Great Britain Malta 1865 A Malta A25 P.D. SG 79 4d Postage Due POSS.ANGL. British Colony AMB.MARSEILLE (Ambulant)

The British set up an overseas post office in Malta in the mid-nineteenth century. British stamps were made available in Malta in August 1857, and prepayment of postage became compulsory on 1 February 1858. These British stamps were cancelled with "M" or later "A25" postmarks. The "A25" postmark was also used to cancel other countries' stamps on maritime mail, and it is known on French, Tunisian, Italian, Egyptian and Indian stamps.