sentences:  During the centuries of Hospitaller rule, correspondence between Malta and the Italian states or France was relatively common, while less frequent destinations included Spain and Greece.On 18 June 1798, shortly after the successful French invasion of Malta, Napoleon issued an article which was meant to reorganise Malta's postal system such that postal charges were meant to cover the expenses of running the postal service.At this point, a handstamp reading "Malte" was introduced.