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MaltaPost Issues A New Collection Of Stamps In Honour Of Prince Philip
Maltapost has issued a new collection of stamps in memory of Prince Philip on what would have been his 100
th birthday. The collection honours the Prince’s links to Malta.
The three designs see the Duke of Edinburgh during different stages of his relationship with Malta. The first two feature the Prince and his wife, the then Princess Elizabeth at Villa Guardamangia, where he lived for two years while serving as a Royal Navy officer from 1949 to 1951.
On the third, he is seen on September 1964 celebrating Independence Day, whereby he handed over the formal independence documents to Malta’s prime minister, George Borg Olivier.
A collection of new stamps in honour of Prince Philip’s links to Malta will be released on what would have been his 100th birthday tomorrow – June 10.
Maltapost’s three designs show Britain’s Duke of Edinburgh, who died two months ago, during different stages of his relationship with the island.
The first two stamps feature the duke and his wife, the then Princess Elizabeth, at Villa Guardamangia, where he lived for two years between 1949 and 1951 while serving as a Royal Navy officer.
On the third, he is depicted at the Independence Day celebrations, where, in September 1964, he handed over the formal independence documents to Malta’s prime minister George Borg Olivier.