On the occasion of the issue of one stamp dedicated to the 550th Anniversary of the birth of Michelangelo Buonarroti, 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, made by Giancarlo Federico, reproduces the image of the marble statue of ‘Cristo Redentore’, exhibited at the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, also known as ‘Cristo della Minerva’, which the artist made between 1519 and 1521.

The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA”, “POSTE MAGISTRALI” and “GIORNO DI EMISSIONE”, “MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI 1475-2025”, 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.