sentences:  The stamps depicted various monuments, churches and historic sites in Malta such as the Great Siege Monument, Auberge de Castille, "Les Gavroches" and various monuments in Saint John's Co-Cathedral, along with scrolls presented to Malta by George VI and President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II.In 1963 and 1964, the 1d and 2d denominations of this issue were released with a different watermark.Malta participated in all Crown Agents omnibus issues prior to independence, issuing stamps with common designs that were used in many colonies of the British Empire.