Poczta Polska cultivates the Easter tradition with a Christmas stamp
On March 20, Poczta Polska introduced the "Easter" emission stamp to circulation. The value issued in multi -million edition went to post offices throughout the country. A unique stamp can also be purchased at the online philatelic store.
To create this year's broadcast, a photograph of a fragment of the accommodation of the seventeenth -century main altar, located in the church. Saint. Jerzy in Dzierżoniów. The colorful bas -relief presents the scene of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The new stamp is complemented by the limited version of the FDC envelope on the first day of circulation, designed by Jarosław Ochaddzan. In the background of the envelopes, a photo of Easter eggs dyed by the Kraszing method was presented. Along with Easter philatelic emissions, an occasional date stamp also appeared, in which the graphics of God symbolize the sacrifice of Jesus Christ made on the cross.
A historic church in the Easter stamp design
Church Saint. Jerzy is the oldest sacred monument of Dzierżoniów, inseparably connected with the history of the city. According to urban legends, the church was built 1159 on the order of Prince Bolesław Kędzierzaw. The first certain source mention of the temple comes from 1258.
The decor of the church presents the style of mannerism, baroque and classicism. In 1719, the construction of a new main altar began. In this way, the altar with the Christological cycle was supplemented with a Marian setting. The altar of the Mother of God with side wings was set up in front of the Savior's altar.
Easter philatelic values of Poczta Polska
For years, Poczta Polska has presented Polish folklore on Easter postal stamps, showing the beauty of Polish folk art. The values were used, among others Easter eggs Opoczno, Kozienickie, Opolskie, Kurpie, Hutsul, Łemkowskie, Lubelskie and Leipzig. In 2019, the company also issued postage stamps emphasizing the uniqueness of the Kashubian Easter rituals . In 2021, a postage stamp with graphics was published presenting the Podhale Easter egg, which finished the entire series devoted to regional techniques to decorate Easter eggs. In 2022, a fragment of the fresco "Glory of the Risen Jesus", from the dome of the side chapel of the Blessed Sacrament of the Cathedral in Ravenna in Italy, appeared in the design of the stamp.
About the stamp:
Project :
Poczta
Polska
Number of
stamps : 1
Sales sheet : 100
stamps
Value : priority S.