| 10/- St Paul's Shipwreck | |
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| Type | Definitive postage and revenue stamp |
| Country of issue | Malta |
| Date of production | October 1913 |
| Date of issue | 6 March 1919 |
| Printer | De La Rue, London, UK |
| Perforation | 13.75 |
| Depicts | St Paul's Shipwreck |
| Nature of rarity | Few printed |
| No. printed | 1530 |
| Face value | 10 shillings |
| Estimated value | £3250–£4500 |
The St Paul's Shipwreck 10/- black is a postage and revenue stamp issued by the Crown Colony of Malta on 6 March 1919, and it is generally considered to be the country's rarest and most expensive stamp. It is rare because a very limited quantity of 1530 stamps was printed and it was inadvertently issued prematurely by the Post Office.
The stamp had been printed by De La Rue in 1913, and its design was based on an 1899 postage stamp which depicted the same scene but had different inscriptions around the frame. A reprint of the 1919 design was issued in 1922 with a different watermark, and this was more numerous resulting in the stamp not being as rare as the previous issue.