AN INDEPENDENT ARCHIVE OF MALTESE STAMPS POSTAGE SINCE 1860 · MALTA & GOZO
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MALTA€0.26Assumption statue — Żebbuġ, GozoImage unavailable

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2017 / Faith & tradition

Assumption statue — Żebbuġ, Gozo

Maltese festa I — Assumption of Our Lady

Denomination€0.26
Issue date2017-08-14
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The story behind the issue

Ten distinct statues, one stamp for each parish; matching cards, envelopes and binder add no stamp types.

Technical details

Issuing authority
MaltaPost plc
Postal purpose
Postage
Currency
EUR
Photographer
Mark Micallef Perconte
Designer
MaltaPost
Printer
Printex Limited
Printing process
Offset lithography
Stamp dimensions
31 × 44 mm
Perforation
13.9 × 14 (comb)
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.

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.

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