Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
On sale | Yes |
Face value | Sheet € 8.20 |
Stamp description | The entire surface of the sheet depicts the Australian territory, where the Australian Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta has its headquarters in the city of Sydney. On the upper left hand side, the flag of Australia and the flag of the Order’s activities are also represented, surmounting the number “50” and the years “1974-2024”, enclosed to form one of the four stamps on the sheet, with the relative face value “€ 3.20”. Each stamp bears the inscriptions ‘SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA’ and ‘POSTE MAGISTRALI’, the emblem of the Order’s activities, as well as its face value. At the bottom, the sheet also bears the coat of arms of the Order’s activities and, on two lines, the inscriptions “AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION” and “SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA”. Photo credits: Alan Edgecomb (€ 1,25 stamp), John Murphy (€ 1,30 stamp), Daniel Kwok (€ 2,45 stamp). |
Date of issue | 10 July 2024. |
Face values | € 1.25, € 1.30, € 2.45, € 3.20. |
Size | 30 x 40 mm and 40 x 30 mm. |
Perforation | 13 1⁄4 x 13 and 13 x 13 1⁄4. |
Souvenir sheet size | 135 x 90 mm. |
Print run | three thousand numbered sheets. |
Printed by | Cartor Security Printers, La Loupe, France, in offset. |