Maltese bands — 21c

Maltese bands

Denomination21c / €0.49

Issue date2007-11-13

Both amounts are printed on the same stamp. This is one collecting record; the second value is transcribed from the source, not calculated.

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The story behind the issue

Five aspects of Maltese band history.

Your notes

Technical details

Issuing authority: MaltaPost plc
Postal purpose: Postage
Currency: Maltese pound / lira · decimal / EUR
Designer: Joe Mark Micallef
Printer: Printex Limited
Printing process: Offset lithography
Stamp dimensions: 35 × 35 mm
Perforation: 14.28 × 14.28 (comb)
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 36(3), entry 2007-11-13 ↗

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.