On 30th September 2024, MaltaPost will issue the eighth series of stamps depicting religious statues found in various churches around Malta and Gozo.
This philatelic issue will feature the following processional statues:
Saint Anthony of Padova in Birkirkara;
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Gżira;
The Queenship of Mary (Maria Reġina) in Marsa;
The Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes in Paola;
Our Lady of the Holy Girdle (Il-Madonna taċ-Ċintura) in Rabat;
Our Lady of Lourdes in San Ġwann;
Saint Lawrence in San Lawrenz, Gozo;
Saint Margaret in Sannat, Gozo;
Our Lady of Holy Doctrine (Il-Madonna tad-Duttrina) in Tarxien; and
Saint George in Victoria, 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 500,000 stamps, each one with a denomination of €0.45. Photography was taken by Mark Micallef Perconte.
The philatelic issue will be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo as from Monday 30 September, 2024. 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 VIII
Fit-30 ta' Settembru 2024, MaltaPost se tniedi t-tmien 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:
Sant'Antnin ta' Padova - Birkirkara;
Il-Madonna tal-Karmnu - Il-Gżira;
Maria Reġina - Il-Marsa;
Il-Madonna ta' Lourdes - Raħal Ġdid;
Il-Madonna taċ-Ċintura - Ir-Rabat;
Il-Madonna ta' Lourdes - San Ġwann;
San Lawrenz - San Lawrenz, Għawdex;
Santa Margerita - Ta' Sannat, Għawdex;
Il-Madonna tad-Duttrina - Ħal Tarxien; u
San Ġorġ - Victoria, 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'500,000 bolla u kull waħda għandha denominazzjoni ta' €0.45. Il-fotografija ttieħdet minn Mark Micallef Perconte.
Din il-ħarġa filatelika se tkun għal bejgħ mill-Fergħat Postali f' Malta u Għawdex mit-Tnejn 30 ta' Sttembru 2024. 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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