MALTA5d + 1dAngels with musical instrumentsImage unavailable
1969MALTA1d + 1dFolklore musiciansImage unavailable
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1969 / Faith & tradition
Folklore musicians
Christmas 1969 · charity triptych
Denomination1d + 1d
Issue date1969-11-08
The story behind the issue
Local musicians, angels and a choir form a continuous composition against Mdina’s skyline. The issue introduced a charitable premium.
Technical details
- Issuing authority
- Malta Post Office
- Postal purpose
- Postage
- Currency
- GBP pre-decimal
- Charity premium (additional to postage)
- 1d
- Designer
- Emvin Cremona
- Printer
- Not documented
- 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- Joseph C. Camilleri · Cremona’s Christmas stamp designs · original sheets and covers ↗
- John H. Mercieca · The Christmas Stamp Issues of Malta, JMPS 24(2–3), pp. 5–6 ↗
- Lois L. Corbin · The Christmas Stamps, JMPS 8(3), p. 10 · charity issues and subjects ↗
- New Zealand Stamp Monthly · December 1969 · illustrated Christmas issue dated 8 November ↗
- MaltaPost historical record · 1d postage plus 1d premium, 8 November 1969 ↗
Image & attribution
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All 3 basic issued design/value combinations in this group. Postage dues, revenue and postal stationery, unchanged reprints, specialist shades/errors, proof/specimen material and presentation formats excluded.