sentences:  The Packet Agent in Malta introduced its own handstamps on mail (reading "Malta") in early 1807.The Falmouth–Gibraltar–Malta packet boat service was extended to Corfu in 1819, and further packet boat links were introduced to Messina in 1824 and Genoa in 1826.In the early 19th century, mail to destinations such as Sicily or Mahón could also be sent via merchant or naval ships.