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Malta
1st December 1860
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| Malta Sc2 SG1 |
Perf 14, no watermark, typographed.
Printed by De La Rue, London
| Description | Date | Scott# | SG# | Mi# | Y&T# |
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| ½d buff | 1863 |
1 | 3 | ||
| ½d pale buff | 1863 |
1a | 3a | ||
| ½d brown orange | 1861 |
1b | 2 | ||
| ½d buff, bluish | 1860 |
2 | 1 |
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First stamp of the Republic |
| 1975 Sc488 SG536 |
Malta was administered as a banch of the General Post Office in London, using British stamps and the A25 numeric obliterator until 1885. This Maltese stamp was the only value for 25 years and was only introduced in 1860 because the internal letter rate was reduced to one half-penny and there was no British stamp available for use in Malta.
Changes of Administration
Malta became a republic in 1975.