https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80963 2026-04-04T05:07:38Z 2026-04-04T05:07:38Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/81200 2021-09-16T08:13:11Z 1985-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Malta : a diary : May - December, 1984 Abstract: The official diary of The PSM Magazine covering the period of May - December, 1984. 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.

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Title: The PSM magazine : no. 14(1) : April 1985 Editors: Bonnici, Alfred Abstract: Table of contents: 1/ BONELLO, G. - The 7d. postage due handstamp -- 2/ BONNICI, A. - Editorial -- 3/ FENECH, A. - Annual general meeting : president's address -- 4/ MERCIECA, J. H. - IX international vote a stamp competition -- 5/ BONELLO, G. - An unrecorded postage paid handstamp? -- 6/ BONNICI, A. - Disinfection : part 6 -- 7/ FENECH, A. - Great Britain stamps used in Malta : part 5 -- 8/ BONNICI, A. - Echoes from 1976 : notes on the 1/2d green table -- 9/ BONNICI, A. - Napoleonic period : June 1798 - September 1800 -- 10/ FARRUGIA, J. - Malta : a diary : May - December, 1984 -- 11/ FARRUGIA, J. - Detailed information about : Europa 1984 issue -- 12/ FARRUGIA, J. - 170th anniversary of the Malta police force issue and other issues -- 13/ BONNICI, A. - Queen Victoria 1d bisect -- 14/ BONNICI, A. - Queen Victoria revenue stamps.

1985-04-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/81179 2021-09-16T06:25:36Z 1985-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Queen Victoria revenue stamps Abstract: The first Malta stamps to have the word Revenue printed on them were the Queen Victoria definitive issue of 1885. In Malta, Revenue and Fiscally cancelled stamps were always discarded and destroyed by Maltese Philatelists. They were looked down upon, not to be collected, and destroyed; A fiscally used stamp in a collection made ones eyebrow turn up. This outlook still by and large exists. [excerpt]

1985-04-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/81115 2021-09-15T07:19:45Z 1985-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Queen Victoria 1d bisect Abstract: The Malta Study Hand Book (page 105) says: 'It would appear that copies of this stamp were bisected and used as 1/2d ones by favour and were cancelled at the Mellieha Branch Office. On the covers, there are no date stamps other than the Mellieha circular date stamp of 24 May 02.' [excerpt]

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