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

Special postmark – 136th Veronafil

On the occasion of the 136th Veronafil, the philately, numismatics and miscellaneous collecting event scheduled in Verona from 19 to 21 May 2023, the Sovereign Order of Malta’s Poste Magistrali will use the special postmark at the stand set up inside Pavilion 9 of the Verona Exhibition Centre.

The postmark, created by Giancarlo Federico, reproduces a view of the Basilica Sanctuary of the Madonna della Corona, in the municipality of Verona. The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA” and “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, “136a VERONAFIL” and “BASILICA SANTUARIO MADONNA DELLA CORONA”, as well as the date “19.V.2023”.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 19 July 2023. 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 26 May 2023 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.