Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta

First day of issue postmark – Guglielmo Marconi on the 150th anniversary of his birth (joint issue with the Vatican City)

On the occasion of the issue of a postage stamp dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi on the 150th anniversary of his birth (joint issue with the Vatican City), the Poste Magistrali counter located inside the Magistral Palace in Rome, with public entrance from Via delle Carrozze 79, will use a special postmark on 21 May 2024.

The postmark, created by Patrizio Daniele, reproduces the image of the € 1.30 stamp, depicting the famous Guglielmo Marconi, Knight of the Grand Magistral Cross of the Sovereign Order of Malta, considered the father of wireless communications.

The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA”, “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, “GIORNO DI EMISSIONE”, “GUGLIELMO MARCONI 1874-2024” and the date “21.V.2024”.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 22 July 2024. 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 4 June 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.