Philatelic issues 1990 

145 Ancient fortresses of the Order
Fortress of Margat from an ancient engraving.
Once a stronghold of the Order of St. John in the Holy Land, 
it became the seat of the Order after the fall of Jerusalem (1190)
146 Seventh set of coats of arms
of the Grand Masters
Fra' Guy de Blanchefor
147 Ancient vesties of the Order
Episodes of the life of St. Augustine with the representatives
of Knightly and Monastic Orders.
Fresco of the 17th century by Marzio Ganassino and Giacomo Cordelli.
Viterbo. Church of the Holy Trinity - Cloister of the Augustinians
148 Great Painters
"Madonna dei Palafrenieri" 
by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1573-1610) Rome, Galleria Borghese
149 St. John
Piero della Francesca (1415-20/1492)
Polyptych of the Misericordia : St. John the Baptist (detail) 
Sansepolcro, Town Museum 
150 40th anniversary of the
Association for World refugees
Initials of the Association for World Refugees,
on the terrestrial globe;
the Cross of Malta on the background;
Celebration of the 40 years of activity of the AWR at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg (1950-1990) 

151 Postal Agreement with the Republic of Paraguay
Coat of arms of the Republic of Paraguay 
152 ???
153 Grand Masters 1990
Fra' Guillaume de Villaret 1296-1305 
154 Ancient Ships of the Order
Paintings of ships of the Order kept at the Magistral Palace in Rome 
155 Christmas 1990
"La Madonna degli Alberelli" by Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) in the "Academia" of Venice
156 Solemnities of the Order
Engravings from the book of Statutes of the 16th century.
Magistral Palace.
157 Postal agreement with the
Republic of Hungary

Coats of arms of the Republic of Hungary 

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