On 10 Aug 2012 Malta issued a series of 88 stamps to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Operation Pedestal in 1942. Operation Pedestal was a British campaign to supply the island nation of Malta during World War II and consisted of a convoy of 14 merchant ships. Only 5 of those ships made it through to the Grand Harbor of Valetta. 7 of the stamps show lighthouses in and around Grand Harbor.
