U.S. Postal Service recognizes Mother Teresa by commemorative stamp, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. Noted for her compassion toward the poor and suffering, Mother Teresa, a diminutive Roman Catholic nun and honorary U.S. citizen, served the sick and destitute of India and the world for nearly 50 years. [...]
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100th Anniversary of the Birth of Mother Teresa
August 23rd, 2010 
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639 viewsOn the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known around the world as Mother Teresa, the Austrian Post Office is issuing a commemorative that in a way is to be seen as a sign of respect for this great woman.
100th Birthday Mother Teresa – Germany
August 13th, 2010 srmodh 1,692 viewsGerman post issue a postage stamp to celebrate 100th birthday of Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, an ethnic Albanian, was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on Aug. 26, 1910, in Skopje in what is now the Republic of Macedonia. In 1928 she entered the Loretto Convent in Rathfarnam (Dublin), Ireland, and one received the religious [...]
International Humanitarians Mother Teresa & Henry Dunant
July 9th, 2010 srmodh 1,280 viewsAn Irish Post issued two stamps to honor International Humanitarians, Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and Mother Teresa, who ministered to the poor and afflicted inCalcutta, India.Henry Dunant was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1828.
