The Vatican has released a special stamp to commemorate Mother Teresa of Kolkata’s canonisation on September 4.
The 95-cent stamp features a wrinkled but radiant Mother Teresa smiling in her blue-trimmed, white sari.
Overlaid on the design by Patrizio Daniele is another image of her holding the hand of a small child.
“Frail but equally determined in her vocation, Mother Teresa loved God and the church with great strength, simplicity and extraordinary humility, glorifying with her life the dignity of a most humble service,” said the brochure announcing the stamp’s release.
The Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office announced the stamp’s release Aug. 5 and distributed initial images of it.
It will print and sell a maximum of 150,000 sheets of 10 stamps each.
It will be released Sept. 2, two days before Pope Francis officially declares her a saint.
The Vatican post office is considering a special postmark for the day of the beatification.
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