To commemorate the 20th anniversary since the initiation of the Express Mail Service (EMS), MaltaPost, together with other EMS members will be issuing a stamp.

MaltaPost explained that this joint stamp issue bears a common theme including each country’s flag and currency.

EMS is a global courier service designed to meet customers’ requirements at a competitive price and available at virtually every post office around the world.

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

The sheets measure 185mm x 115mm and were produced by Printex Ltd in the offset process. The issue consists of 25,000 stamps and each stamp bears a face value of €2.00. The design was set by the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

This philatelic issue will be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo as from tomorrow, Tuesday, the 10th of September.

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; Telephone: 2596 1740, e-mail: info@maltaphilately.com

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