On the occasion of the issue of a stamp dedicated to the Activities of the Order of Malta in Slovakia, on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Slovak Republic (joint issue with the Slovak Republic), the Poste Magistrali counter located inside the Magistral Palace in Rome, with public entrance from Via delle Carrozze 79, will use a special postmark on June 23 2023.

The postmark, created by Giancarlo Federico, reproduces a painting by Natalia Studenkova depicting a scene of the reception of a Ukrainian refugee family by a Slovak volunteer of the Order of Malta. The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA”, “POSTE MAGISTRALI” and “GIORNO DI EMISSIONE”, “EMISSIONE CONGIUNTA CON LA SLOVACCHIA” and the date “23.VI.2023”.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 23 August 2023. A suitable self-addressed envelope, bearing the Order of Malta stamps corresponding to the ordinary (Posta4) or priority (Posta1) postal rate in force in Italy, must be enclosed for the postmarked items to be returned under cover. For any return by registered mail, please contact Poste Magistrali in advance.

Items to be returned uncovered must reach Poste Magistrali by 7 July 2023 and must be individually marked as “Corrispondenza filatelica” (Philatelic correspondence) on the address side in indelible ink. Should this indication be missing, it will be applied by Poste Magistrali.