MALTA£M2Emblem of the Republic of MaltaImage unavailable
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1976 / Heritage
Emblem of the Republic of Malta
Republic emblem · new £M2 definitive
Denomination£M2
Issue date1976-01-28
The story behind the issue
The new Republic emblem replaced the former arms on the £M2 definitive. The previous £M2 was withdrawn on 1 January 1976.
Technical details
- Issuing authority
- Malta Post Office
- Postal purpose
- Postage
- Currency
- Maltese pound / lira · decimal
- Designer
- Emvin Cremona
- Printer
- Printex Ltd., Malta
- Printing process
- Lithography
- Stamp dimensions
- Not documented
- Perforation
- Not documented
- Watermark
- Multiple Maltese Crosses
- Paper
- Chalk-surfaced paper
- Colour
- Not documented
- Quantity
- Not documented
Sources & verification
Partially verifiedThe contemporary issue report supports the basic inventory and stated fields. Independent specimen and original-notice checks of the remaining technical attributes are still open.
Image & attribution
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All 1 original basic design/value types in this issue. Unchanged printings, plate positions and specialist varieties are excluded.
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