Published By: Midsea Books Ltd.

Format: Hardback, Full colour, slipcase,  Souvenir Sheet containing 17 stamps.

No of pages: 128

To celebrate this new Definitive Set, MaltaPost, in collaboration with Midsea Books Ltd., is publishing a book titled "The Historical Collection - Celebrating Malta's Heritage Through Stamps". The book, being released on 29 December together with the philatelic material, narrates Malta's history through a number of essays by specialist historians, including A Bonanno, M. Buhagiar, R. Cachia Caruana, J.M. Pirotta, C. Dalli, R. Grima and K. Gambin.

A uniquely numbered Souvenir Sheet bearing the 17 stamps will also be included  in the first 2,500 numbered copies of this publication.  Both the Souvenir Sheet as well as the book will bear a matching number.

This book is published in hardback, consisting of 128 pages, in full colour, complete with slipcase, plus a souvenir sheet with a face value of €11.42.  The publication is numbered, and the numbering on the souvenir sheet, matches the number of the publication.  The first issue is limited to 2,500 copies.

This book is published in hardback, consisting of 128 pages, in full colour, complete with slipcase, plus a souvenir sheet with a face value of €11.42.  The publication is numbered, and the numbering on the souvenir sheet, matches the number of the publication.  The first issue is limited to 2,500 copies.

"This remarkable set of stamps offers a philatelic and historical timeline while also confirming that a small postage stamp can succinctly tell a major story" said Joseph Said, Chairman, MaltaPost p.l.c.