A second set of stamps featuring dog breeds is being issued by MaltaPost on Thursday, and will include 16 stamps, reproduced from paintings by the Maltese artist Andrew Micallef.
Dogs are considered to be the first species of animal to be domesticated. The dog has been selectively bred over millennia and its long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behaviour.
MaltaPost said that each stamp carries a face value of 51c and the set will be issued in a sheet of 16 stamps, with each stamp measuring 35mm x 35mm, a comb perforation of 13.75 x 13.75 and bearing the Maltese Cross watermark.
The sheets measure 169mm x 169mm and were produced by Printex Ltd in the offset process. The issue consists of 16,000 sheets.
This philatelic issue will be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo as from Thursday, the 24th 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; Telephone: 2596 1740, e-mail: info@maltaphilately.com [2]