On the occasion of the issue of six stamps in a sheet, belonging to the series “The Activities of the Order” dedicated to Humanitarian Activities Around the World, 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 17 November 2025.

The postmark, designed by Giancarlo Federico, depicts a drawing of the globe with the coat of arms of the Order of Malta in the center.

The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA”, “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, “LE ATTIVITA’ UMANITARIE NEL MONDO”, “GIORNO DI EMISSIONE” and the date “17.XI.2025”.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 19 January 2026. 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 1 December 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.