AN INDEPENDENT ARCHIVE OF MALTESE STAMPS POSTAGE SINCE 1860 · MALTA & GOZO
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MALTA6cAstroides calycularisImage unavailable

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1999 / The natural world

Astroides calycularis

Fauna of the Mediterranean Sea

Denomination6c
Issue date1999-08-25
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The story behind the issue

Sixteen distinct 6c stamps form one sheetlet. Titles retain the scientific names printed on the original margins, without asserting current taxonomy.

Technical details

Issuing authority
MaltaPost plc
Postal purpose
Postage
Currency
Maltese pound / lira · decimal
Stamp format
Se-tenant sheetlet stamp
Designer
Andrew Micallef
Printer
Not documented
Printing process
Not documented
Stamp dimensions
Not documented
Perforation
Not documented
Watermark
Not documented
Paper
Not documented
Colour
Not documented
Quantity
Not documented

Sources & verification

Partially verified

First day, value and sixteen-type inventory are supported by the contemporary diary. Historical scientific name and sheet position were visually read from an original issued sheet illustration; modern taxonomy and remaining technical attributes are not asserted.

Image & attribution

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Basic ordinary postage types plus separately documented major watermark, paper, perforation or denomination differences. Excludes unchanged reprints, errors, marginal positions and repeated presentation formats.

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