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The year 2014 marks 50 years of diplomatic relations SPECIAL CANCELLATION†Ï·‰†˙ÚÙ‰φÚ¯ȇ†˙Ó˙ÂÁ between Israel and Malta. Israel, which was still a young country when relations were established in 1964, shared the knowledge and experience it accrued during its 16 years of independence with Malta. The relationship between these two peoples is ancient and special: friendly and cooperative relations between the Jewish people and the Phoenicians, the ancient inhabitants of Malta, were mentioned in the Bible – the Book of Books, which is extremely significant to both peoples. There was apparently already a Jewish community in refectory). Its domes and arches intersect in the gothic Malta before the Christian era and during the Middle style that developed in France and Italy in the 12th Ages it is estimated that Jews made up approximately century and also appeared in Acre during that period. one third of the population of Mdina, which was the island's capital at that time. In 1291, Acre was conquered by the Mamluks, led by Kalavun, and completely destroyed. The Hospitallers The heroic efforts by Malta's residents in resisting the resided in Cyprus for some 20 years until they Nazi enemy and their proud stance in face of heavy conquered the island of Rhodes from pirates in 1310, bombings and siege were warmly appreciated by the and there established their center. They fortified the Jewish Yishuv in Eretz Israel, many of whom took part island, defending it against Muslim attacks, and lived in the fight against the Nazis who annihilated one third there for some 200 years until they were forced out of the Jewish people during the Holocaust. by the Turks. The two countries share a commitment to democracy In 1530 the Hospitallers were granted control of the and democratic values, as well as the same island of Malta by Roman Emperor Charles V and parliamentary system and they are also similar founded a sovereign state. The members of the Order, culturally, geographically and linguistically. led by Jean Parisot de Valette, were widely praised when they successfully prevented Malta from being Relations between the two countries and their peoples conquered and withstood the lengthy siege the Turks continue to flourish in the areas of trade, technology, imposed upon the island. science, energy, culture and tourism. After driving out the Turks, the Hospitallers founded The Order of the Knights Hospitallers, also a new city called Valletta, in honor of their leader, known as the Order of the Hospitallers of St. John of where they constructed a series of magnificent Jerusalem, developed in Jerusalem in the early 12th buildings. On the edge of the city, overlooking the century around the church hospital building located Port of Valletta, they built a sophisticated hospital south of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Members where dedicated members of the order treated of the Order swore to dedicate their lives to helping hundreds of wounded and ill. Today the building serves Christian pilgrims who came to Jerusalem during the as the Mediterranean Conference Centre, which can Crusader period, to provide them with medical care accommodate 1400 visitors in modern halls that and to protect them from bandits and attackers along preserve a sense of the past. their route. In 1187, following the Crusader defeat in the Battle of Hattin, the Hospitallers were forced to leave Jerusalem and moved to Acre. Description of the Stamp and the First Day Cover The city of Acre served as the capital of the Crusader The stamp: on the right – the Hospitallers' refectory kingdom from 1191-1291. The city was divided into in Acre (photograph: www.goisrael.com); on the left quarters which were inhabited by the military Orders – one of the halls in the Hospitallers Hospital in Valletta. (the Hospitallers, the Templers and the Teutonics) and The first day cover: on the right – a section of the the Italian commercial communes. Each of these sea wall in Acre (photograph: Shutterstock); on the groups built grand buildings within its own area, left: a section of the port fortifications in Valletta. reflecting Acre's status as one of the most important cities in the world at the time. The Knights' Halls built by the Hospitallers in Acre were unearthed in archeological excavations and have become a popular tourist site. Issue: January†≤∞±¥†¯‡ÂÈ ∫‰˜Ù‰ The most impressive building in the complex is the Order of the Knights Hospitallers' dining room (the Stamp Size (mm): H†≥∞†‚††/††W†¥∞†¯ ∫®Ó¢Ó©†ÌÈÏ·‰†˙„ÈÓ Plate: π≥≥ ∫ÁÂÏ Stamps per Sheet: ±μ ∫ÔÂÈÏÈ‚·†ÌÈÏ· ∞∑∂≠∏∏∑≥π≥≥†∫ψ≠†È‡Ï·‰†˙Â¯È˘‰ μ ∫ÔÂÈÏÈ‚·†ÌÈÏ·˘ ∂±∞∏±∞±†ÂÙÈ≠·È·‡≠Ï˙†¨±≤†ÌÈÏ˘Â¯È†˙¯„˘ Tabs per Sheet: Method of printing: Offset††ËÒÙ‡ ∫‰ÒÙ„‰†˙ËÈ˘ The Israel Philatelic Service - Tel: 972-76-8873933 12 Sderot Yerushalayim, Tel-Aviv-Yafo 6108101 Security mark: Microtext††ËҘ˯˜ÈÓ ∫‰ÁË·‡†ÔÂÓÈÒ ∫ÒÂÙ„ www.israelpost.co.il * e-mail: [email protected] Printer: Cartor Security Printing, France