https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80766 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:18:04 GMT 2026-06-11T14:18:04Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80929 Title: The PSM magazine : no. 15(2) : August 1986 Editors: Bonnici, Alfred Abstract: Table of contents: 1/ BONNICI, A. - Editorial : we shall keep marching on -- 2/ MERCIECA, J. H. - Dinner speech on the 24th May 1986 -- 3/ BONNICI, A. - Disinfection : part 9 : letters and other documents written on wood during the plague epidemic of Malta in 1813 -- 4/ DIAMANTINO, C. - Malta maritime mail -- 5/ SAID, G. - Swedish letter rates to foreign destinations -- 6/ FARRUGIA, J. - Malta : a diary : January - April, 1986 -- 7/ FARRUGIA, J. - Detailed information about : Maltese ships (third issue) and international year of piece issue -- 8/ FARRUGIA, J. - Europa 1986 issue. Fri, 01 Aug 1986 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80929 1986-08-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80927 Title: Europa 1986 issue Abstract: The theme chosen by CEPT for this year's Europa stamps is ''Protection of Nature and the Environment". This sixteenth set of the Europa series, is being issued in the usual form of small Panes of ten stamps. The Se stamps features three of the most common butterflies which breed in the Maltese islands - Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady), Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral) and Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue). [excerpt] Fri, 01 Aug 1986 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80927 1986-08-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80926 Title: Detailed information about : Maltese ships (third issue) and international year of piece issue Abstract: Issues X and Y were produced using multicolours. Colour checks in form of coloured discs 3mm in diameter are seen in the right hand margin, next to the last stamps of the two bottom rows, in each Pane, of each value, of issue X, but next to the last stamp of the bottom row, in issue Y. As for the colour checks of Pane B, of the 11c value of issue Y, nothing can be said for reasons to be stated later on. The colour checks from top to bottom correspond to the colours used for Pane numbers from right to left on ' all Panes of all values, in issues X and Y. Reference Pane numbers, a very interesting point may be mentioned here, about the 27 c value of issue Y. In both Panes A and B of this value, the number of colour checks is four, but the number of Pane numbers is three, i.e. the 1A in Pane A and 1B in Pane B, in the top colour of the colour checks is missing. As far as I know, this is the first time that the number of Pane numbers does not correspond to the number of colour checks. [excerpt] Fri, 01 Aug 1986 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80926 1986-08-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80869 Title: Malta : a diary : January - April, 1986 Abstract: The official diary of The PSM Magazine covering the period of January - April, 1986. 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. Fri, 01 Aug 1986 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80869 1986-08-01T00:00:00Z