On the occasion of Order of Malta’s World Day, the Poste Magistrali counter located inside the Magistral Palace in Rome, with public entrance from Via delle Carrozze 79, will use the special postmark on 14 October 2023.

The stamp, created by Giancarlo Federico, reproduces the Order of Malta’s World Day logo. The postmark is completed by the inscriptions SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA”, “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, “GIORNATA MONDIALE” and the date “14.X.2023”.

As the Poste Magistrali counter will be closed to the public on Saturday 14 October 2023, the use of the stamp for the dispatch of correspondence will exceptionally also be permitted on Monday 16 October.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 14 December 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 31 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.