A specially designed stamp and a miniature sheet commemorating the 25th anniversary of the passing of Mother Teresa is to be issued by MaltaPost.

This stamp and miniature sheet were designed by Shanice Farrugia.

Born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje, in 1910. Mother Teresa as she came to be known, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun who spent most of her life in India.

At 18 she left home to join the Sisters of Loreto at Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland, to learn English. She was intent on becoming a missionary and English was the language of instruction of the Sisters of Loreto in India.

In 1979 she was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Mother Teresa died in September 1997 due to heart failure and in 2016 was canonised by Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City. She remains one of the most widely admired personalities of the 20th century.

The stamp within the miniature sheet measures 31mm x 44mm, with a comb perforation of 13.9 x 14.0 and bears the Maltese Cross watermark.

The miniature sheet itself measures 120mm x 80mm and was produced in the offset process by Printex Ltd. The issue consists of 30,000 miniature sheets with each sheet bearing a value of €3. 00

These items will be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo from Monday the 5th of September. Orders may be placed online at www.maltaphilately.com or by mail from the Philatelic Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c. 305, Qormi Road, Marsa, MTP 1001; Telephone: 2596 1740, e-mail: info@maltaphilately.com

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