Chronology of Maltese Stamps
- 1860: First stamp - halfpenny yellow (SG 1)
- 1885: First definitive set (SG 20-28)
- 1902: First surcharged stamp (SG 36-37)
- 1903: First two colour stamp (SG 40)
- 1917: First overprinted (not surcharged) stamp (SG 92)
- 1922: First commemorative set - Self-Government (SG 105-121)
- 1922: First stamps designed locally (SG 123-140)
- 1925: First postage due stamps, first stamps printed locally (SG D1-D10)
- 1928: First airmail stamp (SG 173)
- 1935: First omnibus issue (SG 210-213)
- 1953: Last overprinted (not surcharged) stamp (SG 236a-241a)
- 1964: First Christmas stamps (SG 327-329)
- 1971: First miniature sheet (SG MS463)
- 1977: Last surcharged stamp (SG 575)
- 1993: Last postage due stamps (SG D50-D53)
- 2004: Last stamps printed abroad (SG 1380-1383)
- 2005: First joint issue (SG 1407-1410)
- 2012: Largest set ever issued
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