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 / Art & artists

Statue of Manoel de Vilhena · Olive-green and scarlet

George VI pictorial definitives · original colours

Denomination6d

Issue date1938-02-17

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The story behind the issue

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

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Technical details

Issuing authority: Malta Post Office
Postal purpose: Postage
Currency: GBP pre-decimal
Designer: Waterlow & Sons; royal portrait after Bertram Park
Printer: Waterlow & Sons
Printing process: Recess printing
Stamp dimensions: Not documented
Perforation: 12½ (line)
Watermark: Multiple Script CA, upwards
Paper: Not documented
Gum: Gum arabic
Colour: Olive-green and scarlet
Quantity: Not documented

Sources & verification

Verified

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.

Image & attribution

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

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