MALTA7c + 1cThe Nativity · Cospicua cribImage unavailable
1977MALTA1c + 5mShepherds hearing good tidingsImage unavailable
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1977 / Faith & tradition
Shepherds hearing good tidings
Christmas 1977 · Maltese crib
Denomination1c + 5m
Issue date1977-11-16
The story behind the issue
Scenes from the crib at the Discalced Carmelite Priory, Cospicua, form three charity stamps.
Technical details
- Issuing authority
- Malta Post Office
- Postal purpose
- Postage
- Currency
- Maltese pound / lira · decimal
- Charity premium (additional to postage)
- 5m
- Designer
- Emvin Cremona
- Printer
- Printex Ltd., Malta
- Printing process
- Lithography
- Stamp dimensions
- Not documented
- Perforation
- Not documented
- Watermark
- Multiple Maltese Crosses
- Paper
- Not documented
- 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 3 original basic design/value types in this issue. Unchanged printings, plate positions and specialist varieties are excluded.