For the occasion of the 175th Anniversary of the statue of St. George found in St. George's Basilica in Victoria Gozo, the Holy Relic of St. George's arm housed at the Benedictine abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Italy, will be brought in Malta and Gozo for the first time.

MaltaPost notifies that for this occasion, a special hand postmark will be used on Saturday 19 July 2014 at the Victoria, Gozo Post Office. Orders for this special hand postmark may be placed online at maltaphilately.com or by mail from the Philatelic Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c. 305, Triq Ħal Qormi, Marsa, MTP 1001 - Telephone 2596 1740 - e-mail: info@maltaphilately.com

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