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1965 / Faith & tradition
Adoration of the Magi · 1d
Christmas 1965 · Adoration of the Magi
Denomination1d
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.