The personalized stamp, \u201c140th Anniversary of the First Donation of the Order of Malta to the Kingdom of Serbia,\u201d was presented on October 24 at the PTT Museum in Belgrade. Speaking on the symbolism of this issue, commemorating the long-standing cooperation between Serbia and the Order of Malta, were Francesco M. Amoruso, Ambassador of the Order of Malta in Serbia; Dr. Sima Avramovi\u0107, Ambassador of Serbia to the Holy See and the Order of Malta; and Zoran An\u0111elkovic, Acting Director of the Serbian Post.<\/p>\n
Director Zoran An\u0111elkovic expressed satisfaction that the PTT Museum, as a point of connection between past and future, hosted a ceremony marking 140 years of collaboration. He emphasized that the Serbian Post is a leader in digital transformation and the adoption of new technologies, having recently received the highest recognition from the European Association of Public Postal Operators \u2013 PostEurop \u2013 the \u201cRising Star of Innovation 2025\u201d award for its robotic system for automated mail sorting.<\/p>\n
An\u0111elkovic added that Serbian philately is highly regarded worldwide and that this year it received the award for the most beautiful stamp in the \u201cEurope\u201d series, as voted by the public. \u201cThe stamp, created in collaboration with the Embassy by our artists, represents continuity and is a symbol of our cooperation, serving as its lasting seal,\u201d An\u0111elkovic said, thanking all collaborators on the project as well as Ambassadors Amoruso and Avramovi\u0107 for their dedication.<\/p>\n
Jovan Palali\u0107 and Ambassador Francesco M. Amoruso highlighted the deep symbolism of the anniversary, commemorated through the release of the personalized stamp. Amoruso recalled that the first donation to Serbia dates back to 1885, when the renowned Viennese surgeon Baron Mundi, appointed inspector of hospitals by the Supreme Command of the Serbian Army, delivered a sanitary train intended for transporting severely wounded soldiers, sent as aid to the Kingdom of Serbia by the Grand Prior of the Austrian branch of the Order of Malta, Prince Lihnovski.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe train consisted of ten carriages and ran along the Ni\u0161\u2013Belgrade line, transporting wounded soldiers regardless of the side they fought on, in the spirit of humanity that has always characterized the Order of Malta,\u201d Ambassador Amoruso explained.<\/p>\n
Ambassador Sima Avramovi\u0107 added that the Order of Malta decided to donate the entire sanitary train, including the locomotive and nine hospital carriages, to Serbia through its mission in Vienna during the turbulent 19th century. After the conclusion of the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885, the mobile hospital was intensively used for peacetime purposes and, at the beginning of the 20th century, returned to military service during the Balkan Wars of 1912\u20131913, transporting 100,000 wounded soldiers over two years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen traveling for the first time on the train from Belgrade to Subotica, we should remember that the first train journey from Belgrade to Ni\u0161 took ten hours, and that this first train was donated to us by the Order of Malta,\u201d Avramovi\u0107 emphasized.<\/p>\n
The ceremony was also attended by Member of Parliament Jovan Palali\u0107, President of the Parliamentary Friendship Group Serbia\u2013Sovereign Military Order of Malta, who highlighted the excellent relations between the Republic of Serbia and the Order of Malta, based on trust, understanding, and enthusiasm. \u201cSerbia greatly values the dynamic humanitarian activities of the Order of Malta, which we have observed over the past eighteen months since the arrival of Ambassador Amoruso,\u201d Palali\u0107 said, noting that next year will mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Serbia and the Order of Malta. On that occasion, both Director Zoran An\u0111elkovi\u0107 and Museum Director Marko Jeli\u0107 expressed their intention to organize an exhibition at the Serbian Postal Museum.<\/p>\n
The personalized stamp was produced by the Embassy of the Order of Malta in Serbia, with artistic design by Miroslav Nikoli\u0107 and Nade\u017eda Sko\u010daji\u0107, creators of Serbian Post stamp.<\/p>\n
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