On the occasion of the issue of one stamp dedicated to the 250th Anniversary of the election of the Grand Master Fra’ Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc, the Poste Magistrali counter located inside the Magistral Palace in Rome, with public entrance from Via delle Carrozze 79, will use the special postmark on 14 April 2025.

The postmark, designed by Giancarlo Federico, reproduces the image of the Grand Master, taken from a painting in the Magistral Palace, the Order’s institutional headquarters in Rome.

The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA”, “POSTE MAGISTRALI” and “GIORNO DI EMISSIONE”, “250° ANNIVERSARIO ELEZIONE GRAN MAESTRO FRA’ EMMANUEL DE ROHAN-POLDUC”, as well as the date “14.IV.2025”.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 16 June 2025. 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 28 April 2025 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.