OAR@UM Community:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/546892026-07-19T09:51:39Z2026-07-19T09:51:39ZMaltese stamps of 1926-1930 used on coverhttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1479922026-07-10T10:56:06Z2026-08-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Maltese stamps of 1926-1930 used on cover
Abstract: It is debatable whether the three Maltese definitive issues from 1926 to 1930
are the most beautiful stamps ever issued in Maltese philately.
These issues consist of three separate sets:
• 1926-1927 inscribed "POSTAGE" set - 17 stamps
• 1928 overprinted "POSTAGE AND REVENUE" set - 19 stamps
• 1930 inscribed "POSTAGE & REVENUE" set - 17 stamps
Each of these definitive series represents an important transitional period in
Malta's postal history and remains highly sought after, particularly when found
genuinely used on cover.2026-08-01T00:00:00ZPostal diary : 1st January - 6th February 2026https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1479902026-07-10T10:41:08Z2026-08-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Postal diary : 1st January - 6th February 2026
Abstract: The official diary of the Journal of the Malta Philatelic Society covering the period between 1st January - 6th February 2026. This section contains chronological facts related to the postal services in Malta including the opening and closing of sub-post offices, commemorative handstamps and cancellations issued for special occasions, issues of new stamps, MaltaPost press releases and other philatelic miscellanea.2026-08-01T00:00:00ZJournal of the Malta Philatelic Society : no. 55(1) : April 2026https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1458192026-04-22T11:50:52Z2026-04-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Journal of the Malta Philatelic Society : no. 55(1) : April 2026
Abstract: Table of contents:; 1/ Daniel Saliba and Paul C. Saliba - ENTIRE LETTER DATED 27TH FEBRUARY 1800 TO JONATHAN MICHIE ESQ. FROM JOHN KERR ON BOARD HMS BONNE CITOYENNE OFF MALTA TO HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE DURING THE FRENCH BLOCKADE; 2/ Vladimir Kachan - VARIOUS PERFORATIONS, PUNCTURES AND PERFINS ON POSTAGE STAMPS DEPICTING BUTTERFLIES AS DIVERSE ELEMENTS OF A THEMATIC COLLECTION; 3/ Vincent Gauci - EARLY PHILATELIC COVERS - ALSO APPEARED IN U.K. M.S.C. VIRTUAL DISPLAY NO #152; 4/ John V. De Battista - POSTAL DIARY: 28th May- 31st December 20252026-04-01T00:00:00ZEntire letter dated 27th February 1800 to Jonathan Michie Esq. from John Kerr on board HMS Bonne Citoyenne off Malta to Hatfield, Hertfordshire during the French Blockadehttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1458052026-04-22T05:50:21Z2026-04-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Entire letter dated 27th February 1800 to Jonathan Michie Esq. from John Kerr on board HMS Bonne Citoyenne off Malta to Hatfield, Hertfordshire during the French Blockade
Abstract: Le Genereux was a famous French 74-gun ship of the line. On 6th February 1800,
under Captain Cyprien Renaudin, she departed from Toulon leading a squadron
comprising the frigate Badine, the corvettes Sans Pareille and Fauvette, and the
store ship Ville de Marseille, under Counter-Admiral Jean-Baptiste Perree. On
the morning of 18th February 1800, a British fleet under Admiral Horatio Nelson
made up of HMS Bonne Citoyenne (originally a 20 gun corvette of the French
Navy captured by the Royal Navy in 1796), HMS Foudroyant (Nelson's Flagship),
HMS Nothumberland and HMS Alexander started chasing the French squadron off
Lampedusa. In the ensuing Battle of the Malta Convoy, Counter-Admiral JeanBaptiste Perree was killed andLe Genereux covered the squadron, allowingBadine,
Sans Pareille and Fauvette to escape, before striking her colours which became a
significant war trophy, now preserved at the National Museum in Greenwich. Le
Genereux, after capture, completed her career as part of the Royal navy as HMS
Genereux.2026-04-01T00:00:00Z