A special postmark was available at the inauguration of the exhibition “Pigafetta e la prima navigazione attorno al mondo. Non si farà mai più tale viaggio”, at the Palazzo Leoni Montanari in Vicenza from 6 September 2022 to 8 January 2023.

Designed by Giancarlo Federico, it reproduces the bronze bust depicting Antonio Pigafetta, a copy of the one in the monument in Campo Marzo in Vicenza, destined to be located in the city of Punta Arenas (Chile).
The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA” and “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, the legends “INAUGURAZIONE MOSTRA”, “Non si farà mai più tal viaggio”, “Pigafetta e la prima navigazione attorno al Mondo”, “VICENZA” and the date “6.IX.2022”.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach Poste Magistrali by 4 November 2022. A suitable self-addressed envelope, bearing Order of Malta stamps corresponding to the ordinary (Posta4) or priority (Posta1) mail  rate in force in Italy, must be enclosed for the postmarked items to be returned under cover. For return by registered mail, please contact Poste Magistrali in advance.

Items to be returned uncovered must reach Poste Magistrali by 21 September 2022 and must be individually marked “Corrispondenza filatelica” (Philatelic correspondence) on the address side in indelible ink. In case of missing, it will be automatically applied by Poste Magistrali.