Mãe Stella de Oxóssi 90th Birthday Commemorative Stamp

Brazil · 2015 · 1º Porte Carta Não Comercial

The stamp features a portrait of Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, a revered ialorixá, against a background with cultural motifs. Text on the stamp commemorates her 90th birthday and indicates it is for a 1st class non-commercial letter.

Issued to commemorate the 90th birthday of Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, a significant figure in Afro-Brazilian religions, this personalized stamp is part of a government initiative against religious intolerance in Brazil.