Martyr from Silesia in the postage stamp

News of: November 19 2021

On Saturday, November 20 this year, Poczta Polska will introduce the emission stamp "Beatification of Fr. Jan Franciszek Macha. " The value will hit the hands of clients and philatelists exactly on the day of the beatification mass of the Silesian martyr.

The author of the project, Ewa Burdzicka, presented on the stamp a colored photo of priest Jan Franciszek Macha against the background of a cracking prison wall, symbolizing his arrest by the Gestapo. Poczta Polska also published, in a limited version, the FDC envelope, i.e. the envelope of the first day of circulation. It presents the archival photo of Fr. John with his multi -generational Silesian family on the day of priesthood.

Jan Franciszek Macha (Hanik) was born on January 18, 1914 in Chorzów Stary. He was a Roman Catholic priest, a handball player and a resistance activist. On December 3, 1942, in Katowice, at the age of only 28, for his underground activities, he was murdered by the Germans - execution by cutting (martyr's death).

About the stamp:

Project author: Ewa Burdzicka
Number of stamps: 1
Value:
PLN 4.00 Edition: 144,000
Print technique: offset
format stamp: 31.25 x 43 mm
Paper: Fluorescent
sales sheet: 9 stamps
Date of introduction into circulation: November 20, 2021.