Title
Postage Stamp - Malta - 1965
Type
Postage Stamp
Coverage
Malta
Date Issued
1965-07-07
Description
This set of three stamps, designed by Emvin Cremona, was issued by Malta to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth. Each stamp features Raphael's portrait of Dante from the artist's fresco Disputation of the Holy Sacrament in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Except for denomination, the stamps share the same text as follows: in the upper left corner: "DANTE / 1265-1965" and in the lower right corner: "MALTA".
Denomination: 2D (2 pence MTL); 6D (6 pence MTL); 2/- (2 shillings MTL)
Perforation: 14 (comb)
Printing process: Photogravure
Print run: 947,119 (2D); 354,189 (6D); 169,810 (2/-)
Extent
31 × 26 mm
Bibliographic Citation
Michel no. 320 (2D)
Michel no. 321 (6D)
Michel no. 322 (2/-)
Scott no. 331 (2D)
Scott no. 332 (6D)
Scott no. 333 (2/-)
Contributor
Emvin Cremona
Raphael
Language
English