Israel FDC on "The Halls of the Knights Hospitallers in Acre, Israel and Valletta, Malta - Joint Issue Israel - Malta"

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The Halls of the Knights Hospitallers in Acre, Israel and Valletta, Malta - Joint Issue Israel - Malta

Date of Issue : 28 January 2014

Stamp design : on the right - the Hospitallers' refectory in Acre; on the left - one of the halls in the Hospitallers hospital in Valletta.

FDC : on the right - a section of the sea wall in Acre; on the left - a section of the port fortifications in Valletta.

The year 2014 marks 50 years of diplomatic relations between Israel and Malta.

The Order of the Knights Hospitallers, also known as the Order of the Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, was developed in Jerusalem in the early 12th century around the church hospital building located south of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.