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1965 / Faith & tradition
Adoration of the Magi · 1/3
Christmas 1965 · Adoration of the Magi
Denomination1/3
Issue date1965
The story behind the issue
The arrival of the Magi replaces the Nativity scene of the previous year. The full release day awaits primary-notice confirmation.
Technical details
- Issuing authority
- Malta Post Office
- Postal purpose
- Postage
- Currency
- GBP pre-decimal
- Designer
- Emvin Cremona
- Printer
- Joh. Enschedé en Zonen
- 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
Partially verifiedAll three values and actual issue year are documented. The full first day needs confirmation from a primary release notice; secondary listings give 7 October 1965.
- Joseph C. Camilleri · Chev. Emvin Cremona’s Christmas Stamp Designs, JMPS 44(3), pp. 2–9 · original sheets and covers ↗
- Philatelic Society of Malta newsletter 1(1), Spring 1967, pp. 9–10 · contemporary full denomination lists ↗
Image & attribution
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All 3 basic issued design/value combinations in this group. Specialist shades, printing errors, proof/specimen material and presentation formats excluded.