FRANCE, 1990, cancel for a special commemorative card

 
UNITED STATES, postmarks for Upper Saint Regis (a DPO or Discontinued Post Office) and Saint Regis Falls, New York

St. John Francis Regis, SJ (1597-1640) was a home missionary in the mountain country of southern France. St. John had the task of rekindling the faith in those regions devastated by the Catholic-Calvinist conflicts. He died of pneumonia as a result of his ministrations to the people. More - More