As stated by Noel Zammit, Heritage Malta’s CEO, the initiative proved to be very successful in harnessing both the local and foreign public’s unrelenting interest in our islands’ rich history, and making good use of it.
Liam Gauci, the Principle Curator at the Malta Maritime Museum, presented the President of Malta with the proceeds from the sale of the first 40 replicas, as well as some of Heritage Malta’s recent additions to its collection. This included 10 other contemporary letters documenting key exchanges between British fleet Admiral Sir John Orde and the Admiralty, which further consolidate the storyline and enrich the value of the letter in question.