Stamp catalog : Stamp › War Memorial, Floriana

Country:: Malta
Series:: Definitives 1956-1964: Queen Elizabeth II
Catalog codes:: ColnectIsBest
Themes:: Crowns and Coronets | Famous People | Heads of State | Monuments | Queens | Royalty | Second World War | Women
Issued on:: 1956-02-09
Expiry date:: 1976-10-19
Size:: 29.4 x 33.5 mm
Colors:: Bluish green
Watermark:: Crown over Script CA Multiple [Up]
Designers:: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd.
Printers:: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd
Format:: Stamp
Emission:: Definitive
Perforation:: comb 11¾ x 11½
Printing:: Recess
Face value:: 1½ d - Maltese penny
Print run:: 12,539,790
Score:: 7% Accuracy: Very High
Description:: The War Memorial in Floriana, designed by Maltese sculptor Louis Naudi, was dedicated on November 11, 1938 to commemorate the 592 Maltese heroes who lost their lives during the Great War, 1914-1918. The square-faced obelisk, which is 15.25 metres high, was constructed entirely of Maltese limestone flairs
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