This festive season a set of three stamps depicting the Christmas Nativity theme is being issued by MaltaPost.

Linking all three stamps is a golden star hovering above the Virgin Mary and Child, above an angel announcing the birth of Jesus and above a decorative Christmas wreath.

The new stamps will be issued in sheets of 10, with each stamp measuring 31mm x 44mm, a comb perforation 13.9 x 14.0 and bearing the Maltese Cross watermark.

Each sheet measures 185mm x 118mm and was produced in the offset process by Printex Ltd.

The issue consists of 50,000 of the €0.38 stamp, 30,000 of the €1.50 stamp and 15,000 of the €2.00 stamp.

The philatelic issue will be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo as from Tuesday, the 21st of November.

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@mal

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