MALTA3dFirst Maltese stamp · centenary · Buff, pale blue and deep carmineImage unavailable
1960Centenary of Malta’s first stamp
First Maltese stamp · centenary · Buff, pale blue and deep carmine
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MALTA1½dFirst Maltese stamp · centenary · Buff, pale blue and greenImage unavailable
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1960 / Heritage
First Maltese stamp · centenary · Buff, pale blue and green
Centenary of Malta’s first stamp
Denomination1½d
Issue date1960-12-01
The story behind the issue
The first Maltese stamp appears beside Elizabeth II’s portrait.
Technical details
- Issuing authority
- Malta Post Office
- Postal purpose
- Postage
- Currency
- GBP pre-decimal
- Designer
- Not documented
- Printer
- Waterlow & Sons
- Printing process
- Lithography (centre) and recess printing (frame)
- Stamp dimensions
- Not documented
- Perforation
- Not documented
- Watermark
- Multiple St Edward’s Crown CA
- Paper
- Not documented
- Colour
- Buff, pale blue and green
- Quantity
- Not documented
Sources & verification
Verified- The Canadian Philatelist · September–October 1964, pp. 221–223 (Crown Agents Bulletin) ↗
- Giorgio Arata · La filatelia celebra i primi francobolli al mondo, Malta original first-day cover, p. 59 ↗
Image & attribution
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All 3 basic issued design/value combinations in this group. Excludes proofs, specimens, errors, specialist shades and later reprints.