Surcharge on Christmas Stamps

Surcharge on Christmas Stamps

Three of the four stamps in this year’s Christmas Stamp set issued on Thursday 19th November, include a small surcharge. This has been the practice since 1969, with proceeds from this surcharge being distributed annually to charitable institutions in Malta and Gozo.

In recent years the beneficiaries have been institutions and philanthropic organisations whose principal aim is child welfare.

This year’s Christmas stamps commemorate Italian painter Mattia Preti, and feature four of his Madonna and Child paintings. The surcharge is 2c on one of the 6c stamps, and 3c each on the 16c and 26c values.

Close to Lm4,000 were distributed to 25 organisations last year. It is hoped that this figure will be exceeded with the present issue, as a result of public generosity.

20.11.98