AN INDEPENDENT ARCHIVE OF MALTESE STAMPS POSTAGE SINCE 1860 · MALTA & GOZO
MALTA€1.19William Lassell telescope — €1.19Image unavailable

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2009 / Society & public life

William Lassell telescope — €1.19

Europa — Astronomy

Denomination€1.19
Issue date2009-05-09
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The story behind the issue

Two astronomy designs; the booklet repeats the low value.

Technical details

Issuing authority
MaltaPost plc
Postal purpose
Postage
Currency
EUR
Designer
Alexei Pace and Gordon Caruana Dingli
Printer
Printex Limited
Printing process
Not documented
Stamp dimensions
44 × 31 mm
Perforation
13.9 × 14 (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.

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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