Quarter tile pattern — upper left

Traditional floor tile patterns

Denomination€0.25

Issue date2017-12-12

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The story behind the issue

Four miniature sheets contain sixteen stamp copies but eight basic types:4+1+1+2.

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Technical details

Issuing authority: MaltaPost plc
Postal purpose: Postage
Currency: EUR
Stamp format: Miniature-sheet stamp
Designer: Stephanie Borg
Printer: Printex Limited
Printing process: Offset lithography
Stamp dimensions: 35 × 35 mm
Perforation: Not documented
Watermark: Maltese crosses
Paper: Not documented
Colour: Not documented
Quantity: Not documented

Sources & verification

Partially verified

First day, face value and basic issue membership are sourced. Independent specialist checks of paper, gum, perforation and watermark varieties remain open.

Research notes: Actual original sheets were independently inspected:€0.29/€0.59 repeat their designs;€0.75 repeats diagonal pairs. Upright country/value inscriptions distinguish the four orientations of€0.25. The actual first-day covers show12-12-17, whereas SEPAC metadata says28December. The diary’s13.9×14perforation is not promoted without an independent physical check.

Image & attribution

Image permission not established

Ordinary basic design/value types and documented major physical changes. Repeated miniature-sheet or booklet copies, personalised non-postal labels, sheet surrounds, replicas, errors and minor varieties are excluded. Postage dues are separately audited.