On the occasion of the 137th Veronafil, the philately, numismatics and various collecting event scheduled in Verona from 1 to 3 December 2023, the Sovereign Order of Malta’s Poste Magistrali will use the special postmark at the advanced station set up inside Pavilion 9 of the Verona Exhibition Centre.

The stamp, created by Giancarlo Federico, reproduces an image of the Gavi Arch in Verona, an example of Roman architecture dating back to the 1st century, built as an honorary and monumental arch of the “gens Gavia”.

The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA” and “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, “137ª VERONAFIL”, “ARCO DEI GAVI”, and the date “1.XII.2023”.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 1 February 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 15 December 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.