On the occasion of the issue of four stamps in a sheet, dedicated to the 850th anniversary of the establishment of the Order’s first Priory in Ireland, 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 4 December 2024.

The postmark, created by Giancarlo Federico, reproduces the coat of arms of the Irish Association of the Order of Malta, established in 1934. The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA”, “POSTE MAGISTRALI” and “GIORNO DI EMISSIONE”, “PRIMO PRIORATO D’IRLANDA”, “850° ANNIVERSARIO”, the years “1174” e “2024” on the sides of the coat of arms, as well as the date “4.XII.2024”.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 4 February 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 18 December 2024 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.