Stamps showing ancient maps
Worldwide Stamps blog created by Charles Hughes highlights items of interest to stamp collectors. Entries include alerts of new issues, articles about stamp collecting and interesting stamp sites. In this post Charles comments on the latest Maltapost stamps that show ancient maps of Malta:
A set of four stamps was issued by Malta today showing ancient maps of Malta.
The 1¢ stamp shows the oldest printed map known. The map on the 12¢ stamps is
more detailed and accurate. The 37¢ stamp's map is from a fresco painted in the
16th century, and the Lm 1.02 value shows a pen drawing with the southwest of
the island at the top. Much more detail and a better photo of the stamps can be
found on this page on Malta Post's website.







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