https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63645 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:17:43 GMT 2026-04-20T10:17:43Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63707 Title: Journal of the Malta Philatelic Society : no. 45(2) : August 2016 Editors: Bonnici, Alfred Abstract: Table of contents: 1/ BONNICI, A. - The Melita adhesives 1922-1926 -- 2/ VAN HAEFTEN, J. - The Melita adhesives. Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63707 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63706 Title: The Melita adhesives Abstract: On 17th June 1921, a competition was announced in Malta for designs for a definitive set of postage stamps to commemorate the granting of Self Government. The Crown Agents wrote to De La Rue on 16th September to request that: You will have suitable drawings made. They asked for advice on size and printing process. The bromide essay below was sent on 5th October: 'for printing by the Surface Process' in this size. [excerpt] Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63706 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63701 Title: The Melita adhesives 1922-1926 Abstract: In the aftermath of World War I, the cost of living increased dramatically. There was a widespread belief amongst the populace that grain importers and flour millers were making excessive profits over the price of bread. The first meeting of the National Assembly, held on February 25, 1919, approved a resolution which reserved for Malta all the rights given to other nations by the Versailles peace conference; this would have meant independence from the British Empire. [excerpt] Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63701 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z