The Postal Union for the Mediterranean (PUMed) is a regional postal community, consisting of 20 member countries, intended to promote the collective interests of its national postal operators within the Euro-Mediterranean region.
MaltaPost has again joined members of the Euromed Postal Joint Stamp Project in the issue of a new set of stamps bearing a common theme - "Resources of the Mediterranean". In this regard, MaltaPost will issue a set of two stamps related to the main natural resource of the Maltese Islands, Globigerina Limestone. The stone's relatively soft texture makes it easy to carve, rendering it an essential material for both structural and decorative purposes.
The €0.45 stamp shows a skilled stonemason, carving a low-relief design out of a large stone structure. The second stamp, bearing a denomination of €1.50, shows a striking example of a magnificent baroque building, the Banca Giuratale in Gozo, built in 1733 from locally quarried globigerina limestone. Both stamp visuals are the work of local artist Mariah Grech.
The set will be issued in a sheet of 10 stamps, with each stamp measuring 44 mm x 31 mm, with a comb perforation of 14.1 x 14.2 and bearing the Maltese Cross watermark. The sheets measure 115 mm x 182 mm and were produced in the offset process by Printex Limited. The issue consists of 100,000 stamps of the €0.45 denomination and 50,000 stamps of the €1.50 denomination.
The stamps will be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo from Wednesday 9 July 2025. Orders may be placed online at www.maltaphilately.com; or by mail from the Philatelic Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c., 305 Qormi Road, Marsa MTP 1001; by telephone 2596 1740 or via e-mail info@maltaphilately.com
Ħarġa Filatelika - EUROMED 2025 - Riżorsi tal-Mediterran, il-"Globiġerina Limestone"
L-Unjoni Postali għall-Mediterran (PUMed) hija komunità postali reġjonali, li tikkonsisti minn 20 pajjiż membru, maħsuba biex tippromwovi l-interessi kollettivi tal-operaturi postali nazzjonali tagħha fir-reġjun Ewro-Mediterranju.
Din is-sena, MaltaPost reġgħet ingħaqdet mal-membri tal-Euromed Postal Joint Stamp Project fil-ħruġ ta' sett ġdid ta' bolli b'tema komuni - "ir-Riżorsi tal-Mediterran". F'dan ir-rigward, MaltaPost se toħroġ sett ta' żewġ bolli relatati mar-riżorsa naturali ewlenija tal-Gżejjer Maltin, il-"Globiġerina Limestone". In-nisġa relativvament ratba tal-ġebla tagħmilha faċli biex tinqatà, u b'hekk issir materjal essenzjali kemm għal skopijiet strutturali kif ukoll dekorattivi.
Il-bolla ta' €0.45 turi bennej tas-sengħa, inaqqax disinn minn struttura kbira tal-ġebel. It-tieni bolla, b'denominazzjoni ta' €1.50, turi eżempju impressjonanti ta' bini barokk meraviljuż, il-Banca Giuratale f'Għawdex, mibnija fl-1733 minn ġebla tal-"globiġerina limestone" imħaffer lokalment. Iż-żewġ bolli huma xogħol l-artista Maltija Mariah Grech.
Dan is-sett se jinħareġ f'folja ta' 10 bolli, b'kull bolla ta' daqs 44 mm x 31 mm, b'perforazzjoni ta' 14.1 x 14.2 u għandha "watermark" bis-salib ta' Malta. Kull folja hija ta' daqs 115 mm x 182 mm u ġiet stampata minn Printex Limited bil proċess offset. Il-ħarġa tikkonsisti fi 100,000 bolla ta' denominazzjoni ta' €0.45 u 50,000 bolla ta' denominazzjoni ta' €1.50.
Din il-ħarġa filatelika se tkun għall-bejgħ mill-Fergħat Postali f' Malta u Għawdex mill-Erbgħa 9 ta' Lulju 2025. Ordnijiet jistgħu jsiru onlajn fuq https://www.maltaphilately.com/ jew bil-posta mill-Philatelic Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c. 305, Triq Ħal Qormi, Marsa, MTP 1001 - telefon 2596 1740 - email info@maltaphilately.com
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