UN Postal Administration Release Commemorative Mother Teresa Stamps

According to the UN Postal Administration, the $1.80 Mother Teresa's stamp is intended to be used from the U.N. post office at U.N. headquarters in New York City.

The UN Philately department added, "Mother Teresa aided the orphaned, poverty-stricken and sick for more than 45 years through the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation she founded in 1950 in Calcutta. In 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work. She died on Sept. 5, 1997."

It may be mentioned that Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on Aug. 26, 1910. When she was 12 years old, she felt God calling her to devote her life to mission work. Six years later, she moved to India to help the poor.

According to UN sources, "The team behind the UNPA stamp consists of artist Martin Morck, an accomplished and prolific stamp engraver; and designer Rorie Katz of the United Nations. The stamp features an engraved-style portrait of Mother Teresa. A quote appears to the right of the portrait: "Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love."

"In overall appearance, the stamp is similar to three other UNPA definitives: the 2-franc Nelson Mandela stamp issued July 18, 2018, the $1.30 Kofi Annan stamp issued May 31, 2018; and the $2.75 Mahatma Gandhi stamp issued Oct. 2, 2019," they added.

It may be noted that Mother Teresa graced many stamps over the years. The United States Postal Service issued a commemorative on Sept. 5, 2010. The Vatican City issued a single stamp on Sept. 2, 2016, to celebrate her canonization. India issued a souvenir sheet on Sept. 4, 2016, and Albania issued a stamp and a souvenir sheet on that date as well.

Reportedly, the new UNPA Mother Teresa stamp measures 50 millimeters by 35mm and is perforated gauge 14 by 14.25. A total of 160,000 stamps were printed by Joh. Enschede of the Netherlands in panes of 20.