On the occasion of the issue of three stamps enclosed in a sheet of the series ‘The National Institutions’ dedicated to the Order of Malta’s American Federal Association, on the 50th anniversary of its establishment, the Poste Magistrali’s office counter located inside the Magistral Palace in Rome, with public entrance from Via delle Carrozze 79, will use the special postmark on 30 September 2024.

The postmark, created by Giancarlo Federico, depicts the territory of the United States of America, with the inscriptions ‘U.S.A.’ and ‘Washington D.C.’, the Association’s home city. At the top are the number ‘50’ and the years ‘1974’ and ‘2024’, representing the anniversary. The cancellation is completed by the inscriptions ‘SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA’, ‘POSTE MAGISTRALI’ and ‘GIORNO DI EMISSIONE’, the legend ‘FEDERAL ASSOCIATION, U.S.A.’ and the date ‘30.IX.2024’.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 2 December 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 14 October 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.