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Allegorical Stamps issue, Malta, 1922–1926

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1922–1926

Issuing entity

Malta

The Allegorical Stamps issue comprises 15 postage stamps released by Malta in 1922–1926. The StampWorld catalogue lists 15 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 82–96), printed in 15 design types.

Values and colours recorded for the issue: ¼P brown; ½P green; 1P orange/purple; 1P violet; 1½P orange brown; 2P brown/green; 3P ultramarine; 4P yellow/ultramarine; 6P olive/violet; 1Sh brown/blue; 2Sh ultramarine/brown; 2´6Sh´P black/purple; 5Sh ultramarine/orange; 10Sh brown/grey; 1£ multicoloured. Design: Edward Caruana Dingli and Gianni Vella. Engraving: Aucun. Sheet size: 120 (¼d-6d), 80 (1s-10s) or 40 (£1). Perforation: 14. Watermark: 4.

Quantities issued, as recorded: 1P 250.000; 1£ 10.000. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
1

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Sheet size
120 (¼d-6d), 80 (1s-10s) or 40 (£1)
Perforation
14
Watermark (StampWorld type no.)
4

Design

Design
Edward Caruana Dingli and Gianni Vella
Engraving
Aucun
Values and colours
¼P brown · ½P green · 1P orange/purple · 1P violet · 1½P orange brown · 2P brown/green · 3P ultramarine · 4P yellow/ultramarine · 6P olive/violet · 1Sh brown/blue · 2Sh ultramarine/brown · 2´6Sh´P black/purple · 5Sh ultramarine/orange · 10Sh brown/grey · 1£ multicoloured

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Design types (StampWorld)
T, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, U, U1, U2
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 82–96

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.
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