We also recommend: Gibraltar-Malta Joint Issue Gibraltar-Malta
Joint Issue (view technical specs) A joint issue is the release
of stamps by two or more countries to commemorate the same
topic, event or person of relevance to both countries. Joint
stamp issues are highly regarded and should have the same day of
issue. Their design is often similar or identical, except for
the identification of country and value. Joint Stamp issues are
a great example of cooperation between two countries, this this
case Malta and Gibraltar. The RML 17.72 inch (450 mm) guns
(‘100-ton gun’) were rifled muzzle-loading guns made by Elswick
Ordnance Company in the United Kingdom. They were mounted on two
Regia Marina battleships, and also in fortifications at
Gibraltar and Malta. When Gibraltar commanders heard of these
big guns they asked for some. Two of the four ordered for Malta
were delivered here. The first battery was Napier of Magdala, on
Rosia Bay, Gibraltar, and the second, called Victoria, was
placed one kilometer north.