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

The medical works of the Order – The Saint John the Baptist Hospital in Rome, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary

On sale Yes
Face value Souvenir sheet 2,80 €
Stamp description

in the centre of the souvenir sheet bearing the stamp is an idealized representation of t. John the Baptist Hospital in Rome, in which the black-and-white image of the newly-inaugurated facility is merged with its future configuration – the past influencing the future. In top centre the inscription “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA – POSTE MAGISTRALI”, surmounted by the Order’s coat of arms, with below the writing “The Order’s Hospitaller Activities. The St. John Baptist hospital in Rome, in the 50th anniversary of its inauguration” and along the sides the dates “1972” and “2022” respectively. Inside the stamp the legend “50° Anniversario dell’Ospedale S. Giovanni Battista – Roma”, the dates “1972-2022”, the inscriptions “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA” and “POSTE MAGISTRALI”, the coat of arms of the Order’s activities and the face value € 2.80.

Date of issue 23 June 2022.
Face values € 2.80.
Size 52 x 40 mm.
Perforation 13.
Souvenir sheet size 150 x 100 mm.
Print run three thousand numbered souvenir sheets.
Printed by Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia, in offset.