Malta 2011 "Se-tenant Sheet with definitive stamps, reprint from 2009"
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| Issue Date | 23.05.2011 |
| ID | Michel: Scott: Stanley Gibbons: Yvert et Tellier: Category: pF |
| Design | Edward Pirotta and Paul Psaila |
| Stamps in set | 17 |
| Values |
1c - Skeleton of Prehistoric animal (Pleistocene Period) 2c - Ruins of stone temple (Early Temple Period) 5c - Carved stone pattern (Late Temple Period) 7c - Pair of Pots (Bronze Age) 9c - Gold statue (Phoenician and Punic Period) 10c - Mosaic (Roman Period) 19c - Gold coin (Byzantine Period) 26c - Fragment of carved stone (Arab period) 37c - Painting (Norman and Hohenstaufen Period) 50c - Stone tablet carved with shield (Angevin and Aragonese Period) 51c - Gold pattern with central Maltese Cross (Knights of St. John) 63c - Painting of officers and crew disembarking in rowing boats from ships (French Period) 68c - George Cross (British Period) 86c - Independence 1.00 - Republic 1.08 - EU Accession 5.00 - Arms of Malta |
| Emission/Type | definitive |
| Issue place | |
| Size (width x height) | 169 mm x 263 mm |
| Layout | sheet of 17 stamps |
| Products | Non |
| Paper | Maltese Cross watermarked |
| Perforation | 14 x 14 |
| Print Technique | offset |
| Printed by | Printex Ltd |
| Quantity | 4.000 sheets (numbers: 007501 to 011500) |
| Issuing Authority | Malta Post p.l.c. |
On May 23rd, 2011, the Post Authority of Malta reprinted the Se-tenant Sheet with the set 17 definitive stamps from 2009.
The sheet differs from the original one as can be observed when comparing the logo of Malta Post in the lower right corner of the Mini-sheets.
The Sheet from 2009 has a rectangular logo with blue background while the text is written in white and gold colours.
The logo on the Sheet from 2011 has a round shape, with white background while the text is written in black and red colours.
The sheet numbers of the reprint range from 007501 to 011500.
References:
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- Technical details and official press release:
Malta Post
Acknowledgements:
- Many thanks to Dr. Peter Voice, PhD Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, USA, for reviewing of a draft of this article.
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