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1985–1986 / Maritime history
Maltese ships III · documented creamy paper · 23c
Maltese ships III · documented creamy paper
Only this release range is established; the individual issue year remains unverified.
The story behind the issue
Farrugia observed the 23c stamp on visibly creamy paper as well as whiter paper. Other denominations were only suggested and are not added. The alternative’s separate first day is not established.
Technical details
- Issuing authority
- Malta General Post Office
- Postal purpose
- Postage
- Currency
- Maltese pound / lira · decimal
- Designer
- Norbert Attard
- Printer
- Printex Limited, Malta
- Printing process
- Lithography
- Stamp dimensions
- Not documented
- Perforation
- 13.9 × 13.6
- Watermark
- Maltese crosses, upright
- Paper
- Creamy coloured paper
- Colour
- Not documented
- Quantity
- Not documented
Sources & verification
Partially verifiedThe 1986 contemporary study observes creamy paper on the 23c Pane B of the 1985 issue. First appearance is bounded by the original issue and publication, 1985–1986; no separate first day or single issue year is established. Independent specimen comparison remains open.
Image & attribution
Image permission not established
Original basic design/value types; documented major paper, watermark and perforation alternatives are separately identified. Unchanged reprints, errors and plate/pane positions are excluded.
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