Poczta Polska commemorates the Year of St. Józef's new philatelic emission
Polish Post Office commemorating the year of St. Józef's new philatelic emission on Saturday, 1/05/2021, introduces a postage stamp, dedicated to the celebration of the year of St. Józef - family patron. The 3.30 circulation stamp will be issued in a multi -million circulation and will serve as a fee of unregistered letters.
The image of St. Józef holding the Child Jesus in arms, he was painted before 1780, oil technique on canvas. Based on the characteristic stylish features, the authorship of the picture can be attributed to Jan hour, a painter from Piotrków Trybunalski. This wonderful work of the sacred art of the late Baroque era is located in the Collegiate Basilica of All Saints in Sieradz - in the Włocławek diocese. In 1945, the image of St. Józef and Child in the painting in the painting was decorated with a silver dress funded by the inhabitants of Sieradz as a vote of thanksgiving for saving the temple and city from war damage. A replica of the picture, on the fifth anniversary of the pontificate of Pope Francis, went to the Vatican.
- Celebration of the Year of St. Józef, which we commemorate our new philatelic publishing house, is also a great opportunity to mark a socially important role of the family. This time the leitmotif of our stamp is the image from the side altar of the nave of the main basilica in Sieradz. Noteworthy is the way the topic is presented, referring to iconographic patterns created in the seventeenth -century Italian painting (especially Guido Reni). The way of showing the character emphasizes a strong spiritual bond between the Baby Jesus and Saint. Józef and the care of the latter. I am convinced that the choice of this unusual image of Saint. Józef from the eighteenth -century picture will become for many recipients an inspiration for a deeper reflection on the family. I believe that it will also encourage you to reach deep into the history of Polish cultural achievements - also the achievements of sacred art, which is a key element of our national heritage - says Wiesław Włodek, vice president of the board of Poczta Polska.
In order to emphasize the unique values of this extraordinary work of art and obtain a three -dimensional effect, the stamp was printed on fluorescent paper, with shimmering fragments, including in gold.
In addition to the Poczta Poczta Stamp, in a limited version, the FDC envelope, i.e. an envelope on the first day of circulation. It shows: a composition with a carpentry tool symbolically referring to the profession of St. Józef, as well as a quote from the drama "Radiation of Paternity" by Karol Wojtyła.
A lilia was placed on the date - the attribute of St. Józef.
About the stamp:
Author of the project: Jarosław Obsendzan
Number of stamps: 1
values: 3.30 PLN
Edition: 18,000,000
print technique: Rotograwiura
Break format: 25.5 x 31.25 mm
Sales sheet: 100 stamps
Paper: Fluorescent
date of introduction in circulation: May 1, 2021.