A special first day of issue postmark was available for Churches and Commanderies of the Order – Church of San Giovanni di Malta in Venice issued on 16 September 2022.

Designed by Giancarlo Federico, it depicts the façade of the Priory Church in Venice, taken from the Cabreo 1794 kept in the Grand Priory Archives of Lombardy and Venice.
The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA”, “POSTE MAGISTRALI” and “GIORNO DI EMISSIONE”, the legend “CHIESA GRAN PRIORALE DI SAN GIOVANNI DI MALTA VENEZIA” and the date “16.IX.2022”.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach Poste Magistrali by 16 November 2022. A suitable self-addressed envelope, bearing Order of Malta stamps corresponding to the ordinary (Posta4) or priority (Posta1) mail  rate in force in Italy, must be enclosed for the postmarked items to be returned under cover. For return by registered mail, please contact Poste Magistrali in advance.

Items to be returned uncovered must reach Poste Magistrali by 30 September 2022 and must be individually marked “Corrispondenza filatelica” (Philatelic correspondence) on the address side in indelible ink. In case of missing, it will be automatically applied by Poste Magistrali.