AN INDEPENDENT ARCHIVE OF MALTESE STAMPS POSTAGE SINCE 1860 · MALTA & GOZO
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1989 / Heritage

Emblem of Malta

Emblem of Malta · £M1 definitive

Denomination£M1
Issue date1989-03-25
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The story behind the issue

Emblem of Malta · £M1 definitive, issued as 1 basic design/value type.

Technical details

Issuing authority
Malta General Post Office
Postal purpose
Postage
Currency
Maltese pound / lira · decimal
Designer
Frank Portelli
Printer
Printex Limited, Malta
Printing process
Lithography
Stamp dimensions
Not documented
Perforation
13.9 × 13.7
Watermark
Maltese crosses, upright
Paper
Not documented
Colour
Not documented
Quantity
Not documented

Sources & verification

Partially verified

The contemporary report supports this issue identity; independent specimen and full technical cross-checks 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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