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

Special postmark – Pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Loreto of the Grand Priories of the Venerable Langue of Italy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

A special postmark was available at the ground floor of the Apostolic Palace of Loreto (AN) for the pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Loreto of the Grand Priories of the Venerable Langue of Italy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, from 28 to 30 October 2022.

Designed by Giancarlo Federico, it reproduces the statue of the Virgin kept in the Sanctuary.
The postmark is completed by the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA” and “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, the legend “PELLEGRINAGGIO DELLA LINGUA D’ITALIA ALLA SANTA CASA DI LORETO” and the date “28.X.2022”.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach Poste Magistrali by 28 December 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 14 November 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.