Postage Stamps of Marian year 1954

Here are some beautiful postage stamps  commemorating the  Marian year 1954 images from the web.

Italy #664—60 lire Madonna of the Pieta
by Michelangelo Black & cream Issued Dec. 31, 1954
to mark the endof Marian Year Set of 2 values
(Scott #663-664) http://www.wisdomportal.com/Numbers/60-Stamps.html

Monaco issued this attractively-designed mint set of three stamps on June 7, 1955, to commemorate the Marian Year that was ordered for 1954 by Pope Pius XII. The stamps feature "Virgin" by Francois Brea, "Pieta" by Louis Brea, and "Blessed Rainier." 
http://www.collectiblestampsgallery.com/proddetail.asp?prod=RL19

These stamps were issued December 16, 1954, near Christmastime, to celebrate the upcoming Marian Year.  Each of the stamps show a 14th Century wood carving of an enthroned Madonna.
http://www.stamp-collecting-world.com/liechtensteinstamps_1953.html

A stamp issued in 1957 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Irish Franciscan theologian and historian Luke Wadding (see also Pius XII’s letter on same):
http://lxoa.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/the-changing-face-of-irish-stamps/

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ!