Mãe Stella de Oxóssi Commemorative

Brazil · 2015 · 1º Porte Carta Não Comercial

The stamp features a portrait of Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, a prominent ialorixá, with text commemorating her 90th birthday and indicating the 1st Class Non-Commercial Letter rate.

Issued in 2015 by Brazil's postal service and the Palmares Cultural Foundation, this stamp honors the 90th birthday of Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, a key figure in African-matrix religions, as part of a campaign against religious intolerance.