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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/85262| Title: | The diplomatic courier of the Order of St. John in eighteen century Malta |
| Authors: | Cassar, Paul |
| Keywords: | Diplomatic couriers -- Malta -- History -- 18th century Order of St John -- Malta -- History -- 18th century Postal service -- Malta -- History -- 18th century |
| Issue Date: | 1976 |
| Publisher: | Malta Philatelic Society |
| Citation: | Cassar, P. (1976). The diplomatic courier of the Order of St. John in eighteen century Malta. The Philatelic Society of Malta magazine, 6(1-2), 29-33. |
| Abstract: | The scope of placing the transmission of diplomatic correspondence on a privileged footing is to allow the government of a country to communicate with its official representative abroad privately and without its being subject to the scrutiny of foreign powers. The diplomatic courier service of the Order of St. John during the eighteenth century operated in three ways: (a) "in the ordinary way" (per la via ordinaria) i.e. through the 'established postal service (secondo il corso delia posta); (b) entrusting despatches to members of the Order who happened to be coming to Malta from abroad; and (c) by means of an ad hoc boat to various ports in Sicily and Italy. [excerpt] |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/85262 |
| Appears in Collections: | JMPS - 1976 - 6(1-2) |
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