The eighth series of stamps depicting religious statues found in various churches around Gozo and Malta are being issued next week by MaltaPost. Photography was taken by Mark Micallef Perconte.
This philatelic issue will feature the following processional statues:
Saint Anthony of Padova in Birkirkara;
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Gzira;
The Queenship of Mary (Maria Regina) in Marsa;
The Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes in Paola;
Our Lady of the Holy Girdle (Il-Madonna tac-Cintura) in Rabat;
Our Lady of Lourdes in San Gwann;
Saint Lawrence in San Lawrenz, Gozo;
Saint Margaret in Sannat, Gozo;
Our Lady of Holy Doctrine (Il-Madonna tad-Duttrina) in Tarxien; and
Saint George in Victoria, Gozo.
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 500,000 stamps, each one with a denomination of €0.45.
The philatelic issue will be available from all Post Offices in Gozo and Malta as from Monday, the 30th of September.
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@maltaphilately.com [2]