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1987 / Maritime history

UN resolution on the seabed · twentieth anniversary · 8c

UN resolution on the seabed · twentieth anniversary

Denomination8c
Issue date1987-12-18
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The story behind the issue

UN resolution on the seabed · twentieth anniversary, issued as 2 basic design/value types.

Technical details

Issuing authority
Malta General Post Office
Postal purpose
Postage
Currency
Maltese pound / lira · decimal
Designer
Salvu Mallia
Printer
Printex Limited, Malta
Printing process
Lithography
Stamp dimensions
Not documented
Perforation
14 × 14
Watermark
Maltese crosses, upright
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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