Fifty years of European philatelic cooperation — 8c

Fifty years of European philatelic cooperation

Denomination8c

Issue date2006-01-03

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The story behind the issue

Four stamp-on-stamp designs in one miniature sheet.

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Technical details

Issuing authority: MaltaPost plc
Postal purpose: Postage
Currency: Maltese pound / lira · decimal
Stamp format: Miniature-sheet stamp
Designer: Martin Bonavia
Printer: Printex Limited
Printing process: Offset lithography
Stamp dimensions: Not documented
Perforation: Not documented
Watermark: Maltese crosses
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.

Contemporary postal diary, PSM 35(2), entry 2006-01-03 ↗

Image & attribution

Image permission not established

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.