AN INDEPENDENT ARCHIVE OF MALTESE STAMPS POSTAGE SINCE 1860 · MALTA & GOZO
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MALTA16cCommon potter wasp — 16cImage unavailable

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2005 / The natural world

Common potter wasp — 16c

Insects

Denomination16c
Issue date2005-04-20
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The story behind the issue

Sixteen different insects; keys do not assert unverified sheet positions.

Technical details

Issuing authority
MaltaPost plc
Postal purpose
Postage
Currency
Maltese pound / lira · decimal
Designer
Andrew Micallef
Printer
Printex Limited
Printing process
Offset lithography
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, denomination and basic issue membership are sourced. Independent specimen checks of technical attributes remain open.

Image & attribution

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Ordinary basic design/value types and documented major technical changes. Includes distinct miniature-sheet stamps; excludes unchanged sheet/booklet presentation, personalised labels, postal stationery, replicas, errors, plate states and minor varieties. Postage dues have a separate audit.

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