Great Britain stamps used in Malta

Abstract

The study of Great Britain Stamps used with Postmarks of Malta has always been fascinating. Interesting articles on the subject have been written by eminent philatelists such as H. L'Estrange Ewen, Bertram McGowan, Major Fred Orme, and Andre Bollen. Some collectors, however, do not try to make a complete collection of Great Britain stamps used in Malta, not because of pecuniary considerations but because they found it preferable to restrict their efforts to obtain two or three examples at most of such postmarks. I am of the opinion that G.B. used in Malta have now become accepted by philatelists forming a Malta Collection, as the evolution of the postmark concerned, make them an integral part of our philatelic history. [excerpt]