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381:, and in March 1849 the Island Post Office also moved to this building, which came to be known as the General Post Office. On 1 April 1849, a Postmaster became responsible for both offices, and their operations were combined although they officially remained separate until 1884. On 10 June 1853, an experimental free daily postal service for letters and newspapers was introduced between Valletta, the
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362:, the local postal service continued to function and it was the only means of communication between people in areas where movement was restricted. Disinfected mail began to be marked with wax seals starting from around 1816, and later with handstamps from around 1837. Disinfection of mail on a large scale ceased in the 1880s, but it was carried out in rare cases until at least 1936.
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412:, UPU) on 1 July 1875, and since at the time the postal services in Malta were deemed to be part of the British Post Office, the islands were effectively also part of the union. Malta claims to have been the first British colony to join the UPU, although due to its status as a colony it did not gain full membership until independence almost a century later.
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envelopes with the imprinted stamp showing the coat of arms of Malta were issued. The country's coat of arms changed twice during this period, first in 1975 and then in 1988, and in both cases envelopes were issued with the old symbols obliterated, usually also being replaced by the new emblem imprinted next to or affixed over the older one.
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Stamp collecting existed in Malta soon after the
Halfpenny Yellow was first issued in the 1860s. The hobby was popular on the islands during the British colonial period, and philatelic organisations such as the Malta Philatelic Society Zeitun existed in the 1930s and 1940s. There are a number of such
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Since 1980, Malta has issued postal cards for philatelic purposes. Most of them have an imprinted version of EUROPA stamps but there are a few exceptions which have actual adhesive stamps affixed instead of imprinted versions. Cards were issued almost annually for international philatelic exhibitions
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By around 1891, police stations in various villages had begun to sell postage stamps. The postal system was reorganised in 1894, and this included the establishment of postal districts. Circular postmarks for various towns and villages were introduced in 1900, but most were withdrawn in 1921. Some of
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in 1800, the Island Post Office was established as a government department handling inland mail and ship letters, and it continued to be housed at the Casa del Commun Tesoro. The Chief
Secretariat's Office took responsibility of the Post Office in 1815. Starting from 1819, the Island Post Office used
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Malta issued its first pre-stamped envelopes in 1900. These came in three different sizes, and they had an imprinted 1d stamp depicting Queen
Victoria. These proved to be unpopular, and no further pre-stamped envelopes were issued until this type of postal stationery was reintroduced by MaltaPost on
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Registered envelopes were issued between 1885 and 1995. Colonial-era envelopes came in two different sizes and they had an imprinted stamp which depicted the reigning monarch: Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI or
Elizabeth II. This imprinted stamp only covered the registration fee, while the
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was released by nine of the ten new EU members including Malta. The joint issue was prepared at MaltaPost's initiative, and the stamps issued by the nine countries had a common design by the
Maltese artist Jean Pierre Mizzi. This was Malta's first joint issue, and a number of other joint issues have
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and pictorial scenes was issued. Some of the scenes were reused from the 1926–1930 definitives, whilst some values had completely new designs. The stamps were printed by
Waterlow. The ¼d value was the only stamp which did not depict the monarch, but instead was based on the 1901 ¼d stamp, modernised
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made a proposal to transfer control of postal services to the
Government of Malta. This occurred on 1 January 1885, when the Island Post Office and the Packet Office were officially merged into a single Post Office. At this point, the Halfpenny Yellows and British stamps were withdrawn and new Malta
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as its currency on 1 January 2008. Stamps issued shortly before and after the changeover (between 22 December 2006 and 28 June 2008) were denominated in both the lira and euro currencies in accordance with guidelines issued by the
National Euro Changeover Committee. Pre-2006 stamps denominated only
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Other decimal currency definitives depicted the history of
Maltese industry (1981), the Maltese Islands' natural and artistic heritage (1991), and flowers (1999–2006). The 1981 and 1991 definitives were each issued at one go, and in 1994 some stamps from the 1991 definitive were issued in booklets.
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was issued in 1965, and two additional values were issued in 1970. The independence and definitive sets were designed by
Cremona, as were most stamps until the 1970s. Many stamps of the mid-1960s exist with flaws or errors such as missing colours, most notably the 1965–1970 definitive. Some stamps
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or De La Rue, who imprinted the name of their company on the envelopes. Elizabeth II envelopes initially remained in use after independence, and in 1972 they were overprinted with denominations in cents, the new Malta pound being divided into 100 cents from May 1972. From 1974 to 1995, a number of
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in Germany between 1999 and 2004 (except for the aforementioned booklet stamps by Cartor). Since 2004, stamps have once again been printed in Malta by Printex. All Malta stamps since independence have a watermark consisting of multiple Maltese crosses, with the exception of the 1999–2004 stamps by
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in 1972, and this event was commemorated by stamps showing the new coins. Some stamps of the 1965 definitive were subsequently surcharged in 1972 and 1977, and a definitive set in the new currency was issued in 1973. This set showed various scenes while the top value of £M2 was larger and depicted
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with a crown added on top. The 1886 5/- and the 1899–1901 pictorials remained in use. A new watermark was introduced in October 1904 and it was used on subsequent reprints of the 1899–1901 pictorials and 1903–1904 definitives. From 1907 to 1911 there were colour changes, and some bicoloured stamps
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Another new design of local pre-stamped envelopes was introduced in 2011. The imprinted stamps depict a spiral design similar to 2006, along with an architectural element from one of the megalithic temples. Various denominations and formats of these envelopes have been issued since then, and they
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On 20 July 1925, a new set of postage due stamps which had been printed by Bradbury Wilkinson in Britain was issued in Malta. These had the same face values as the provisional issue, and they had a design featuring a Maltese cross and were printed in different colours. This design continued to be
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on 1 January 2013, allowing other entities apart from MaltaPost to provide postal services in the country. As of 2020, MaltaPost remains Malta's only Universal Service Provider of postal services. Apart from transporting mail and other standard postal activities, the company's post offices also
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which depicted the reigning monarch: initially Victoria and later Edward VII or George V. Some of the cards exist in two versions: as a single card and as a reply card (the latter consisting of two cards attached together, intended to allow recipients to send a reply without paying any postage
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In 1950, Malta issued a set of three stamps on the occasion of the visit of Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II) to Malta. Other commemorative issues followed, with issues for the 7th centenary of the Scapular in 1951, and for another royal visit by Elizabeth II and the centenary of the
1338:, who would design hundreds of Malta stamps until the 1970s. Other early stamp designs by Cremona include issues commemorating technical education (1958), other issues commemorating the George Cross award (1958, 1959 and 1961), the 19th centenary of St Paul's shipwreck (1960), an Anti-
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in lira remained valid for use until 31 January 2008, and they could be exchanged for euro-denominated stamps until March 2008, after which they were invalidated. The dual currency stamps issued since December 2006 remain valid for use today along with euro-denominated stamps.
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A definitive set which commemorated events in Malta's history was issued in 2009, and two further stamps were added to the set in 2012 after postal rates had increased. Malta issued its largest set on 10 August 2012, when 88 stamps depicting ships which had taken part in
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where it remained until 1946. Palazzo Parisio was bombed on 24 April 1942 and the GPO temporarily moved elsewhere in Valletta until returning to its former location on 16 January 1943. During this period, some of the GPO services were transferred to the primary school of
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The Malta Study Circle is a United Kingdom-based group with an interest in studying and exchanging information on Malta's stamps and postal history. The organisation was originally established in 1948, but it lapsed by 1952 before being revived by the philately expert
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MaltaPost plc was established on 16 April 1998, and it took over operations of Malta's postal service on 1 May of the same year. On 31 January 2002, MaltaPost was partially privatized when the government sold 35% to Transend Worldwide Ltd, a subsidiary company of
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between 1980 and 2006, and for local philatelic exhibitions since 2007. In 1989 an additional postal card was issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of independence, and in 2009 cards was issued for both an international and a local exhibition.
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the country's coat of arms. Malta became a republic on 13 December 1974 and stamps commemorating this were issued in early 1975. The coat of arms was changed at this point, and a new version of the £M2 definitive was issued in 1976 to reflect this.
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was meant to be issued on 27 February 2002, but due to unclear circumstances the stamps were never officially released. Despite this, some stamps ended up in collectors' hands and a set of the unissued stamps sold for £5,500 at an auction in 2018.
408:, and letter boxes were introduced in Valletta. The new stamp was only valid locally, and mail addressed to foreign destinations continued to be franked with British stamps. The United Kingdom joined the General Postal Union (later known as the
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Posta Ltd was set up to run the General Post Office. This was done after the British Postal Consultancy Service made a recommendation in 1994 that the postal service should be run commercially. In 1996, the company made losses when sending
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were introduced later on. Most of these were discontinued at various points during the 20th century, but as of 2020 pre-stamped envelopes are still in use while pre-stamped postal cards are still issued regularly for philatelic purposes.
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themselves). In 1927 and 1936, postal cards which included imprinted versions of the contemporary George V postage stamps were issued, followed by cards with imprinted versions of the George VI pictorial definitives in 1938 and 1944.
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Malta's first postage stamp, the Halfpenny Yellow, was issued on 1 December 1860. It was only valid for local letters, and British stamps had to be used for mail addressed to foreign destinations. The stamp was printed by
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Congress (1964) and the First European Congress of Catholic Doctors (1964); the latter was issued two weeks before Malta became independent. Most commemorative issues from the mid-1950s until independence were printed by
652:(EU) in 2004, and since then there have been significant changes in the legislation which regulates Malta's postal services. The mail distribution system was also restructured, and in 2007 MaltaPost changed the country's
72:, and the islands were taken over by the British in 1800. In the early 19th century, two separate post offices were established in Malta: the Island Post Office and the Packet Office, with the latter forming part of the
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Throughout the 19th century, mail was disinfected by slitting letters open and soaking them in vinegar or exposing them to fumes of a mixture of substances. By 1812, this was carried out at the Profumo Office of the
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The Parcel Post Office moved to a new building in Victory Square in Valletta on 12 November 1963. Palazzo Parisio remained in use by the postal authorities until 4 July 1973, when the GPO moved across the street to
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during the war, and several post offices were destroyed or damaged due to aerial bombardment. The Cospicua post office was hit in June 1940, and its staff and equipment were relocated to a temporary post office in
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Annual philatelic exhibitions are held by the Malta Philatelic Society and Gozo Philatelic Society in conjunction with MaltaPost. In the 2010s, such exhibitions also began to include other non-stamp collections.
298:, and it was a separate entity from the Island Post Office. The Packet Office was initially also housed in the Casa del Commun Tesoro, but in separate rooms from the Island Post Office. Private vessels known as
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Occasion cards which usually bear an imprinted stamp have also been issued since 2001. These are similar to the philatelic postal cards, and they commemorate an event, anniversary or a philatelic exhibition.
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Between 1903 and 1904, a set of seven stamps with face values between ½d and 1/- was issued. The frame of the stamps was based on the halfpenny yellow but they included the portrait of the new monarch
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Malta used postage due markings on mail throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, but only issued its first set of postage due stamps on 16 April 1925. The first set consisted of ten imperforate
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During Hospitaller rule, most correspondence sent to or from Malta was with the Italian states and France. There was also mail sent to and from Greece and Spain, but this was not as frequent.
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Newspaper wrappers were issued between 1885 and 1913. Only three wrappers were issued, and they were all denominated ½d and depicted the reigning monarch (Victoria, Edward VII or George V).
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based on weight, the number of sheets and the destination of a letter were introduced. The first postal markings on Maltese mail appeared sometime in the second half of the 18th century.
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with denominations ranging from ½d to 1/6, and they were typeset at the Government Printing Office in Valletta. The stamps had simple numeral designs, and they were printed such that
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in 1977, mail addressed to people who were perceived to be at risk of a similar attack was checked for explosives. Once an item was certified as harmless, a marking with the letter
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were issued. Malta continued to issue stamps and stationery throughout the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. At some points from the 1880s to the 1980s, postage stamps or dual-purpose
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and those for foreign mail depicting a map. These envelopes were popular, and they were issued in a number of different sizes and formats. On 20 May 2006, a new design depicting a
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was introduced. The text in this postal marking is set within an irregular shape resembling a loaf, and it is therefore commonly nicknamed as the "Loaf of Bread" handstamp.
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organisations today, including the Malta Philatelic Society which was set up in 1966, the Gozo Philatelic Society which was set up in 1999 and the Żejtun Philatelic Group (
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used until after independence, and many reprints were made resulting in the stamps existing with various different paper types, perforations, watermarks and colour shades.
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Demand for postal services increased drastically after the war, and many new post offices were established in towns and villages between the 1950s and the 1980s. The first
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paper. It was reprinted 29 times over the course of over two decades, resulting in stamps from the printings having differences in the colour shade, paper, watermark or
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1131:. In 1928, it was decided that dual-purpose postage and revenue stamps would be issued again instead of having separate issues. The 1926–1927 stamps were issued with
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British postage stamps became available to the general public in Malta on 18 August 1857 and they remained valid until 31 December 1884. These can be identified by
448:, also in Valletta. From 14 August 1889, letter carriers were given a numbered handstamp which they would apply to the mail that they were delivering. This created
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issued an article which was meant to reorganise Malta's postal system such that postal charges covered the expenses of running the postal service. At this point, a
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since it made it easy to identify the postman responsible in the case of misdelivered mail. These markings, which are known as postmen's personal handstamps (
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was issued, and they became valid for use on 1 January 1885 when control of the postal services was fully transferred to the local colonial government. The ½
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on 21 September 1964, and on that day a set of six stamps was issued to commemorate the event. The stamps depicted a dove representing peace along with a
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with a modified version of the 1899 St Paul's Shipwreck design was released. 1530 copies were issued, and today it is Malta's most expensive stamp.
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value of this issue had the design of the 1860 stamp but was printed in green, while the other stamps (with denominations of 1d, 2d, 2½d, 4d and 1
314:, which left Falmouth on 19 July 1806 and arrived in Malta on 20 August. The Packet Agent in Malta introduced its own handstamps on mail (reading
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was released, with face values between ¼d and £1. The stamps featured allegorical representations and they were designed by the Maltese artists
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and the Central Mail Room, the registered letter branch and the Poste Restante moved to the former Garrison Chapel (a building now housing the
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Malta issued two pre-stamped aerogrammes in 1971, and they had imprinted versions of definitive stamps which had been issued a year earlier.
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On 3 July 1806, the Packet Office was established in order to create a regular mail service between Britain and Malta. This was part of the
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1231:, while those between 2/6 and £1 were printed by Waterlow. The stamps depicted monuments, churches and historic sites in Malta such as the
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In 1947 Malta was granted self-government again, and in 1948 this was commemorated by overprinting the George VI definitives with the text
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Most contemporary British stamps with face values up to 10/- can be found used in Malta. These include line-engraved issues such as the
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in 1955. Since then, it has published a number of study papers and regular newsletters about various aspects of Malta's philately.
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remain in use as of 2020. MaltaPost also allows companies to order personalised versions with their logo printed on the envelope.
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Between 1885 and 1917, various ½d and 1d postal cards were issued for local and foreign rates respectively. These cards bore an
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was delivered to foreign destinations by privately owned ships for a fee. The earliest known letter from Malta, sent during the
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In 1885, the Malta Post Office was set up and Halfpenny Yellows and British stamps were no longer valid in Malta. A set of six
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in 1971 along with that year's Christmas stamps, and such sheets have been issued regularly since then. Malta has also issued
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established the Commissary of Posts, which was Malta's first proper postal service. A post office was established within the
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was installed in Malta in 1961. Malta became independent in 1964, and the country was accepted into the UPU on 21 May 1965.
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during World War II. In 1963 and 1964, the 1d and 2d denominations of this issue were released with a different watermark.
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instead of De La Rue (which had printed all of Malta's stamps since 1860). The values of ¼d to 6d depict George V and the
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Euromail Ltd which did not take into consideration the rate increase, and the latter profited from the former's losses.
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became king in 1910, new definitives which depicted his portrait were issued between 1914 and 1920. These stamps had
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and various pictorial scenes was issued between January 1956 and January 1957. The ¼d to 2/- stamps were printed by
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In 1995, the private limited company Posta Limited was set up to run the postal service. The public limited company
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The number of commemorative or pictorial stamps issued each year increased drastically since Malta's independence.
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and were issued between 12 January and 29 April 1922. Between August 1922 and 1926, a set of stamps known as the
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were reissued in one colour. A 5/- value depicting Edward VII was issued in March 1911 replacing the 1886 issue.
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background. A final set of postage dues was issued in 1993, depicting a Neolithic spiral design from one of the
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was issued for the centenary of the Halfpenny Yellow, and in 1962 a set of stamps was issued to commemorate the
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spiral design was introduced for the local envelopes. These were also issued in a number of sizes and formats.
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was applied to it before being delivered to the recipient. Such markings are known as "Karin Grech crosses" by
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Four new definitive stamps were issued in 1899. Instead of depicting the monarch, these stamps featured: a
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were the first postal stationery items to be issued, concurrently with the first definitive stamps, while
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in Valletta, which housed the General Post Office between 1886 and 1973 (except for a brief period during
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16 September 2002. The envelopes came in two designs, with imprinted stamps for local mail depicting a
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in 2003 and 2004. In 2002, postage labels which were dispensed from vending machines were also issued.
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were issued to replace them. On 17 May 1886, the General Post Office moved from the Banca Giuratale to
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was subsequently issued on 1 December 1860. At this point, daily delivery was introduced in Valletta,
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since they were sold at a premium over face value to raise money for charity. Malta issued its first
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In 1938, a definitive set of stamps with denominations between ¼d and 10/- depicting the new monarch
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and some of the larger towns. Prepayment of postage became compulsory on 1 March 1858, shortly after
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From 1964 to 1972, most stamps were printed by Harrison or De La Rue, but some were printed by the
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in Valletta, which housed the Packet Office and later the General Post Office between 1842 and 1886
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monogram representing the monarch. Six stamps from this set were reissued in new colours in 1943.
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prior to independence, issuing stamps with common designs that were used in many colonies of the
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registered cover sent from Malta to the United States by Rupert Forbes-Bentley, a stamp dealer
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which was franked with British stamps was cancelled with a wavy lines grid postmark at Malta.
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Bonnici, Alfred (December 2010). "The Queen Victoria Malta Half Penny Yellow Postage Stamp".
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for "postal tax") were issued in 1973, and their design consisted of a numeral overlaid on a
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were used as a post office, and mail was sent to Sicily every week. After Malta had become a
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to Germany after the latter increased its tariffs. Posta Ltd had signed a contract with the
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since 1971, and since 2006 they have also been issued in stamp booklets as well as sheets.
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and the British, Portuguese and Neapolitans assisted the Maltese rebels. On 7 October 1799
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overprints in 1928, and a series of stamps with amended inscriptions was issued in 1930.
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actual postage had to be paid by additional postage stamps. They were printed by either
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The flowers definitives were issued in installments, and they included Malta's only
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for a fee. The earliest known letter from Malta is dated 14 June 1532; Grand Master
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318:) in early 1807. The Falmouth–Gibraltar–Malta packet boat service was extended to
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4049:
Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840–1970
3973:
3545:
3328:"Guidelines for the usage of Maltese lira denominated value documents and stamps"
2058:(4). France and Colonies Philatelic Society, Inc. (N.Y.): 117–119. October 1984.
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1579:
1551:
1462:
1454:
1446:
1069:
4227:
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641:. In September 2007 the government sold 25% of its shareholding in MaltaPost to
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2903:. Vol. 50, no. 7. Stanley Gibbons Ltd. pp. 62–68. Archived from
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Between 1855 and 1856, some mail sent by British military personnel during the
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A definitive issue of stamps with denominations from ¼d to £1 depicting Queen
1104:, and uncertainty about the error's issue led to a political scandal in 1930.
918:
at the Government Printing Office in Valletta. One stamp in each sheet had an
496:, which was itself bombed on 12 February 1942. It was relocated once again to
139:, a small vessel which carried people, mail and other cargo between Malta and
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4263:
4192:
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1560:
1335:
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began to be issued again, so the Melita stamps up to 10/- were issued with a
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104:
81:
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1076:. To commemorate this, 1899–1922 definitive stamps were locally overprinted
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3148:
Cassar, Lino (27 February 2005). "Il-misteru tal-bolli li qatt ma ħarġu!".
1599:
1445:. Stamps were printed locally by Printex Limited from 1972 to 1999, and by
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in 1826. In the early 19th century, mail to destinations such as Sicily or
65:. The first postal markings on mail appeared later on in the 18th century.
1796:
Postage stamps and postal history of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
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1769:
1627:
1546:
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In October 1997, the company moved to new premises at 305, Qormi Road in
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Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence: From Ancient Times to the Present
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2315:
2045:"Reviews: "Franco-Maltese Postal Relations From Their Origins to 1870.""
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have been issued annually since 1964. Between 1969 and 2001, these were
1123:
was introduced on 1 April 1928, and the 6d stamp was issued overprinted
4138:
945:
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provide services such as payments of bills and the sale of stationery.
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in Valletta, which housed the General Post Office between 1973 and 1997
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took over in 1998, and was gradually privatized between 2002 and 2008.
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625:
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1814:
According to a 2008 article about the postal history of Malta in the
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with denominations of ½d and 3d were issued in 1917 and 1918, during
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2185:"The Correspondence of a Senglea Merchant during the Plague of 1813"
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1643:
1249:, along with scrolls presented to Malta by George VI and President
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which were used in other British colonies, and they were inscribed
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697:
465:
401:
243:
239:
212:, which housed the first post office in Malta between 1708 and 1849
209:
194:
62:
4212:
331:
4207:
1883:"Maltapost privatisation latest red-letter day in postal history"
323:
3429:"MaltaPost definitive issue – Additional values set of 2 stamps"
656:. As required by EU legislation, the postal services sector was
197:. At the time it was feared that paper could carry the disease.
4262:
4146:
3964:
3951:
3397:"Maltapost celebrates Malta's heritage with new definitive set"
2856:
1438:
1434:
1209:
to show how the Grand Harbour looked in the 1930s and with the
1100:
overprint. Two sheets of the 3d value were discovered with the
1035:) and the 2/6 value from the 1926 pictorial issue, depicting a
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postmark was withdrawn by early 1861 and a number of different
405:
225:
155:
140:
4222:
1559:) and a stamp from the set issued from 20 July, featuring the
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681:
4184:
2948:"The Melita 3d. Postage Inverted: Politics embroil philately"
2198:(4). Upper Secondary School Valletta: 147–157. Archived from
1716:
1139:
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II definitives (1938–1964)
938:
830:) and the 2/6 stamp from the 1899 pictorial issue, depicting
676:
469:
327:
319:
147:
46:
1347:, but a few were printed by Bradbury Wilkinson or Waterlow.
796:
29:
4121:
Malta – The Postal History & Postage Stamps – 1576–1960
3910:"President George Vella stamp collection exhibited in Gozo"
2892:"British Colonial and Protectorate Stamps – Part 19: Malta"
1502:
722:, which were introduced in 1857 and 1859 respectively. The
386:
2989:"Dependence and independence: Malta and the end of empire"
778:
Queen Victoria and King Edward VII definitives (1860–1911)
334:, Menorca could also be sent via merchant or naval ships.
322:
in 1819, and further packet boat links were introduced to
1498:
in 2005, and continues to offer this service as of 2020.
1350:
1119:, while the values of 1/- to 10/- have engraved designs.
181:, who was also the French ambassador in Rome. After the
2491:"The Maltese Postal Service – A Short Historical Sketch"
2485:
2483:
2343:
2341:
80:
began to be used in Malta in August 1857. Malta's first
4092:. St. Michael's College Publications. pp. 196–206.
1295:(1937), victory at the end of World War II (1946), the
1111:
was issued between 1926 and 1927. They were printed by
2265:"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
926:. It is believed that this was produced deliberately.
103:
were also valid for fiscal use, but at times separate
5017:
3739:(in Maltese) (1). Il-Grupp Filateliku taż-Żejtun: 6.
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2338:
1626:
Malta has issued postal stationery items since 1885.
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When Malta joined the European Union (EU) during the
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which were issued exclusively in booklets printed by
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2308:
2306:
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1299:(1949), the 75th anniversary of the UPU (1949), the
37:, which was issued for local mail on 1 December 1860
3961:
The JB Catalogue of Malta Stamps and Postal History
3948:
The JB Catalogue of Malta Stamps and Postal History
3227:"Maltapost Launches innovative personalised stamps"
1334:was issued in 1957, designed by the Maltese artist
68:The postal service was reformed in 1798 during the
3286:
3284:
2727:"L-orrizont Editor ordered to pay Lm500 for libel"
2625:
2623:
1877:
1875:
1873:
1871:
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1450:Bundesdruckerei or Cartor which had no watermark.
127:Hospitaller rule and French occupation (1530–1800)
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76:. Their operations were amalgamated in 1849, and
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4164:The John A. Trory Specialised Catalogue of Malta
3073:"Stamp dispensing machine at St Luke's Hospital"
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3038:
3036:
3034:
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2859:: L. Upcott Gill. pp. 57–61. Archived from
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2123:
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310:. The first such journey was made by the vessel
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3281:
2849:The Adhesive Postage Stamps of Europe – Vol. II
2830:
2620:
2216:
2214:
2212:
907:was added in 1901 for the postal rate of local
479:Postal services in Malta were disrupted during
111:stamps were issued between 1925 and the 1990s.
3999:(in English and Italian). Rubbettino Editore.
3630:
3551:
3483:
3362:
3050:
3010:
2171:
1919:
1838:
1590:Decimal currency postage due stamps inscribed
903:'s Shipwreck (10/-). A ¼d value depicting the
234:On 18 June 1798, shortly after the successful
4248:
3606:"Maltapost Issues new postage-paid envelopes"
3027:
2118:
1064:In 1921, Malta was granted a limited form of
146:The earliest known information about mail in
4213:MaltaPost Philatelic Bureau official website
3459:"Memorial to bravery of Santa Marija convoy"
2781:"MaltaPost launches the Malta Postal Museum"
2209:
1257:Omnibus and commemorative issues (1935–1964)
2653:
2651:
2434:
2432:
1490:been released since then. Malta has issued
1303:(1953), Freedom from Hunger (1963) and the
773:Malta stamps under British rule (1860–1964)
4255:
4241:
3291:Camilleri, Antoinette (11 February 2008).
3192:
2885:
2883:
2881:
2879:
2877:
2875:
2873:
1555:provisional stamps, issued from 16 April (
677:Use of British stamps in Malta (1857–1884)
4102:Malta – The story of Malta and her stamps
3958:
3945:
3636:
3560:
3526:
3514:
3502:
3290:
3193:Debattista, Marlene (20 September 2007).
3135:
3059:
3044:
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2941:
2939:
2889:
1931:"Postal history at the Notarial Archives"
1387:from this definitive were also issued in
1382:. A definitive set depicting scenes from
1061:after there was a shortage of ¼d stamps.
610:
464:the larger post offices such as those at
258:After a few months of French occupation,
3363:Muscat Inglott, Adrian (22 April 2007).
2648:
2429:
1974:
1972:
1970:
1742:
1709:
1675:
1613:
1494:stamps since 2007. MaltaPost introduced
1354:
1260:
928:
680:
620:
570:
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487:was introduced at this point. Malta was
419:
377:In 1842, the Packet Office moved to the
364:
336:
199:
130:
28:
3992:
3727:
3322:
3320:
3259:"Personalised Stamps ...With MaltaPost"
3168:David Feldman International Auctioneers
2922:"Melita Issue of Malta Stamps: 1922–26"
2914:
2870:
2842:
2589:
2235:Journal of the Malta Philatelic Society
2232:
1928:
1913:
1695:
971:equally valid for postal and fiscal use
753:and surface-printed issues such as the
158:was carried on private vessels such as
49:began in the early modern period, when
14:
5066:
3826:"80 years of postal history in Żejtun"
3147:
3105:"Christmas stamps surcharge withdrawn"
2945:
2936:
2826:
2824:
2822:
2820:
2818:
2629:
2182:
2083:
2077:
1978:
1443:Format International Security Printers
1351:Independence and republic (since 1964)
730:postmarks remained in use until 1904.
664:On 17 June 2016, MaltaPost opened the
4236:
4013:
3868:from the original on 15 December 2019
3680:"Personalised Postage Paid Envelopes"
3508:
2986:
2816:
2814:
2812:
2810:
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2806:
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2630:Fsadni, Stephanie (23 October 2019).
2545:
2533:
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2438:
2391:
2379:
2349:"World Post Day Celebrated worldwide"
2295:
2251:
2220:
2165:
2153:
2141:
2129:
2106:from the original on 23 November 2019
1967:
1671:
1517:
1107:A series of postage stamps inscribed
953:King George V definitives (1914–1930)
876:) had designs which incorporated the
4082:"Malta's stamp centenary, 1860–1960"
3971:
3922:from the original on 8 November 2021
3344:from the original on 1 February 2018
3317:
2751:"Maltapost introduces new postcodes"
2695:"Former chairman wins libel damages"
1981:"A Tour of the Lazzaretto Buildings"
1961:
1609:
1068:which led to the establishment of a
822:), the 5/- stamp of 1886, depicting
349:in the 19th and early 20th centuries
150:is from when the islands were under
2590:Bonnici, Arturo (2 November 1974).
2001:from the original on 27 August 2020
1366:Malta achieved independence as the
1287:. Malta issued such stamps for the
891:(5d), the national personification
302:were contracted to carry mail from
24:
4071:
3730:"Is-Soċjetà ta' Triq Sant' Emidju"
3708:
3335:National Euro Changeover Committee
2795:
2735:. 22 December 2004. Archived from
1943:from the original on 18 April 2020
1895:from the original on 22 March 2020
1583:pairs occurred within each sheet.
1332:award of the George Cross to Malta
1330:A set of stamps commemorating the
563:were introduced in Malta in 1991.
224:in Valletta. At this point, fixed
25:
5095:
4667:Sovereign Military Order of Malta
4201:
3717:. Vol. IV. pp. 163–164.
2890:Davenhill, Noel (December 2019).
2503:from the original on 4 March 2016
2241:(3). Malta Philatelic Society: 4.
2052:France & Colonies Philatelist
671:
121:
33:Malta's first postage stamp, the
5051:
5039:
5027:
4975:
1929:Dandria, David (12 March 2017).
1535:
1526:
1319:both in 1954. In 1960, a set of
1156:
1147:
1002:
993:
984:
860:At the end of 1884, a series of
804:
795:
786:
164:Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam
3967:: Sliema Stamp Shop Publishers.
3959:Buttigieg, Joseph, ed. (2014).
3954:: Sliema Stamp Shop Publishers.
3946:Buttigieg, Joseph, ed. (2012).
3938:
3902:
3880:
3850:
3838:from the original on 4 May 2020
3818:
3788:
3776:from the original on 4 May 2020
3758:
3746:from the original on 4 May 2020
3721:
3702:
3690:from the original on 2 May 2020
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3660:from the original on 2 May 2020
3642:
3618:from the original on 2 May 2020
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3586:from the original on 2 May 2020
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3532:
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3471:from the original on 4 May 2020
3451:
3439:from the original on 4 May 2020
3421:
3409:from the original on 4 May 2020
3389:
3377:from the original on 3 May 2020
3356:
3305:from the original on 3 May 2020
3269:from the original on 3 May 2020
3251:
3239:from the original on 3 May 2020
3219:
3207:from the original on 4 May 2020
3186:
3174:from the original on 3 May 2020
3156:
3141:
3129:
3117:from the original on 4 May 2020
3097:
3085:from the original on 4 May 2020
3065:
2980:
2836:
2773:
2761:from the original on 6 May 2020
2743:
2719:
2707:from the original on 6 May 2020
2687:
2675:from the original on 6 May 2020
2608:from the original on 3 May 2020
2583:
2571:from the original on 3 May 2020
2551:
2539:
2527:
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2468:
2456:
2444:
2417:from the original on 3 May 2020
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2361:from the original on 3 May 2020
2326:from the original on 3 May 2020
2289:
2277:from the original on 3 May 2020
2257:
2245:
2226:
2159:
2147:
2135:
2065:from the original on 3 May 2020
1650:
1472:A set of five stamps depicting
1437:, by the Government Printer of
763:1883–1884 Lilac and Green issue
460:), remained in use until 1949.
3993:Mafrici, Mirella, ed. (2004).
3728:Chircop, Sean (January 2017).
3715:The Stamp Collector's Magazine
2787:. 17 June 2016. Archived from
2666:Malta Communications Authority
2084:Bugeja, Lara (December 2016).
2013:
1955:
1907:
1808:
1762:Il-Grupp Filateliku taż-Żejtun
1730:
1229:Bradbury Wilkinson and Company
393:had been introduced in Malta.
254:Early British rule (1799–1884)
13:
1:
4187:: Department of Information.
1831:
1269:stamp commemorating the 1953
922:such that the overprint read
583:, opened by Posta Ltd in 1997
416:Malta Post Office (1885–1995)
1764:) which was set up in 2002.
1738:
1182:) and the 1½d from the 1956
183:plague epidemic of 1675–1676
95:along with several types of
55:rule of the Order of St John
7:
4181:The Postage Stamps of Malta
4143:The Postage Stamps of Malta
4119:Martin, R. E., ed. (1980).
4019:The Postal History of Malta
1786:Designers of Maltese stamps
1779:
343:Lazzaretto of Manoel Island
279:various handstamps reading
268:Civil Commissioner of Malta
10:
5100:
4922:North German Confederation
4208:MaltaPost official website
2996:Journal of Maltese History
1301:coronation of Elizabeth II
1276:Malta participated in all
1271:coronation of Elizabeth II
1186:definitive, depicting the
769:also exist used in Malta.
614:
476:retained their postmarks.
101:postage and revenue stamps
70:French occupation of Malta
4967:
4935:
4884:
4851:
4813:
4765:
4739:
4730:
4275:
4179:Whelpdale, C. J. (1966).
4104:. Philatelic Publishers.
4079:Lander, J. G. C. (1961).
3152:(in Maltese). p. 40.
2601:(in Maltese). p. 7.
2086:"The Malta Postal Museum"
1703:McCorquodale & Co Ltd
1630:(including reply cards),
1416:Government Printing Works
1247:Saint John's Co-Cathedral
1020:), the 3d stamp from the
712:coded postal obliterators
168:François II de Dinteville
4218:Malta Philatelic Society
4051:(117 ed.). London:
4025:: Proud-Bailey Co. Ltd.
3972:Kohn, George C. (2007).
3650:"Postage Paid Envelopes"
3574:"Postage-paid envelopes"
3293:"Lm denomination stamps"
2926:British Empire Philately
2632:"A collectors' paradise"
1801:
1409:Cartor Security Printers
1291:of George V (1935), the
1014:10/- St Paul's Shipwreck
963:standard keytype designs
236:French invasion of Malta
5074:Communications in Malta
4223:Gozo Philatelic Society
4162:Trory, John A. (1990).
3978:. Infobase Publishing.
3800:Gozo Philatelic Society
2987:Smith, Simon C (2008).
2946:Ganado, Albert (2007).
2592:"Mur gib il-Kavallieri"
1791:Revenue stamps of Malta
1293:coronation of George VI
589:private limited company
587:On 1 October 1995, the
360:plague epidemic of 1813
5084:Postal system of Malta
4337:Bosnia and Herzegovina
4123:. Malta Study Circle.
3548:, The Coinage of Malta
2564:Universal Postal Union
2270:Universal Postal Union
1761:
1752:
1689:
1684:sent from Valletta to
1623:
1606:found in the islands.
1389:postage stamp booklets
1363:
1273:
941:
933:Postcard bearing a 1d
700:
634:public limited company
629:
611:MaltaPost (since 1998)
584:
523:
457:
432:
410:Universal Postal Union
391:British postage stamps
374:
350:
222:Casa del Commun Tesoro
216:In 1708, Grand Master
213:
206:Casa del Commun Tesoro
143:
78:British postage stamps
59:Casa del Commun Tesoro
38:
3611:The Malta Independent
3539:Central Bank of Malta
3232:The Malta Independent
2900:Gibbons Stamp Monthly
2732:The Malta Independent
2496:The Malta Independent
2354:The Malta Independent
2183:Cassar, Paul (1980).
2033:on 11 September 2018.
1979:Cassar, Paul (1984).
1746:
1710:Pre-stamped envelopes
1679:
1640:pre-stamped envelopes
1617:
1396:Maltese pound or lira
1380:United Nations emblem
1358:
1317:Immaculate Conception
1264:
1251:Franklin D. Roosevelt
1117:coat of arms of Malta
1086:Edward Caruana Dingli
932:
849:initially on blued un
689:of 1873 with a Malta
684:
624:
574:
567:Posta Ltd (1995–1998)
540:murder of Karin Grech
518:
423:
368:
340:
260:a rebellion broke out
203:
134:
32:
4982:Philately portal
3405:. 28 December 2009.
3195:"Joint stamp issues"
3113:. 19 November 2002.
2831:Stanley Gibbons 2015
2703:. 22 December 2004.
2413:. 25 February 2018.
2405:"More than a number"
1696:Registered envelopes
1636:registered envelopes
1424:State Printing Works
1405:self-adhesive stamps
1325:Great Siege of Malta
1297:Royal Silver Wedding
1233:Great Siege Monument
1218:Self-government 1947
1176:Self-government 1947
1170:issue depicting the
1092:. In 1926, separate
1074:Legislative Assembly
937:stamp postmarked at
533:Malta Stock Exchange
347:mail was disinfected
276:British protectorate
18:Stamps of Malta 2008
4332:Bohemia and Moravia
4090:Malta Yearbook 1961
3918:. 8 November 2021.
3834:. 29 January 2017.
3806:on 8 September 2018
3337:. 17 October 2006.
3081:. 20 October 2002.
2976:on 21 January 2019.
2739:on 22 January 2013.
2026:Malta Postal Museum
1891:. 21 January 2008.
1822:Malta Postal Museum
1618:An item of Maltese
1549:stamps: a pair of
1496:personalised stamps
1474:films shot in Malta
1237:Auberge de Castille
1133:Postage and Revenue
743:Three Halfpence Red
666:Malta Postal Museum
628:Post Office in 2014
296:British Post Office
74:British Post Office
5079:Philately of Malta
4927:Schleswig-Holstein
4800:Bushire occupation
4228:Malta Study Circle
3892:Malta Study Circle
3862:Malta Study Circle
3639:, pp. 197–201
3563:, pp. 187–190
3544:2013-10-29 at the
3529:, pp. 171–176
3517:, pp. 149–157
3505:, pp. 177–186
3467:. 10 August 2012.
3365:"Euro information"
3138:, pp. 128–142
3062:, pp. 125–127
3024:, pp. 145–148
2833:, pp. 399–407
2499:. 22 August 2010.
2465:, pp. 286–288
2357:. 9 October 2004.
2223:, pp. 191–193
2132:, pp. 183–189
1753:
1690:
1672:Newspaper wrappers
1632:newspaper wrappers
1624:
1604:megalithic temples
1575:provisional stamps
1518:Postage due stamps
1512:Operation Pedestal
1501:Malta adopted the
1394:Malta adopted the
1391:in 1970 and 1971.
1364:
1307:centenary (1963).
1274:
1102:overprint inverted
1029:overprint inverted
942:
889:Hospitaller galley
818:, issued in 1863 (
755:Penny Venetian Red
735:Halfpenny Rose Red
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4062:978-0-85259-918-1
3898:on 15 April 2020.
3770:Sliema Stamp Shop
3170:. December 2018.
3047:, pp. 22–122
2932:on 16 March 2017.
2866:on 8 August 2022.
2844:Westoby, W. A. S.
2755:Post & Parcel
2205:on 14 March 2020.
1682:newspaper wrapper
1620:postal stationery
1610:Postal stationery
1487:joint stamp issue
1345:Harrison and Sons
1245:and monuments in
1127:as Malta's first
1113:Waterlow and Sons
862:definitive stamps
814:A version of the
489:heavily bombarded
485:postal censorship
442:postal stationery
289:Malta Post Office
179:Bishop of Auxerre
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816:Halfpenny Yellow
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529:Auberge d'Italie
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4498:Isle of Man
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3780:21 December
2021:"Philately"
1770:Robson Lowe
1731:Aerogrammes
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1547:postage due
1459:semi-postal
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705:Crimean War
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4642:San Marino
4563:Montenegro
4543:Luxembourg
4478:Heligoland
4456:GB regions
4317:Azerbaijan
4297:Allenstein
4023:Heathfield
3926:9 November
3796:"About Us"
2546:Proud 1999
2534:Proud 1999
2522:Proud 1999
2475:Proud 1999
2463:Proud 1999
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946:Edward VII
935:Edward VII
864:depicting
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160:speronaras
5058:Philately
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4538:Lithuania
4468:Greenland
4446:Gibraltar
4279:territory
4270:of Europe
4193:220203514
4155:504599319
3858:"History"
3766:"History"
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2967:1021-6952
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594:bulk mail
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308:Gibraltar
291:on mail.
244:handstamp
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116:MaltaPost
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4971:See also
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4876:Zanzibar
4843:Zanzibar
4740:Austrian
4662:Slovenia
4657:Slovakia
4613:Portugal
4473:Guernsey
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