Times of Israel 03/02/2014: Israel and Malta have issued a joint postage
stamp to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties between the countries and
recall the shared history of the Order of the Knights Hospitallers that
began in Jerusalem in the Middle Ages.
The stamp, valued at NIS 3.90 ($1.10) and
designed by Ronen Goldberg, features a view of the Hospitallers’
refectory in the Israeli port city of Acre alongside a similar depiction
of a hall in the Hospitallers Hospital in Valletta, Malta, as well as
the flags of both countries.
First-day covers of the stamp, which were
issued in January, also include images of the sea wall from Acre and the
fortifications of Valletta’s port...read on.
