MaltaPost will be joining other European postal administrations on the 12th of May by releasing a philatelic stamp set bearing the theme – Endangered National Wildlife of Malta. The issue consists of two stamps.

EUROPA stamps highlight the cooperation between European postal administrations and seek to promote philately while building awareness of the common goals, roots, culture and history of Europe.

One of the stamps features a photo of the ‘Mediterranean Chameleon,’ in Maltese known as “Kamaleonte,” while the other is a photo of the ‘Painted Frog,’ in Maltese knows as “iz-Zring.” The design was set by MaltaPost from photography by Sean Dingli.

The €0.59 stamp will be Malta’s entry for the ‘2021 EUROPA Online Stamp Contest,’ an annual online event where stamp designs from across Europe compete for the best entry.

The stamps will be issued in a sheet of 11 stamps, each measuring 44mm x 31mm, with a comb perforation 14.0 x 13.9 and bearing the Maltese Cross watermark. The sheets measure 118mm x 185mm and were produced by Printex Ltd in the offset process.

The issue consists of 44,000 of the €0.59 stamp and 46,200 of the €2.00 stamp.

The public is invited to view the entries and vote by clicking here.

This philatelic issue will be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo as from Wednesday, the 12th of May.

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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