Malta - What Is It?

Hi, I'm having trouble with an id for this stamp. The Scott guide shows it under "Matla" with the letters "GRJ" and a crown in the upper/right corner. Does anyone know where else it might be listed? Thank you.

Try Malta early 1900's

I don't have my book with me right now, but I'm pretty sure I looked at Malta and did not see the version described above...

Hi.

Valletta harbour 1901 or 1904 depending on wm

Scott 19 or 29, Scott seems to have it at 1901 and 1910 according to big blue website

Ok, I must have missed it. I will look again later. Thanks for the help, rooneydog.

The design was used twice - in this form as part of the 1899-1901 set (in brown or red-brown) with wmk Crown CA and the 1904-16 set (in red-brown or deep brown) with wmk Muliple Crown CA. It then reappeared in the 1938-43 set with the addition of the letters GRI in the top right.

GeoffHa,

I am confident you know this given your location but your reply made wonder what the "GRI" inscription stood for. Luckily I found an article in Linns from Janet Klug, in which she noted that the initials stand for "Georgius Rex Imperator" (Latin for "George king emperor"). You will notice that all the other stamps in that series (1938 - 1943) have his photo in them so I guess they wanted to make this one fit the series.

Probably a well known fact to many/most but I learned something and thought I would share in case anyone else had this question. Seems to me I should have known this before now.

Hobsun