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2001 / Faith & tradition
Pope John Paul II visit — 6c
Visit of Pope John Paul II
Denomination6c
Issue date2001-05-04
The story behind the issue
Two pane denominations and a separate miniature-sheet stamp mark the papal visit.
Technical details
- Issuing authority
- MaltaPost plc
- Postal purpose
- Postage
- Currency
- Maltese pound / lira · decimal
- Designer
- Joseph Mizzi
- Printer
- Bundesdruckerei GmbH, Germany
- Printing process
- Not documented
- Stamp dimensions
- Not documented
- Perforation
- Not documented
- Watermark
- Unwatermarked
- Paper
- Not documented
- Colour
- Not documented
- Quantity
- Not documented
Sources & verification
Partially verifiedImage & 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.