The titular statue of St. John the Baptist in Xewkija, is one of the processional statues featured on MaltaPost’s – Maltese Festa Series III – stamp issue.

The series of stamps depicting titular statues found in various churches around Malta and Gozo will also include: St. Publius in Floriana, St. Philip in Zebbug, St. Catherine in Zejtun, St. Andrew in Luqa, the Annunciation of Our Lady in Balzan, St. Venera in Santa Venera, Our Lady of Pompei in Marsaxlokk, St. Lawrence in Birgu and Our Lady of Grace in Zabbar. The photography is by Mark Micallef Perconte.

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

The sheets measure 182mm x 115mm and were produced by Printex Ltd in the offset process. The issue consists of 900,000 stamps and carry a face value of €0.28 each.

The stamps will be available as from next Wednesday, the 14th of August from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo.

Orders 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.

The first two sets in this series were issued in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The set include cards, sheets and envelopes.

A special binder complete these sets. Anyone wishing to purchase this year’s edition please contact the Philatelic Bureau, Telephone: 2596 1740.

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