Another stamp honoring the cursed soldiers
On Monday, March 1 this year, Poczta Polska introduced another post stamp commemorating the heroic members of the Polish anti -communist underground. The value of the "National Day of Remembrance for Cursed Soldiers" is honored by Colonel Łukasz Ciepliński, pseud. "Plow". March 1 this year The 70th anniversary of his loss falls.
The author of the project, Marzanna Dąbrowska, presented on the stamp the figure of Colonel Łukasz Cieliński after the officer's promotion (1936), and in the background the logo of the Freedom and Independence Association, with which the "plow" was strongly connected. In addition to the stamp, Poczta Polska has published, in a limited version, the FDC envelope, i.e. an envelope on the first day of circulation. It presents Ciepliński on a horse, from the time when he was the commander of the anti -tank company of the 62nd Infantry Regiment.
- Poczta Polska, through its philatelic publications, reminds of outstanding figures of Polish history. Steadfast soldiers have been condemned for years. By issuing a stamp dedicated to Colonel Łukasz Ciepielinski, the post office participates in restoring the memory of those who transferred blood for free Poland. This is our duty to current and future generations - emphasizes Tomasz Zdzikot, president of the board of Poczta Polska.
Colonel Łukasz Ciepliński pseud. "Plow" (promoted posthumously in 2013) was a soldier of the Polish Army and a member of the anti -communist underground operating in Poland after World War II. He participated, among others In the defensive war of 1939 and in the action "Burza" (1944), and after the end of the greatest armed conflict in history he co -founded the Freedom and Independence Association. Captured in 1947 and after a dishonest trial, during which he was brutally interrogated for 3 years, killed by the Security Office (1951).
- Our latest philatelic emission commemorates a soldier of the Polish anti -communist and anti -Soviet underground Łukasz Ciepliński pseud. "Plow", brutally tortured and murdered exactly 70 years ago. And, like all existing emissions of Poczta Polska, honoring the cursed soldiers, is a symbol of our thanks and tribute for their bravery, steadfast attitude and attachment to Polish patriotic traditions. I believe that our stamps, among others, contribute to strengthening memory and spreading the truth about soldiers from the so -called second conspiracy - says Wiesław Włodek, vice president of Poczta Polska.
In 2016, the first emission stamp "National Day of Remembrance for Cursed Soldiers" was released. He was devoted to Major Zygmunt Szendzielarz pseud. "Łupaszka". In 2019, the company introduced into circulation a value commemorating Major Marian Bernaciak pseud. "Columbine". However, in the series "Ryngraphs of Cursed Soldiers" Poczta Polska published in 2017 stamps dedicated to lieutenant Franciszek Majewski pseud. "Salty" and senior sergeant Mieczysław Dziemieszkiewicz pseud. "Swarm". On March 1, 2018, the values honoring the captain Witold Pilecki pseud. "Witold" and Danuta Sitikówna pseud. "Inka". In addition to these series, a separate stamp was also published by commemorating Feliks Selmanowicz pseud. "Zagończyk".
About the stamp:
Project author: Marzanna Dąbrowska
Number of stamps: 1
Value: 3.30 PLN
Edition: 168,000 Pcs.
Print technique: ROTOGRAWiURE
SAME Format: 31.25 x 51 mm
Paper: fluorescent
sales sheet: 12 stamps (4 × 3).
Date of introduction in circulation: March 1, 2021.
This and other philatelic publishing houses of Poczta Polska can be purchased at postal facilities and the online store: www.filatelistyka.poczta-polska.pl .