The seventh series of stamps – Maltese Festa – depicting religious statues found in various churches in Gozo and Malta, is being issued by MaltaPost.

Photography was taken by Mark Micallef Perconte.

This philatelic issue will feature the following processional statues:

Gozo

Saint Lucy in Santa Lucija;

Saint Paul Shipwrecked in Munxar; and

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin (Marija Bambina) in Xaghra.

Malta

Saint Martin of Tours (France) in Bahrija;

Saint Helen in Birkirkara;

Our Lady of the Lillies (Madonna Tal -Gilju) in Mqabba;

Our Lady of Fatima in Pietà;

Our Lady of Lourdes in Qrendi; and

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Sacro Cuor) in Sliema; Saint Augustine in Valletta.

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.

The philatelic issue will be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo as from Thursday, the 31st of August.

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

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