Somalia postage stamps year 1998 Mother Teresa Diana set

Somalia postage stamps year 1998 Mother Teresa Diana set MNH

The postage stamps featuring Mother Teresa and Princess Diana were issued by Somalia in 1998 as part of a commemorative set.

Here are the key details:

• Year of Issue: 1998 (though some listings also show 1997, the 1998 date is most common for the issue’s general release or theme).
• Theme: “Help the Children” or Red Cross/Red Crescent (commemorating the two figures who passed away in 1997).
• Set Composition: The issue typically consists of:
  • A set of 3 perforated stamps.
  • A perforated Souvenir Sheet (S/S) or Miniature Sheet (M/S) which often contains one large stamp.
• Catalog Numbers: In the Michel catalog, the set is often listed as Mi:SO 670-672 with the souvenir sheet as Block 45.

These stamps are considered an agency issue (produced on behalf of the issuing country, often for the philatelic market) and were part of a wide range of stamps issued by various countries in the wake of the deaths of Mother Teresa and Princess Diana in 1997.