The postmark, created by Giancarlo Federico, reproduces a portrait of Grand Master Fra’ Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere.

The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA” and “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, “80° ANNIVERSARIO DISTRUZIONE ABBAZIA DI MONTECASSINO”, “GRAN MAESTRO FRA’ LUDOVICO CHIGI ALBANI DELLA ROVERE FAUTORE DELLA RICOSTRUZIONE”, and the date “23.III.2024”.

Since the Poste Magistrali’s counter will be closed to the public on that day, the use of the stamp for the dispatch of correspondence will exceptionally also be permitted on Monday 25 March 2024.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 23 May 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 8 April 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.