Stars of Polish music - a new series of stamps
Poczta Polska introduced into circulation the emission stamp of "Stars of Polish Music". The new philatelic series began with the image with the image of Krzysztof Krawczyk. In the following years, Poczta Polska will present on the values of artists who had the greatest impact on Polish music.
The author of the project, Marzanna Dąbrowska, presented a portrait photo of Krzysztof Krawczyk with a guitar and faximile on the stamp. An interesting fact is the star in the perforation of the stamp, which the designer symbolically referred to the name of the emission and its heroes. The supplement to the stamp was the FDC envelope published by the Polish Post Office (on the first day of circulation), on which the image of a music based on a ship and song titles is located. The stamp has a portrait of Krzysztof Krawczyk from the initial career period, his autograph and the emission logo, which becomes visible only after the backlight with a UV lamp. The logo shines red. It consists of five hearts arranged in such a way that a star is visible inside - a symbol of the whole series.
- Poczta Polska reaches for various topics of its emissions. The inspiration is historical, natural, scientific and cultural events. Now we are starting a new broadcast of "Star of Polish Music", in which we present representatives of the Polish scene of various musical genres. Our Avenue of Stars is opened by the figure of Krzysztof Krawczyk, an outstanding Polish vocalist, guitarist and composer. The music of Krzysztof Krawczyk has accompanied Poles since the 1960s and every generation finds something for themselves. I hope that, like the music of Krzysztof Krawczyk, many fans have, so our broadcast of "Star of Polish Music" will find many recipients - said Wiesław Włodek, vice president of Poczta Polska.
- Despite technological changes, Krzysztof received huge amounts of letters and wrote back to them traditionally. He never asked me for help. If a stamp, envelope, a pen and a piece of paper lived today, his basic way of communication with fans would still be - Ewa Krawczyk, a singer's spouse, recalled during the ceremony.
- I was a philatelist at a young age. The proposal that came from Poczta Polska moved me a lot because I know that a man leaves some traces on earth. Krzysztof Krawczyk left traces in the form of recordings and discs. The concerts are fleeting, the albums remain. This time, the post stamp joined the discs. And, contrary to appearances, the postage stamps are not thrown away, most people peel off and put them in the classers - said Andrzej Kosmala, a longtime friend and manager of Krzysztof Krawczyk.
Krzysztof Krawczyk was born on September 8, 1946 in Katowice. He made his debut in 1960, but not on the music scene, but as an actor in the film "Satan from the seventh grade", where he played a scout. In 1963, on the wave of Bitteussian fashion, he founded, together with Sławek Kowalewski, Marian Lichtman and Jerzy Krzemiński, the band Trubadurzy, who gained the greatest popularity after joining Ryszard Poznakowski in 1967. It was thanks to Ryszard Poznakowski that Krzysztof Krawczyk decided on a solo artistic path. His biggest hits, calculated in dozens - including: "Drawing on the glass", "Steyledate", "How the day has passed", "If it was like that", "I remember you from those years", "what the world gave us", "you will dance with me last last", "I will follow you like a ball", "when we have nothing to do", " You "," I wanted to be "," Life like wine " - everyone sings. The proof of the versatility of Krzysztof Krawczyk are popular duets with Edyta Bartosiewicz, Anna Dąbrowska, Katarzyna Nosowska, Eleni, Urszula, Rodem Stewart, Muńk Staszczyk, Andrzej Piaseczny, Maciej Maleńczuk, Bohdan Smolena and Norbi.
About the stamp:
Project author: Marzanna Dąbrowska
Number of stamps: 1
Value: PLN 4
Edition: 240,000 Pcs.
Printing technique: offset
format stamp: 31.25 x 43 mm
Paper: fluorescent
sales sheet: 12 stamps
Date of introduction into circulation: 3 September 2021.