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A pristine unmounted mint example with full original gum.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £65.

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A superb unmounted mint positional block with original gum.

A spectacular printing variety and rare!

The printing variety is the result of two separate silver plates being used for the printing, one for "MALTA" and the other for "KNIGHTS OF MALTA", with the printing variety showing a severe misplacement of the latter.

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Pristine example, unmounted mint with full original gum. Sold with normal stamp for comparison.

A very reasonably priced and highly visual error of missing colour.

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A pristine lower right corner block of 6 (3x2) with plate numbers '1A' x5 (should be 6 !), unmounted mint with full original gum.

A rare positional multiple accompanied with matching normal block ('1A 1A 2A 1A 1A 1A') for comparison.

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A Post Office fresh right marginal example, unmounted mint with full original gum.

Accompanied with an example of the normal stamp for comparison.

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A pristine unmounted mint example with full original gum.

A scarce error of missing colour.

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A pristine right hand marginal, unmounted mint example with full original gum.

Accompanied with an example of the normal stamp for comparison.

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A Post Office fresh upper marginal example, unmounted mint with full original gum.

Accompanied with an example of the normal stamp for comparison.

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Superb unmounted mint examples, with full original gum.

A popular and handsome commemorative stamp issue.

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A superb quality unmounted mint positional block with full original gum.

A spectacular piece and a rare printing variety in this form.

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A superb quality unmounted mint example with full original gum. Accompanied with an example of the normal stamp for comparison.

A scarce printing variety at a very reasonable value.

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A very fine upper marginal, unmounted mint example with full original gum. Presented with the normal stamp for comparison.

A very reasonably priced and visual error of missing colour.

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Very fine blocks of four, unmounted mint, with full original gum.

A popular stamp issue and particularly pleasing and rare as unmounted mint positional blocks of four.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £154+.

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A fresh mint example with large part original gum.

In 1922, stamps from Malta experienced an evolution , due to the new self-governing status of the crown colony.

During 1921, Malta was granted a new constitution and self-government status within the British Empire. It was still a crown colony, with their defense and foreign affairs directed by Great Britain, and the British sovereign, represented in Malta by the Governor General, who was still the head-of-state. However, within the colony, the Maltese people and their elected representatives were now able to manage all internal civil and political affairs.

To celebrate this new autonomy, Malta overprinted all their current postage stamps and a new series of definitive postage stamps were designed and issued.

A rare and important stamp issue from Malta. Only 3,240 were issued.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £250.

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Fine and fresh unmounted mint blocks with full original gum. There are a couple of insignificant tones (affecting one 4d, and left margin of 1d block), but overall these minor imperfections do not detract from beautiful quality.

Highly attractive complete set and very scarce in this positional form.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,320+.

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The error occurred on Plate (1), Nov 1948 printing only. R5/9 also shows constant nick in top of 'S' of 'SELF' variety.

A very fine unmounted positional block of six with full original gum (hinged in right margin only). Simply stunning and very interesting piece with both the error and variety.

Between 1933 and 1946, the constitution of Malta was suspended returning to British rule as a crown colony. This was because of the important of Malta to the Allied nations during World War II. The British Mediterranean Fleet was headquartered there early in the war. The Allied invasion of Sicily was launched from Malta. Prior to the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin had met in Malta to begin discussions on the post-war division of Europe.

In 1947, a new constitution was implemented and internal self-government in Malta was re-established. So, yet again, during 1948 Malta stamps celebrated the resumption of internal self-government in the colony. This resulted in all the definitive stamps of King George VI being overprinted in celebration of the colony's new political status.

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A pristine unmounted mint positional block with full original gum.

A rare positional multiple of this unusual printing variety.

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A superb right marginal block of 4, unmounted mint with full original gum.

A scarce printing variety as a multiple.

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Upper right corner example, pristine unmounted mint with ful original gum. Sold with normal stamp for comparison.

A very reasonably priced and highly visual error of missing colour.

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Pristine unmounted mint with full original gum. Sold with normal stamp for comparison.

A very reasonably priced and highly visual error of missing colour.

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A lower left corner block of 4, pristine unmounted mint with ful original gum.

A very scarce positional multiple of this error of missing colour.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £680+.

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A superb quality unmounted mint positional block with full original gum.

A rare positional multiple of this stamp missing colour error. It is also accompanied with a matching example of the normal block for comparison.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £536+.

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Upper right corner block of 4, unmounted mint, with full original gum. Accompanied with normal for comparison.

Scarce as a positional multiple in this quality.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £192+.

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Pristine quality, unmounted mint with full original gum.

Very scarce positional multiple with matching normal '1A' (x6) plate block for comparison.

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A superb unmounted mint positional block with full original gum.

A rare positional multiple of this highly visual error of missing colour.

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