A three-stamp set to mark the Beijing Olympics is being issued by the Philatelic Bureau of MaltaPost p.l.c. tomorrow. The stamps, which have been designed by Darren Duncan, have face values respectively of €0.05 / Lm0.02c, €0.12 / Lm0.05c and €1.57 / Lm0.67c.

The stamps are 44.0mm x 31.0mm in size, with a perforation of 13.9 x 14.0 (comb). The stamps have been offset printed by Messrs Printex Limited on Maltese Crosses watermarked paper, and will be available in sheets of ten stamps.

This Olympics set will be available in First Day Cover format, mint or cancelled, and as a souvenir folder and presentation pack. The stamps are obtainable from all MaltaPost branches in Malta and Gozo, from the MaltaPost Mobile Unit, and from the Philatelic Bureau at 305 Triq Hal Qormi, Marsa. Additional information on this and past and forthcoming issues is available on the MaltaPost website, www.maltapost.com.

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