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New postage stamp honors Mother Teresa

This undated handout image provided by the US Postal Service shows the postage stamp honoring Mother Teresa for her humanitarian work. The 44-cent stamp showing a portrait of the Roman Catholic nun was released Thursday during a ceremony at Washington's National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. This undated handout image provided by the US Postal Service shows the postage stamp honoring Mother Teresa for her humanitarian work. The 44-cent stamp showing a portrait of the Roman Catholic nun was released Thursday during a ceremony at Washington's National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/USPS)
September 2, 2010

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WASHINGTON—Mother Teresa is being recognized for her humanitarian work with the issuance of a new U.S. postage stamp.

The 44-cent stamp showing a portrait of the Roman Catholic nun is being released at a ceremony Sunday at Washington's National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Mother Teresa won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her half-century of work with the sick and destitute of India and other areas. She was declared an honorary U.S. citizen by a joint resolution of Congress in 1996.

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(This version corrects release date for stamp.)

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