented
Perforation: Not documented
Watermark: Multiple Crown CA
Paper: Not documented
Colour: Green
Quantity: Not documented

Sources & verification

Partially verified

Issue date is unresolved within the series range. The group start year must not be read as this value’s confirmed release year.

Image & attribution

Anonymous pre-WWI Fort Lascaris postcard, Commons source; cropped to British colonial George V halfpenny stamp · Public domain — exact Commons file page declares expired anonymous-work copyright (PD-anon-70-EU) and PD-US-expired; selected colonial stamp artwork is also over 70 years old

Image source & licence ↗

Twelve basic design/value entries, including the 4d harbour and 1919 2/6. The unchanged 5d galley printing is excluded as potentially duplicating the retained Edward-era issue. The 1919 10/- has a separate record. Shade, paper and plate varieties excluded.