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1986 / Sport

World Cup 1986 · miniature-sheet watermark · 7c · sideways watermark

World Cup 1986 · miniature-sheet watermark

Denomination7c
Issue date1986-05-30
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The story behind the issue

The three souvenir-sheet stamps have sideways watermarks, opposite to the normal pane stamps.

Technical details

Issuing authority
Malta General Post Office
Postal purpose
Postage
Currency
Maltese pound / lira · decimal
Stamp format
Miniature-sheet stamp
Designer
Tony Bugeja
Printer
Printex Limited, Malta
Printing process
Lithography
Stamp dimensions
Not documented
Perforation
Not documented
Watermark
Maltese crosses, sideways
Paper
Not documented
Colour
Not documented
Quantity
Not documented

Sources & verification

Partially verified

First day and denomination are supported by the contemporary report. A precise design-to-value caption and independent specimen cross-check remain open.

Image & attribution

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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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