On the occasion of the National Philatelic Exhibition “Vastophil 2025“, scheduled to take place in Vasto (Abruzzo region) from 13th to 15th June 2025, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta’s Poste Magistrali will use the special postmark at the dedicated stand activated inside Palazzo d’Avalos in Piazza Lucio Valerio Pudente 1.

Items for reposting, individually franked by the sender with stamps belonging to the relevant set, must reach the Poste Magistrali office by 13 August 2025. 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 27 June 2025 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.