MALTA 1948-53 'SELF-GOVERNMENT' 5s black and green, SG247 Ionian Islands stamps imperforate proof in black and

imperforate proof in black and rose-carmine on vertically LAID paper

"We have received with delay the new copy of the letter of Jeanne Molinier concerning the documents and things left by Leon

the Nobel Prize for Literature and a KBE for his services to literature

Great Britain 1875 3d Rose plate 17

MALTA 1948-53 'SELF-GOVERNMENT' 5s black and green, SG247 Ionian Islands stamps imperforate proof in black andMalta 1948 53 'SELF GOVERNMENT' 5s black and green, SG247. A stunning unmounted mint, with full original gum, block of four with imprint. A highly attractive positional multiple of this King George VI issue. Between 1933 and 1946, the constitution of Malta was suspended returning to British rule as a crown colony. This was because of the important of Malta to the Allied nations during World War II. The British Mediterranean Fleet was headquartered