The 19th annual Exhibition organised by the Gozo Philatelic Society, will be opened by the Minister for Gozo Dr Justyne Caruana on Friday, the 2nd of November at 5.30pm.

Stamp collectors and the general public will have a wide range of items to view, including social philately and postal history exhibits and junior offerings. There will also be rare items on display as well as the vintage and modern stamps..

Visitors will have the opportunity to purchase albums, cards, stamps and everything imaginable for junior, beginner and advanced collectors.

Copies of the award-winning full-colour quarterly GPS Newsletter can also be picked up. While signing the visitors’ book offers a chance to win a prize.

Prizes and certificates will later be distributed to all participants, with MaltaPost as the main sponsor.

The exhibition is being held at the Ministry for Gozo Halls, St Francis Square and will remain open to the public until Friday, the 9th of November. Entrance is free of charge.

To mark the occasion of the exhibition, MaltaPost has said that a special hand stamp will be issued on the opening day – Friday, the 2nd of November – at the Victoria Post Office in Gozo, at 5, Triq Sir Adrian Dingli, Victoria VCT 1441.

Orders for this special hand postmark may be placed online at www.maltaphilately.com or by mail from the Philatelic Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c. 305, Triq Hal Qormi, Marsa, MTP 1001 – Telephone 2596 1740 – e-mail: info@maltaphilately.com.

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