https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79881 Wed, 06 May 2026 10:29:21 GMT 2026-05-06T10:29:21Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79951 Title: The PSM magazine : no. 17(2) : August 1988 Editors: Bonnici, Alfred Abstract: Table of contents: 1/ KAYFETZ, P., & KAYFETZ, B. - Finding a treasure trove of information : part 3 -- 2/ FARRUGIA, J. - Malta : a diary : January - April, 1988 -- 3/ FARRUGIA, J. - Detailed information about : religious commemorations issue. Mon, 01 Aug 1988 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79951 1988-08-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79950 Title: Detailed information about : religious commemorations issue Abstract: This set was printed in multicolours using the same four different colours for each value. 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. The colours from top to bottom correspond to the colours used for Pane Numbers from left to right on all Panes, of all values. Cumulative totals of progressive columns of stamps are seen in top and bottom margins, in all Panes, of all values, printed in black. [excerpt] Mon, 01 Aug 1988 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79950 1988-08-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79915 Title: Malta : a diary : January - April, 1988 Abstract: The official diary of The PSM Magazine covering the period of January - April, 1988. 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. Mon, 01 Aug 1988 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79915 1988-08-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79912 Title: Finding a treasure trove of information : part 3 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. Mon, 01 Aug 1988 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79912 1988-08-01T00:00:00Z