This 80-pfennig commemorative stamp was issued by the Federal Republic of Germany (Deutsche Bundespost) in 1983 to honor Edith Stein (1891–1942) — a philosopher, convert from Judaism, and Carmelite nun canonized as Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. The minimalist black-and-white design features a halftone portrait symbolizing her martyrdom at Auschwitz in 1942. The text “†1942 IN AUSCHWITZ” and “DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST” frame the composition in a stark, solemn style. Issued as part of Germany’s ongoing series commemorating victims of the Nazi regime, it remains a deeply meaningful item in philatelic collections devoted to human rights, religion, and 20th-century history.