Gruppetta standing with another man at the seaside in Sliema.

Gruppetta at the top right with five other young men, all wearing their RMAA uniforms, posing together for a picture at the Upper Barraka Gardens .

A photograph of an etching by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio (1547-1616) depicting the small rescue of the village which took place on the night of the 5th of July during the Siege of 1565. Auxiliary troops on the way to the Borgo in Malta. The etching was created in 1631.

Gruppetta on the seaside in Sliema or St. Julian’s with a view of the Westing Dragonara Casino behind him.

Testimonail written in Japanese in October 1878 by the navigator (captain) of the Japanese Navy Ship 'Seiki' when the ship entered Malta for the second time. The document praises Mr Marich for his hospitality and treating the Naval officers well. The document also states that the ship visited Malta in April 1878 and again in October 1878.

A letter dated 4th November 1862 to Vincenzo Marich from the Private Secretary to the Government of Malta informing him that he was given permission to display "By appointment to His Royal Highness, the Price of Wales" over the door of his establishment.

Testimonial letter to Vincenzo Marich.

Testimonial letter from the Lancers Regiment dated 21st March 1881.

Testimonial letter dated 1875 from F.E. Webb, 23rd Regiment, Mess President. He knew Lawrence Rizzo for over 20 years and indicated in his letter that the Mess was taking cigars to China.

Testimonial letter from Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Connaught expressing the satisfactory services received from V. Marich and Co.

Letter addressed to V. Marich and Co. on payment via cheque of £1.17s.6d for cigarette supplies to His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales.

Testimonial letter dated 17th September 1918 from the Brigadier-General G.C. Stubbs.

Testimonial letter dated 30th August 1934 from Rag. Pietro Ghezzi, an esteemed Italian gentleman.

In 1888, Messrs V. Marich & Co. received another appointment by His Royal Highness, Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh. Messrs V. Marich & Co. were appointed as cigar and tobacco merchants to His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh. In the 1890s, besides supplying Navy and Army messes and clubs, V. Marich & Co. was by then already exporting cigars and tobacco to the UK and to the East, having agents established in the UK, Channels Islands and Bermuda.

This follows the first appointment by His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales in 1862, where permission to affix "By appointment to His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales" over the door of their establishment was granted.

Sir Herbert Plumer was sailing to Malta when the Sette Giugno riots took place in Malta. He arrived three days after the riots, where four (4) people were killed. By August 1919, the National Assembly had drafted a Constitution whereby a local government would deal with local matters, such as civil legislation, public instruction and finance. Items of imperial interest (defence, naval and military services and functions) would be dealt with by Westminster. Governor Plumer was appointed Governor of Malta by 1921 and held his post till 1924.

A government was formed following elections and the formulation and inauguration of the new parliament took place on the 1st November 1921.

Sir Herbert Plumer was sailing to Malta when the Sette Giugno riots took place in Malta. He arrived three days after the riots, where four (4) people were killed. By August 1919, the National Assembly had drafted a Constitution whereby a local government would deal with local matters, such as civil legislation, public instruction and finance. Items of imperial interest (defence, naval and military services and functions) would be dealt with by Westminster. Governor Plumer was appointed Governor of Malta by 1921 and held his post till 1924.

A government was formed following elections and the formulation and inauguration of the new parliament took place on the 1st November 1921.

The interior of the V. Marich and Co shop, displaying a selection of tobacco products including Masta pipes, cigarette boxes, etc.