Philatelic Literature Specialists

Proud, Edward B.

The Postal History of Malta

Publisher: Proud-Bailey Co., 1999

Hardback, dustwrapper, 320 pages, illustrated, slight spine-lean, a couple of tiny marks to the page-edges, internally fine, in Good condition.

One of the scarcer volumes in the series of Proud British Empire postal history handbooks. This volume covers the postal history of Malta from 1800 until Independence in 1964. With the publisher’s usual combination of fascinating background information, reprinting of postal documents showing postal rates, and thorough priced listing and illustrating of the postal markings. Very well illustrated with postmark illustrations, engravings, and b/w photographs of Post Offices.

£32.00