MALTA1½dMaltese Cross postage due · glazed paper · 1½dImage unavailable
1970MALTA2dMaltese Cross postage due · glazed paper · 2dImage unavailable
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1970 / Heritage
Maltese Cross postage due · glazed paper · 2d
Postage dues · glazed-paper reissue
Denomination2d
Issue date1970-10-23
The story behind the issue
Two values of the Maltese Cross postage-due design were reissued on glazed paper, a physical distinction from the 1968 ordinary-paper stamps.
Technical details
- Issuing authority
- Malta Post Office
- Postal purpose
- Postage due
- Currency
- GBP pre-decimal
- Designer
- Not documented
- Printer
- Not documented
- Printing process
- Not documented
- Stamp dimensions
- Not documented
- Perforation
- 12½ comb (specialist study)
- Watermark
- Multiple Maltese Crosses
- Paper
- Glazed paper
- Colour
- Brownish black
- Quantity
- Not documented
Sources & verification
Partially verifiedThe specimen-based specialist study distinguishes this glazed-paper type and attributes 23 October 1970. A contemporary release notice and actual measured gauge remain to be independently reconciled.
Image & attribution
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Both documented major glazed-paper reissue types, 1½d and 2d, attributed to 23 October 1970 in the specimen-based specialist study. Unchanged reprints, minor shades, plate flaws, errors, proofs/specimens and repeated presentation formats excluded.