MT-SG-U1838 - Revision history

PhantomSteve at 09:40, 22 September 2026

2026-09-22T09:40:29Z

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	\|face-value=€0.26		\|face-value=€0.26
	\|subject=Cruise ship ''Riviera'' in Grand Harbour, with the Malta Siege Bell Memorial in the foreground		\|subject=Cruise ship ''[[wikipedia:en:MS Riviera\|Riviera]]'' in [[wikipedia:en:Grand Harbour\|Grand Harbour]], with the Malta Siege Bell Memorial in the foreground
	\|stamp-type=[[wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp\|Commemorative stamp]]		\|stamp-type=[[wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp\|Commemorative stamp]]
	\|stamp-subtype=European Maritime Day; cruise liners; maritime transport		\|stamp-subtype=[[wikipedia:en:European Maritime Day\|European Maritime Day]]; cruise liners; maritime transport
	\|format=Stamp		\|format=Stamp
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	This €0.26 Maltese commemorative stamp depicts the cruise ship ''Riviera'' in Grand Harbour, with the Malta Siege Bell Memorial in the foreground. It was issued as one of three stamps marking European Maritime Day in 2013.<ref name="Colnect-Riviera">{{Cite web		This €0.26 Maltese commemorative stamp depicts the cruise ship ''[[wikipedia:en:MS Riviera\|Riviera]]'' in [[wikipedia:en:Grand Harbour\|Grand Harbour]], with the Malta Siege Bell Memorial in the foreground. It was issued as one of three stamps marking [[wikipedia:en:European Maritime Day\|European Maritime Day]] in 2013.<ref name="Colnect-Riviera">{{Cite web
	\|url=https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/450756-Riviera-European_Maritime_Day_Cruise_Liners-Malta		\|url=https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/450756-Riviera-European_Maritime_Day_Cruise_Liners-Malta
	\|title=Riviera — European Maritime Day — Cruise Liners		\|title=Riviera — European Maritime Day — Cruise Liners
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	The Malta Siege Bell Memorial was inaugurated on 29 May 1992 overlooking Grand Harbour. It was sculpted by Michael Sandle and commemorates more than 7,000 civilians and service personnel who died during the siege of Malta.<ref name="GCIA">{{Cite web		The Malta Siege Bell Memorial was inaugurated on 29 May 1992 overlooking Grand Harbour. It was sculpted by [[wikipedia:en:Michael Sandle\|Michael Sandle]] and commemorates more than 7,000 civilians and service personnel who died during the [[wikipedia:en:Siege of Malta (World War II)\|siege of Malta]].<ref name="GCIA">{{Cite web
	\|author=George Cross Island Association		\|author=George Cross Island Association
	\|url=https://www.georgecrossisland.org.uk/the-gcia		\|url=https://www.georgecrossisland.org.uk/the-gcia
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	The stamp was later used with the Isle of Man stamp depicting the same memorial on a signed joint commemorative cover marking the 80th anniversary of the award of the George Cross to Malta. MaltaPost issued a special commemorative handstamp for the anniversary on 18 April 2022.<ref name="MaltaPost-GC80">{{Cite web		The stamp was later used with the Isle of Man stamp depicting the same memorial on a signed joint commemorative cover marking the 80th anniversary of the [[wikipedia:en:Award of the George Cross to Malta\|award of the George Cross]] to [[wikipedia:en:Malta\|Malta]]. MaltaPost issued a special commemorative handstamp for the anniversary on 18 April 2022.<ref name="MaltaPost-GC80">{{Cite web
	\|author=MaltaPost		\|author=MaltaPost
	\|url=https://www.maltapost.com/news-details?id=5252		\|url=https://www.maltapost.com/news-details?id=5252

PhantomSteve: Text replacement - "|stamp-type=wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp" to "|stamp-type=Commemorative stamp"

2026-09-21T08:49:14Z

Text replacement - "|stamp-type=wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp" to "|stamp-type=Commemorative stamp"

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	\|subject=Cruise ship ''Riviera'' in Grand Harbour, with the Malta Siege Bell Memorial in the foreground		\|subject=Cruise ship ''Riviera'' in Grand Harbour, with the Malta Siege Bell Memorial in the foreground
	\|stamp-type=[[wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp]]		\|stamp-type=[[wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp\|Commemorative stamp]]
	\|stamp-subtype=European Maritime Day; cruise liners; maritime transport		\|stamp-subtype=European Maritime Day; cruise liners; maritime transport
	\|format=Stamp		\|format=Stamp

PhantomSteve: Text replacement - "|stamp-type=Commemorative" to "|stamp-type=wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp"

2026-09-21T01:30:21Z

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	\|stamp-type=Commemorative		\|stamp-type=[[wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp]]
	\|stamp-subtype=European Maritime Day; cruise liners; maritime transport		\|stamp-subtype=European Maritime Day; cruise liners; maritime transport
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PhantomSteve: Text replacement - "|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons" to "|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons"

2026-09-21T00:35:07Z

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	\|country=Malta		\|country=Malta
	\|country-code=MT		\|country-code=MT
	\|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons		\|catalogue=[[wikipedia:en:Stanley Gibbons catalogue\|Stanley Gibbons]]
	\|catalogue-number=U1838		\|catalogue-number=U1838
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	{{Unverified catalogue number		{{Unverified catalogue number
	\|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons		\|catalogue=[[wikipedia:en:Stanley Gibbons catalogue\|Stanley Gibbons]]
	\|number=1838		\|number=1838
	\|source=[https://www.stanleylisica.com/plist_hr/malt.htm Stanley Lisica Malta price list]		\|source=[https://www.stanleylisica.com/plist_hr/malt.htm Stanley Lisica Malta price list]

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2026-09-20T13:57:02Z

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{{Stamp
|image=MT-SG-U1838.jpg
|country=Malta
|country-code=MT
|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons
|catalogue-number=U1838
|variant=
|issue-title=European Maritime Day — Cruise Liners
|issue-date=20 May 2013
|year=2013
|face-value=€0.26
|subject=Cruise ship ''Riviera'' in Grand Harbour, with the Malta Siege Bell Memorial in the foreground
|stamp-type=Commemorative
|stamp-subtype=European Maritime Day; cruise liners; maritime transport
|format=Stamp
|designer=
|printer=
|printing-process=
|colour=Multicoloured
|dimensions=
|perforation=
|watermark=
|paper-gum=
|other-catalogues=Scott 1488 (unverified); [https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/450756-Riviera-European_Maritime_Day_Cruise_Liners-Malta Colnect 450756]
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man - 80th Anniversary of the Award of the George Cross to Malta - 2022]]
|notes=The Stanley Gibbons number 1838 and Scott number 1488 are reported by secondary sources but have not yet been checked directly against the respective catalogues. The <code>U</code> prefix in the PhantomWiki identifier denotes an unverified catalogue number and does not form part of the reported SG number.
}}

{{Unverified catalogue number
|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons
|number=1838
|source=[https://www.stanleylisica.com/plist_hr/malt.htm Stanley Lisica Malta price list]
|access-date=20 September 2026
}}

This €0.26 Maltese commemorative stamp depicts the cruise ship ''Riviera'' in Grand Harbour, with the Malta Siege Bell Memorial in the foreground. It was issued as one of three stamps marking European Maritime Day in 2013.<ref name="Colnect-Riviera">{{Cite web
|url=https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/450756-Riviera-European_Maritime_Day_Cruise_Liners-Malta
|title=Riviera — European Maritime Day — Cruise Liners
|website=Colnect
|access-date=20 September 2026
}}</ref><ref name="SEPAC-Riviera">{{Cite web
|url=https://www.sepacstamps.eu/en/stamps/product/&pid=8261
|title=Riviera — European Maritime Day
|website=SEPAC Stamps
|access-date=20 September 2026
}}</ref>

The Malta Siege Bell Memorial was inaugurated on 29 May 1992 overlooking Grand Harbour. It was sculpted by Michael Sandle and commemorates more than 7,000 civilians and service personnel who died during the siege of Malta.<ref name="GCIA">{{Cite web
|author=George Cross Island Association
|url=https://www.georgecrossisland.org.uk/the-gcia
|title=Why the George Cross Island Association was formed
|website=George Cross Island Association
|access-date=20 September 2026
}}</ref>

The stamp was later used with the Isle of Man stamp depicting the same memorial on a signed joint commemorative cover marking the 80th anniversary of the award of the George Cross to Malta. MaltaPost issued a special commemorative handstamp for the anniversary on 18 April 2022.<ref name="MaltaPost-GC80">{{Cite web
|author=MaltaPost
|url=https://www.maltapost.com/news-details?id=5252
|title=Special Handstamp — 80th Anniversary of the Award of the George Cross to Malta
|website=MaltaPost
|publisher=MaltaPost p.l.c.
|date=18 April 2022
|access-date=20 September 2026
}}</ref>

The identification as Stanley Gibbons 1838 and Scott 1488 is presently based on secondary listings. The Stanley Lisica price list states that its SG numbers were taken from the ''Commonwealth Stamp Catalogue'', with updates from ''Gibbons Stamp Monthly'', while its Scott numbers were taken from the 2017 ''Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue'' with subsequent new-issue updates.<ref name="Lisica-Malta">{{Cite web
|url=https://www.stanleylisica.com/plist_hr/malt.htm
|title=Malta Postage Stamps: 1946–2016
|website=Stanley Lisica
|access-date=20 September 2026
}}</ref> The catalogue numbers should remain marked as unverified until checked directly against the relevant catalogues.

== References ==

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