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2000 / Culture & books
Building Europe — 16c
Europa 2000
Denomination16c
Issue date2000-05-09
The story behind the issue
Children building star-shaped blocks represent Europe’s future in the common Europa design.
Technical details
- Issuing authority
- MaltaPost plc
- Postal purpose
- Postage
- Currency
- Maltese pound / lira · decimal
- Designer
- Jean Paul Cousin, common PostEurop design
- 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 verifiedResearch notes: The contemporary release entry explicitly says 9 May; its illustrated handstamp appears to read 8 May. The stated release date is retained, with the illustration conflict awaiting independent official confirmation.
Image & attribution
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Ordinary basic design/value types and explicitly documented major technical changes, including distinct miniature-sheet stamps and self-adhesive booklet types. Excludes postage dues (separate audit), unchanged reprints, tabs, repeated formats, plate states and minor varieties.