Łódź on 7 million of our stamps
We presented a new postage stamp related to the celebration of the 600th anniversary of granting city rights of Łódź. A photograph of the Poznań Family Palace, a building considered one of the symbols of the city, was placed on the popular philatelic value, published in a circulation of 7 million pieces.
The Palace of the Poznań Family is a factory palace from the 19th century. Due to its size and numerous decorations, it is called "Łódź Louvre". Once it was the most representative part of the huge factory and residential team, erected over the past several decades by one of the wealthiest Fabrykan Fabry Families of Łódź.
- Łódź is one of the most important Polish cities. It can be said that the 600-year-old metropolis is in the heart of the country. In addition to the undoubted geographical value of Łódź, the city abounds in numerous architectural pearls. Through the philatelic value, we would like to honor the long history and development of this area. Both the project stamp design and envelopes will capture the unique patterns and symbolism related to Łódź, reflecting its old and contemporary characteristics - said Wiesław Włodek, vice president of Poczta Polska.
The edition of the stamp was enriched with an FDC envelope depicting a photograph of the revitalized Łódź Fabryczna station. The date stamp in the form of the historical seal of the Łódź from 1577 is complemented. The circulation stamp of the "600th anniversary of Łódź" is 7,000,000. Its value allows you to pay a fee for an economic letter unregistered in S format and an economic postcard.
The solemn presentation of the stamp took place in the Special Economic Zone in Łódź during the conference on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of granting municipal rights to Łódź. The unveiling was attended by, among others Piotr Gliński - Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Waldemar Buda - Minister of Development and Technology and Włodzimierz Tomaszewski - Minister of Local Government and the Board of the Łódź Special Economic Zone.
Historical outline of Łódź
On July 29, 1423, Łódź was granted city rights, and at the end of the 15th century royal privileges regarding fairs and fairs. Residents for a long time remained with craftsmanship and trade in agricultural fetuses and animals. From the 16th century, Łódź could boast of eight mills and carpenters, butchers and coopers. A makeshift town hall was created, and a church and a school were built. In 1820, Łódź already had about 700 inhabitants and was considered a factory city, thanks to Stanisław Staszic and Rajmund Rembieliński, who developed the textile industry here. The "New Town" concept was developed - an octagonal market was created with a new road marked out from it, along which the Piotrkowski Route once ran - this is how the most famous of Łódź streets - Piotrkowska was born. The main architects of the industrial development of Łódź were factory factories Ludwik Geyer, Karol Scheibler and Israel Poznański.
Before World War I, the city had half a million inhabitants (in less than 100 years there was a 500-fold increase in the number of inhabitants!) And was treated as a textile industry center. Cultural development was cultivated by opening cinemas, museums, theaters and hotels. Languages, kitchens, religions, nationality mixed on the streets - mainly Poles and Jews lived in the city, but there were also Germans and Russians. The end of industrial power came with World War II. After the war, the textile industry was rebuilt, which, however, collapsed as a result of economic changes. A feature film factory was created in the city called "dream factory", in which photos were shot for most post -war Polish films, as well as the famous "Film". There is also the only cinema museum in Poland in Łódź. On the film trail of Łódź there is Aleja Gwiazd na Piotrkowska. Modeled on the Hollywood Avenue of Sława, it consists of over 60 stars dedicated to actors, directors, operators and film music creators.
It is worth recalling that the architecture of Łódź has already appeared on philatelic values introduced by Poczta Polska. In 2004, in the broadcast of "Polish cities", a fragment of the church of Pentecost was shown on the presented postage stamp.
About the stamp:
Project author: Andrzej Gosik
Number of stamps: 1
Value: 3.90 PLN
ECTRIBECTION: 7,000,000 Pcs.
Printing technique: ROTOGRAWIURE
Format Stamp: 31.25 x 25.5 mm
Paper: Fluorescent
sales sheet: 100 stamps
Date of circulation: July 29, 2023.