A special hand postmark was issued yesterday by Maltapost to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the St Publius statue. The postmark, ‘Il-200 sena (1811-2011) tal-istatwa San Publju maħduma minn Vincenzo Dimech (1768–1831)’ was issued at the Maltapost Valletta Castille Square branch.
It can be ordered by mail from the Philatelic Bureau, Maltapost plc. 305, Qormi Road, Marsa, MTP 1001, by calling 2596 1740, or by e-mail at philately@maltapost.com.