First postage stamp issued by the Crown Colony of Malta
Halfpenny Yellow
Type
Definitive local postage stamp
Country of issue
Malta
Date of issue
1 December 1860 (1860-12-01)– September 1884 (1884-09)
Engraver
Jean Ferdinand Joubert de la Ferté
Printer
De La Rue, London, UK
Perforation
14, 12½ or 14 x 12½
Depicts
Queen Victoria
Notability
First Maltese stamp
Nature of rarity
Classic stamp
No. printed
1,223,760
Face value
½ penny
Estimated value
£20–£1400
The Halfpenny Yellow is the first postage stamp issued by the Crown Colony of Malta. Depicting Queen Victoria, it was only valid for local postage and it was originally issued on 1 December 1860. It was the only stamp issued by Malta for two and a half decades, and during this period various reprints were made with differences in colour shade, perforation and watermark. When control of Malta's postal service was transferred to the island's colonial government on 1 January 1885, the stamp was withdrawn and it was replaced by a set of definitive stamps.
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