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

The journeys and the visits of the Lieutenant of the Grand Master (2021)

On sale Yes
Face value Complete set 2.20 €
Stamp description

the first stamp, dedicated to the visit of the President of the Republic of Latvia Egils Levits, depicts the Lieutenant of the Grand Master and his guest during two moments of the meeting, taking place on 11 May 2021 in the Magistral Villa in Rome. The stamp is completed with the legends “VISITE del LUOGOTENENTE di GRAN MAESTRO 2021”” and “PRESIDENTE LETTONIA 11 MAGGIO”, the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA” and “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, the coat of arms of the Order’s activities and the face value € 1.10;

the second stamp, dedicated to the visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, depicts the Lieutenant of the Grand Master and his guest during two moments of the meeting, taking place on 25 October 2021 in the Magistral Villa in Rome.  The stamp is completed with the legends “VISITE del LUOGOTENENTE di GRAN MAESTRO 2021” and “PRESIDENTE GERMANY 25 OTTOBRE”, the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA” and “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, the coat of arms of the Order’s activities and the face value € 1.10;

on the background of each stamp is the flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta’s activities, with the characteristic octagonal cross over a red field.

Date of issue 23 March 2022.
Face values € 1.10 for each of the two stamps.
Size 52 x 40 mm.
Perforation 13 x 13.
Print run five thousand stamps for each subject.
Stamp sheet nine stamps.
Printed by Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia, in offset.