AN INDEPENDENT ARCHIVE OF MALTESE STAMPS POSTAGE SINCE 1860 · MALTA & GOZO
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1964 / Heritage

Independence · two shillings sixpence

Independence commemoratives

Denomination2/6
Issue date1964-09-21
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The story behind the issue

Six dove designs mark independence. The commission and surviving specimens document the complete basic issue; specialist varieties are excluded.

Technical details

Issuing authority
Malta Post Office
Postal purpose
Postage
Currency
GBP pre-decimal
Designer
Emvin Cremona
Printer
Harrison & Sons
Printing process
Not documented
Stamp dimensions
Not documented
Perforation
Not documented
Watermark
Not documented
Paper
Not documented
Colour
Not documented
Quantity
Not documented

Sources & verification

Verified

Image & attribution

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All six basic denominations, verified against illustrated specimens on printed pages 6–14; no claim to a complete 1964 year. Paper, measurements, quantities and perforation are left unknown pending bulletin verification.

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