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Heraldryshop > Catalogue > Stamps >

Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta

Series information :

A
Series
: Arms of Grandmasters of the Order

Date of issue : 1979-1991

Number of stamps : 60

Image variants : -

 

B
Series
: Large arms of Frá Angelo de Mojana

Date of issue : 1982

Number of stamps : 2 (2 and 4 scudi)

Image variants : -

 

C
Series
: Large arms of Frá Andrew Bertie

Date of issue : 1988

Number of stamps : 1

Image variants : -

 

D
Series
: Arms of countries

Date of issue : 1977 - present

Number of stamps : 31

When the Order signs a contract with a country for postal recognition, a stamp with the arms of the country and the order is issued. See below for list of stamps for countries issued so far.

 

D
Series
: Arms of Priors Superior

Date of issue : 1994

Number of stamps : 4

See for list below

Background :

The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, better known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta or SMOM, remains a Catholic order which claims sovereignty under international law and has been granted permanent observer status at the United Nations. SMOM is considered to be the main successor to the medieval Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Knights of Malta , and today operates as a largely religious, charitable and hospitaller organization. More see here.

Index

  Series  
Grandmasters Priors Countries

1979

2 Scudi: Beato Fra' Gerardo, (3 Settembre 1120);
1 Scudo: Beato Fra' Raymond du Puy (1120-1158/60);
½ Scudo: Fra' Auger de Balben (1158/60-1162/63);
8 Tarì: Fra' Arnaud de Comps (1162/63);
4 Tarì: Fra' Gilbert d'Assailly (1163-1169/70).
175 Grani: Fra' Gaston de Murols (c.1170-c.1172);
85 Grani: Fra' Joubert (c.1172-1177);
60 Grani: Fra' Roger des Moulins (1177-1187);
35 Grani: Fra' Ermengard d'Asp (1188-c.1190);
10 Grani: Fra' Garnier de Naplous (1189/90-1192).

1980

4 Tarì: Fra' Bertrand de Thessy (1228-c.1231);
8 Tarì: Fra' Garin de Montaigu (1207-1227/28);
½ Scudo: Fra' Geoffroy Le Rat (1206-1207);
1 Scudo: Fra' Alphonse de Portugal (1203-1206);
2 Scudi: Fra' Geoffroy de Donjon (1193-1202).

1982

5 Grani: Fra' Hugues de Revel (1258-1277);
25 Grani: Fra' Guillaume de Chateauneuf (1242-1258);
35 Grani: Fra' Pierre de Vieille - Bride (1239/40-1242);
85 Grani: Fra' Bertrand de Comps (1236-1239/40);
175 Grani: Fra' Guèrin (1231/1236);
½ Scudo: Fra' Nicolas Lorgne (1277/78-1284);
1 Scudo: Fra' Jean de Villiers (1284/85-1293/94).

1983

2 Scudi: Fra' Odon de Pins (1294-1296);
4 Scudi: Fra' Guillaume de Villaret (1296-1305);
6 Scudi: Fra' Foulques de Villaret (1305-1319).

1986

15 Grani: Fra' Raymond Bérenger (1365-1374);
25 Grani: Fra' Roger de Pins (1355-1365);
50 Grani: Fra' Pierre de Corneillan (1353-1355);
100 Grani: Fra' Dieudonnè de Gozon (1346-1353);
150 Grani: Fra' Hélion de Villeneuve (1319-1346).

1989

15 Grani: Fra' Robert de Juilliac (1374-1376);
50 Grani: Fra' Jean Fenandez de Heredia (1376-1396);
125 Grani: Fra' Richard Caracciolo (1383-1395);
2 Tarì: Fra' Philibert de Naillac (1396-1421);
3 Scudi: Fra' Antoine Fluvian de la Rivière (1421-1437);
15 Grani: Fra' Jean de Lastic (1437-1454);
50 Grani: Fra Jacques de Milly (1454-1461);
125 Grani: Fra' Pierre Raymond Zacosta (1461-1467);
2 Tarì: Fra' Jean - Baptiste Orsini (1467-1476);
3 Scudi: Fra' Pierre d'Aubusson, Cardinal (1476-1503).

1990

15 Grani: Fra' Emery d'Amboise (1503-1512);
50 Grani: Fra' Guy de Blanchefort (1512-1513);
125 Grani: Fra' Fabrice del Carretto (1513-1521);
2 Tarì: Fra' Philippe de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1521-1534);
3 Scudi: Fra' Pierre del Ponte (1534-1535);
15 Grani: Fra' Didier de Saint-Jaille (1535-1536);
50 Grani: Fra' Jean de Homedes (1536-1553);
125 Grani: Fra' Claude de la Sengle (1553-1557);
2 Tarì: Fra' Jean de la Vallette-Parisot (1557-1568);
3 Scudi: Fra' Pierre de Monte (1568-1572).

1991

15 Grani: Fra' Jean L'Eveque de la Cassière (1572-1581);
50 Grani: Fra' Hugues de Loubens de Verdalle, Cardinal (1581-1595);
125 Grani: Fra' Martin Garzez (15951601);
2 Tarì: Fra' Alof de Wignacourt (1601-1622);
3 Scudi: Fra' Louis Mendez de Vasconcellos (1622-1623);
15 Grani: Fra' Antoine de Paule (1623-1636);
50 Grani: Fra' Jean de Lascaris-Castellar (1636_1657);
125 Grani: Fra' Martin de Redin (1657-1660);
2 Tarì: Fra' Annet de Clermont-Gessant (1660);
3 Scudi: Fra' Raphael Cotoner (1660-1663).

1994

25 Grani : Gran Priore fra' Pietro de Crato.
20 Tarì : Gran Priore fra' Bernardo.
50 Tarì : Gran Priore fra' Simone Cirazeriz.
8 Scudi : Gran Priore fra' Pietro de Plancy.

1995

25 Grani : Gran Priore fra' Pietro Blanterio.
20 Tarì : Gran Priore fra' Nicolao Soler.
50 Tarì : Gran Priore fra' Pietro Buisson.
8 Scudì : Gran Priore fra' Gualtiero de Grassy.

1996

50 Grani : Gran Priore fra' Bernardo d'Avelly.
20 Tarì : Gran Priore fra' Giovanni Morello.
50 Tarì : Gran Priore fra' Michele Castellaccio.
10 Scudi : Gran Priore fra' Giovanni Ranocci.

2001

500 Grani: Gran Priore frà Giovanni Pugalto
750 Grani: Gran Priore frà Pietro Papefust
50 Tarì: Gran Priore frà Antonio d'Abencourt
6 Scudi: Gran Priore frà Giovanni Farsati

2005

€ 0,20: Gran Priore Fra' Raimondo Riolx
€ 0,45: Gran Priore Fra' Leonardo Balestrini
€ 0,60: Gran Priore Fra' Michele Font
€ 0,62: Gran Priore Fra' Ponto Laurenzin


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