On 31st August 2023, MaltaPost will issue the seventh series of stamps depicting religious statues found in various churches around Malta and Gozo.
This philatelic issue will feature the following processional statues:
Saint Martin of Tours (France) in Baħrija;
Saint Helen in Birkirkara;
Our Lady of the Lillies (Madonna Tal -Gilju) in Mqabba;
Saint Paul Shipwrecked in Munxar, Gozo;
Our Lady of Fatima in Pietà;
Our Lady of Lourdes in Qrendi;
Saint Lucy in Santa Luċija, Gozo;
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Sacro Cuor) in Sliema;
Saint Augustine in Valletta; and
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin (Marija Bambina) in Xagħra, Gozo.
The stamps will be issued in sheets of 10, with each stamp measuring 31mm x 44mm, a comb perforation of 13.0 x 14.0 and bearing the Maltese Cross watermark. Each sheet measures 182mm x 115mm and was produced in the offset process by Printex Ltd. The issue consists of 600,000 stamps, and each one has a denomination of €0.38. Photography was taken by Mark Micallef Perconte.
The philatelic issue will be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo as from Thursday 31 August, 2023. Orders may be placed online at
www.maltaphilately.com or by mail from the Philatelic Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c., 305 Qormi Road, Marsa, MTP 1001; by telephone 2596 1740, via
e-mail: info@maltaphilately.com
Ħarġa Filatelika - Festa Maltija, Serje VII
Fil-31 ta' Awwissu 2023, MaltaPost se tniedi s-seba' serje ta' bolli li juru statwi reliġjużi li jinsabu f'diversi knejjes madwar Malta u Għawdex.
Din il-ħarġa filatelika tinkludi dawn l-istatwi proċessjonali:
San Martin ta' Tours (Franza) - Il-Baħrija;
Sant'Elena - Birkirkara;
Il Madonna Tal -Gilju - L-Imqabba;
San Pawl Nawfragu - Il-Munxar, Għawdex;
Il Madonna ta' Fatima - Tal-Pietà;
Il Madonna ta' Lourdes - Il-Qrendi;
Santa Luċija - Santa Luċija, Għawdex;
Is-Sultana tal-Qalb Imqaddsa ta' Ġesu (Sacro Cuor) - Tas-Sliema;
Santu Wistin - Il-Belt, Valletta; u
Marija Bambina - Ix-Xagħra, Għawdex.
Il-bolli l-ġodda se jinħarġu f'folji ta'għaxra, b'kull bolla tkun ta' daqs 31mm x 44mm, b'perforazzjoni ta' 13.0 x 14.0 u għandha "watermark" bis-salib ta' Malta. Kull folja hija ta' daqs 182mm x 115mm u ġiet stampata minn Printex Limited bi proċess offset. Il-ħarġa tikkonsisti f'600,000 bolla u kull waħda għandha denominazzjoni ta' €0.38. Il-fotografija ttieħdet minn Mark Micallef Perconte.
Din il-ħarġa filatelika se tkun għal bejgħ mill-Fergħat Postali f' Malta u Għawdex mill-Ħamis 31 ta' Awwissu 2023. Ordnijiet jistgħu jsiru onlajn fuq www.maltaphilately.com jew bil-posta mill-Philatelic Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c. 305, Triq Ħal Qormi, Marsa, MTP 1001 - telefon 2596 1740 - email info@maltaphilately.com
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