Washington, Dec 30 (PTI) India's Nobel Peace
prize winner Mother Teresa will be honoured on a
US postage stamp on her birth centenary, the US
Postal Service said today.
The postage stamp honouring Mother Teresa is
scheduled to go on sale on August 26, 2010 on
the occasion of her 100th birthday.
"Mother Teresa, the Catholic nun who devoted
her life to the sick and poor of India, was
honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. A
stamp in her honour will go on sale on her
birthday Aug 26," the postal service said in a
statement.
Every year, the US Postal Service releases a series
of commemorative stamps, honoring people,
places and institutions.
These stamps remain on sale for a limited period
and are widely collected, it said.
The Albanian catholic nun, who devoted her life
to the downtrodden, was honoured with the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
prize winner Mother Teresa will be honoured on a
US postage stamp on her birth centenary, the US
Postal Service said today.
The postage stamp honouring Mother Teresa is
scheduled to go on sale on August 26, 2010 on
the occasion of her 100th birthday.
"Mother Teresa, the Catholic nun who devoted
her life to the sick and poor of India, was
honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. A
stamp in her honour will go on sale on her
birthday Aug 26," the postal service said in a
statement.
Every year, the US Postal Service releases a series
of commemorative stamps, honoring people,
places and institutions.
These stamps remain on sale for a limited period
and are widely collected, it said.
The Albanian catholic nun, who devoted her life
to the downtrodden, was honoured with the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
0 comments:
Post a Comment