This beautiful 1950 issue from Vatican City illustrates three of the traditional Christian Corporal Works of Mercy.

• 5 Lire (red-brown): Famelicis Cibum Dare – “To feed the hungry,” showing a friar distributing food.

• 10 Lire (green-brown): Sitientibus Dare Potum – “To give drink to the thirsty,” with a cleric offering water.

• 15 Lire (blue-brown): Nudis Praebere Vestem – “To clothe the naked,” depicting aid to the poor and needy.

Designed by Grassellini and printed by the Vatican’s State Printing Office, these stamps emphasize the Church’s commitment to charity and compassion. Highly collectible, they remain sought after by philatelists interested in Vatican issues, religious themes, and humanitarian topics.