On the occasion of the XIII Edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe, on Monday, the 1st of June 2009, the MaltaPost Philatelic Bureau will be issuing a set of five postage stamps.

The stamps have face values of Euro 0.10, Euro 0.19, Euro 0.37, Euro 0.67 and Euro 1.77. The stamps are 44.0 mm x 31.0 mm in size, with a perforation of 13.9 x 14.0 (comb). The stamps are printed on Maltese Crosses watermarked paper by Printex Limited and are available in sheets of ten.

This set is obtainable as a First Day cover, in mint or cancelled format, and as a Souvenir Folder or Presentation Pack, from all MaltaPost retail branches in Malta and Gozo, the MaltaPost mobile Unit and the Philatelic Bureau (tel. 25961747, email philately@maltapost.com, postal address: 305 Triq Hal-Qormi, Marsa, MTP1001).

The set, designed by Daniel Mangani, feature five of the various disciplines in which the Maltese team excels in such Games. These are Sailing (€0.10), Judo (€0.19) Shooting (€0.37) Swimming (€0.67) and Athletics (€1.77). All stamps include a coloured strip which represents the continents colours as represented in the official Olympic logo. The Cyprus 2009 logo is also included in the design.

Additional information regarding this and past issues is also available from the MaltaPost website www.maltapost.com.

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