https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79840 2026-04-14T14:21:54Z 2026-04-14T14:21:54Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79911 2021-08-17T07:58:27Z 1988-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The PSM magazine : no. 17(1) : April 1988 Editors: Bonnici, Alfred Abstract: Table of contents: 1/ BONNICI, A. - Disinfection : diary of the plague epidemic of 1813 : part 13 -- 2/ KAYFETZ, P., & KAYFETZ, B. - Finding a treasure trove of information : part 2 -- 3/ FARRUGIA, J. - Malta : a diary : July - December, 1987 -- 4/ FARRUGIA, J. - Detailed information about : Christmas 1987 and other issues.

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Title: Detailed information about : Christmas 1987 and other issues Abstract: Issues X, Y and Z were printed in multicolours, Colour checks in the form of coloured discs 3mm in diameter are seen in the right hand margin, next to the last stamp of the bottom row, in each Pane, of each value, in issues X, Y arid Z. Colour checks from top to bottom, correspond to the colours used for Pane numbers fr.om left to right, on all Panes, of all values, of issues X. Y and Z. Cumulative totals of progressive columns of stamps are seen in top and bottom margins, printed in black, on all Panes, of all values, of issues X, Y and Z. It is of interest to mention here, that in Pane B only, of the 4c value, of issue Z, under the last stamp of the bottom row, the value Lm2.00 of the whole Pane is missing. [excerpt]

1988-04-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79893 2021-08-17T07:36:16Z 1988-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Malta : a diary : July - December, 1987 Abstract: The official diary of The PSM Magazine covering the period of July - December, 1987. 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.

1988-04-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79882 2021-08-17T06:14:14Z 1988-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Finding a treasure trove of information : part 2 Abstract: Many philatelists, the authors included, spend countless hours indirectly piecing together bits of information about the printing plates and processes which were used for various stamp issues. The process is painstaking and slow. It involves the assembly of stamps into larger units which, along with marginal bits, allow inferences to be drawn about the plates. Sometimes preparatory items, such as essays, die proofs, colour trials, plate proofs, or printer's record items provide additional clues. Those of us who savour digging into dusty archives find correspondence and invoices which provide additional data. The results of this indirect research, when compiled in one work, can be impressive. The Malta Study Circle Handbook is an example. It is considered a model of philatelic writing regarding a single country. The authors, luckily, have been afforded the chance-of-a-lifetime opportunity to explore an original resource. This was a storage attic containing most of the printing plates, artists' original engraved dies, and transfer rollers for the Malta stamps printed between 1899 and 1937.

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