On the occasion of the issue of a stamp dedicated to the Italian Red Cross, on the 160th anniversary of its foundation (joint issue with Italy, the Vatican City and the Republic of San Marino), 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 15 June 2024.

The postmark, designed by Giancarlo Federico, depicts the logo adopted for the celebrations of the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Italian Red Cross, which represents the number “160”, the dates “1864” and “2024”, below which are the legend “Italian Red Cross” and the emblem of the organisation.

The postmark is completed by the inscriptions ‘SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA’, ‘POSTE MAGISTRALI’, ‘GIORNO DI EMISSIONE’, and the date ’15.VI.2024′.

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 17 June 2024.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 19 August 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 2 July 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.