AN INDEPENDENT ARCHIVE OF MALTESE STAMPS POSTAGE SINCE 1860 · MALTA & GOZO
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2022 / Art & artists

Maltese superhero and the gardjola

Comic Art in Malta

Denomination€1.70
Issue date2022-10-29
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The story behind the issue

Artwork selected from the Heritage Malta and Wicked Comics publication Impressions of an Island connects comic illustration with Maltese culture.

Technical details

Issuing authority
MaltaPost p.l.c.
Postal purpose
Postage
Currency
EUR
Designer
Lee Townsend
Printer
Printex Ltd
Printing process
Offset lithography
Stamp dimensions
31 × 44 mm
Perforation
13.9 × 14.0
Watermark
Maltese Cross
Paper
Not documented
Colour
Not documented
Quantity
30000

Sources & verification

Partially verified

Research notes: Individual subjects and artist-to-value mapping resolved using the postal-administration account and original set illustration. SEPAC metadata gives 31 × 41 mm whereas the contemporary MaltaPost notice gives 31 × 44 mm; retain the postal notice measurement pending physical verification.

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