St. Padre Pio Blessed Stamps MNH Folder – Beatification – Relic Shrine

An Italian stamps folder issued in 1999 for the beatification of St. Padre Pio, its stamps mint never hinged (MNH) and preserved in the original presentation folder. It joins philately and devotion in a single collectible.

• Issue: Italy, 1999 — the year of Padre Pio’s beatification
• Condition: Stamps mint never hinged (MNH), in original folder
• Blessing: Blessed by Pope John Paul II (1999)
• Devotion: Touched to the shrine of St. Padre Pio
• Shipping: Ships from Rome, Italy

Inside, the commemorative Padre Pio stamp sits beside the Pietrelcina postmark of 2 May 1999, the beatification date. For a devotee who already owns the medals and the cards, this is a different kind of keepsake — one the postal history books also record.