Poczta Polska celebrates 465 years of jubilee emission of stamps with paintings by Andrzej Gosik
Paintings depicting balloons by artist Andrzej Gosik have become an inspiration for the creation of philatelic publications on the occasion of the 465th anniversary of Poczta Polska. Traditional emission stamps "in the sky" will go to the hands of collectors on October 18 this year. And they are an announcement of the upcoming premiere of the second edition of the Polish Cryptozna collection.
The author of the series of stamps is Roch Stefaniak, who used watercolors to create four unique projects, depicting surreal balloons painted by artist Andrzej Gosik. Pictures made using watercolor technique delight with unusual combinations of fairy -tale motifs, architecture or ornaments.
Paintings of balloons, used in the design design, are part of the works from the harvest of several dozen watercolors of their author. The full collection of paintings was presented in 2022 during an exhibition organized at the castle-Museum in Łańcut, paying tribute to the novelist Jan Potocki-the first Pole who rose with a balloon in 1790.
The continuation of traditional emission stamps "in the sky" will be the broadcast of the Polish cryptoze 2.0, for which the previously mentioned four graphics of Andrzej Gosik will be used in categories 1-4. Category 5 will be designed by artificial intelligence . Soon the cryptoze will appear on sale on the official website of Poczta Polska, dedicated to digital publications.
Anniversary of the establishment of Poczta Polska in philately scenes
In 2018, on the occasion of the 460th anniversary, Poczta Polska presented a post stamp depicting the central part of Heliogravia according to the image of Margaret Isabel Dicksee "Swift and Stella" (1896) from the collection of the Museum of Post and Telecommunications in Wrocław. The block of flats presents the text of the oath rota for postalons, which was included in the manual of July 1, 1777. On the red background of the belt, in the microdruck technique, a text was placed on the history of mail in Poland. On the right side of the text, dry pressings were presented, depicting the Jagiellonian Eagle from the time of the reign of King Zygmunt August and the current emblem of the Republic of Poland.
Five years earlier, the company introduced a stamp in the circulation, in which the long history of Poczta Polska symbolized the cut of an oak trunk. His jars meant the next centuries in which the post office developed and modernized. The oak, as a symbol of strength and durability, reflected the philosophy of the company that combines tradition with modernity. Together with the broadcast, Poczta Polska also issued an envelope of the first day of circulation, with a date stamp with an oak. The envelope included historical dates related to the development of mail in Poland: from the creation of the Royal Post between the 16th and 18th centuries, through the introduction of the first Polish postage stamp to circulation, to the creation of Poczta Polska.
In 2008, Poczta Polska issued a block with three stamps. Against the background of the historical panoramas of Krakow and Venice, the images of King Zygmunt August, Prosper Provana and Sebastian Montelupi were placed, who took over the management of the Royal Post in 1564 on the stamp next to the king, as well as on the FDC envelope, the text of the privilege of the privilege appeared. A jubilee sign was embossed in the corner of the block. The stamps were accompanied by an occasional date stamp in the form of the former seal of the Krakow post. A series of stamps was also released on silk.
About stamps:
Author of the Stamp: Roch Stefaniak
graphic designer: Andrzej Gosik
Number of stamps: 4 In the block
Value: 3.90 PLN Each
circulation: 98,000 perforated blocks and 2,000 blocks of unpapperable blocks
printing technique: Offset
format stamp: 39.5 x 51 mm
block format: 114.5 x 149 mm
paper: Fluorescent
date of circulation: October 18, 2023.