AN INDEPENDENT ARCHIVE OF MALTESE STAMPS POSTAGE SINCE 1860 · MALTA & GOZO
MALTA10cGeneral Post Office, Auberge d’Italie, VallettaImage unavailable

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1990 / Heritage

General Post Office, Auberge d’Italie, Valletta

Europa 1990

Denomination10c
Issue date1990-02-09
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The story behind the issue

Two Maltese post offices illustrate the Europa issue.

Technical details

Issuing authority
Malta Department of Posts
Postal purpose
Postage
Currency
Maltese pound / lira · decimal
Designer
Richard J. Caruana
Printer
Printex Limited, Malta
Printing process
Lithography
Stamp dimensions
27 × 33 mm
Perforation
13.9 × 13.75
Watermark
Maltese crosses, sideways
Paper
Chalk surfaced
Colour
Not documented
Quantity
Not documented

Sources & verification

Partially verified

Image & attribution

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Ordinary basic design/value types plus explicitly documented major watermark differences. Excludes postage dues (separately researched), unchanged reprints, repeated formats, plate/pane numbers, errors and minor varieties.

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