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 [1] 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 [2]