MALTA 1922 'SELF-GOVERNMENT' 2s purple and blue/blue, SG111 Fiji stamps A spectacular quality example with

A spectacular quality example with interpane margin at left

with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' overprint (type WS 1) and small punched security hole

Colour is wonderfully fresh and far above average for this stamp issue

watermark w11 (sideways to right from back)

By 1918 he was a household name

MALTA 1922 'SELF-GOVERNMENT' 2s purple and blue/blue, SG111 Fiji stamps A spectacular quality example withMalta 1922 'SELF GOVERNMENT' 2s purple and blue blue, watermark MCA, upper marginal block of 4 with part centre guide from R1 2 5 6, SG111. A fine and fresh mint positional block large part original gum. An extremely scarce positional multiple, with only 54 sheets printed. In 1922, stamps from Malta experienced an evolution , due to the new self governing status of the crown colony. During 1921, Malta was granted a new constitution and self government