Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM)
Sovereign Military Order of Malta stamps, available worldwide from Io Collezionista. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, abbreviated to SMOM, is a religious order of chivalry answering to the Holy See. Its origins reach back to the 11th century and the founding of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, a brotherhood of monks who gave hospitality to pilgrims visiting the Holy City. The papal bull "Pie postulatio voluntatis" (1113), issued by Pope Paschal II, confirmed its direct dependence on the Holy See and its right to elect its own head, known as the Grand Master. In that same period the Order adopted the symbol that still represents it everywhere today: the eight pointed cross, a reference to the eight beatitudes Jesus set out in the Sermon on the Mount.
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LBF/3100 SMOM - INIZIO SERVIZIO POSTALESMOM -10/4/1975 - Busta ufficiale viggiata in occasione dell'inizio del servizio postale con Malta , affrancatura mista Smom/ Malta busta raccomandata per la Svizzera (Chiasso) - non comune-. Prodotto inserito il 04 January 2006 -
LOTTO/17357 SMOMSmom 1986 - cartoncino ufficiale delle poste Magistrali affrancato con un valore da 2 scudi .edito in occasione del 20° anniversario delle poste..-annullo 15/11/1986 Poste Magistrali. Prodotto inserito il 26 September 2005 -
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