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Postage stamps and postal history of Malta surveys postal history of Malta and the postage stamps issued by the country from 1860 to the present day. Currently postage stamps are issued by the postal operator, MaltaPost. ==Early history (prior to 1857)== Little is known about the origins of mail in Malta, but when the island was part of the Kingdom of Sicily mail was carried privately on ships such as speronaras between Malta and Sicily. From 1530 onwards, the Maltese islands (along with Tripoli) were administered by the Order of Saint John. The earliest known letter is dated 14 June 1532, and it was sent from Grandmaster l'Isle Adam to the Bishop of Auxerre in France. The first proper postal service was set up by the Order in 1708, and the service was carried out at La Casa del Comun Tesoro (now the Casino Maltese) in Valletta. The first postal markings on Maltese mail appeared later on in the 18th century, sometime between 1755 and 1791.〔 On 18 June 1798, during the French occupation of Malta, the postal service was reorganized and an ink stamp marked "Malte" was introduced. About a year later, on 7 October 1799, the British Civil Commissioner Alexander Ball set up Malta's first regular mail delivery service and a few rooms in San Anton Palace began to be used as a post office. A Packet service was established in July 1806 and was operational by 20 August of that year, and from February 1807 onwards, hand stamps were introduced by the British Packet Agent in Malta.〔 Postage due markings were introduced in 1819, and they were denominated in the Maltese scudo. From 1825 onwards they were denominated in pence and shillings.〔 In the 1840s, the Packet Office and Island Post Office were moved from La Casa del Comun Tesoro to the Banca Giuratale. An experimental free daily postal service was introduced on 10 June 1853, but this was restricted to Valletta, the Three Cities, Gozo and some of the larger towns.〔 In 1855, a wavy lines grid cancellation was sent to Malta to cancel stamps on mail coming from soldiers in the Crimean War or from seamen serving on British ships in Malta.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Postage stamps and postal history of Malta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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