MALTA1dPrincess Elizabeth · GreenImage unavailable
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1950 / Historical figures
Princess Elizabeth · Blue
Princess Elizabeth in Malta
Denomination3d
Issue date1950-12-01
The story behind the issue
A portrait of Princess Elizabeth marks her stay in Malta while Prince Philip served with the Royal Navy.
Technical details
- Issuing authority
- Malta Post Office
- Postal purpose
- Postage
- Currency
- GBP pre-decimal
- Designer
- Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.
- Printer
- Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.
- Printing process
- Recess printing
- Stamp dimensions
- Not documented
- Perforation
- Not documented
- Watermark
- Multiple Script CA
- Paper
- Not documented
- Colour
- Blue
- Quantity
- Not documented
Sources & verification
Verified- John V. De Battista · The Visits of H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II to Malta, JMPS 50(3), pp. 9–13 ↗
- The Canadian Philatelist · September–October 1964, pp. 219 and 221 ↗
Image & attribution
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All 3 basic issued design/value/colour combinations in this commemorative group. Excludes specimens, proofs, flaws and specialist printing varieties.