For the third consecutive year, the Order of Malta’s Poste Magistrali will be present in Vasto (Chieti) on the occasion of the National Philatelic Exhibition ‘Vastophil 2024’, scheduled in the Abruzzo city from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 September 2024, with a dedicated stand on Saturday 21 September. The appointment is at the 16th-century Palazzo d’Avalos, in Piazza Lucio Valerio Pudente 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday 21.
At the Poste Magistrali’s stand it will be possible to buy the Sovereign Military Order of Malta’s latest postal issues, including the joint issue with the Vatican City, Italy and Republic of San Marino dedicated to the Italian Red Cross, on the 160th anniversary of its foundation and the joint issue with the Vatican City dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi on the 150th anniversary of his birth, as well as to subscribe and renew subscriptions to the Order’s stamps.
For the occasion, a special postmark dedicated to the event will be used, depicting the logo of the Circolo Filatelico Numismatico Vastophil ‘Rino Piccirilli’, which reproduces the image of the roaring sea tiger depicted in one of the mosaics of the ancient Roman baths of Vasto.