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

Special postmark – Foggia 2023

On the occasion of the 45th Philately, Numismatics and Collectors’ Fair, scheduled in Foggia (in the region of Puglia) from 29th September to 1st October 2023, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta’s Poste Magistrali will use the special postmark at the stand activated inside the Foggia Fair in Corso del Mezzogiorno 1.

The postmark, created by Giancarlo Federico, reproduces the logo of the Ente Autonomo Fiere di Foggia. The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA”, “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, “45° SALONE FILATELIA NUMISMATICA E COLLEZIONISMO” , “FOGGIA” and the date “29.IX.2023”.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 29th November 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 13th October 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.