On the occasion of the issue of a stamp dedicated to the Canonisation of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, 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 7 September 2025.

The postmark, designed by Giancarlo Federico, reproduces the image of the Saint, inspired by His representation on the postage stamp. The postmark is completed by the inscriptions ‘SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA’, ‘POSTE MAGISTRALI’, ‘CANONIZZAZIONE DI PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI’, ‘GIORNO DI EMISSIONE’, and the date ‘7.IX.2025‘.

As the Poste Magistrali counter will be closed to the public on that day, the use of the postmark for the dispatch of correspondence will exceptionally also be permitted on Monday 8 September 2025.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 7 November 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 22 September 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.