Poczta Polska commemorates the 30th anniversary of Radio Maryja with a stamp and envelope
Poczta Polska begins the broadcast of the occasional stamp and envelopes on the first day of circulation, issued on the occasion of December 8 this year. 30th anniversary of the creation of Radio Maryja. The issue of values was implemented in close cooperation with the Catholic radio station.
On the stamp introduced into circulation on December 4 this year. The assembly of two religious photographs was presented. In the first photo, by Arturo Mari, is shown. John Paul II. The second photo has a figurine of Our Lady of Fatima, located in the chapel at the headquarters of Radio Maryja in Toruń. Circles surrounding the product of sacred art refer to radio waves. In the upper left corner there is the title of the broadcast: "30th anniversary of Radio Maryja".
The stamp is complemented by the first day of circulation. In the envelope graphics there is a copy of the image of Our Lady of Częstochowa, which through almost the entire pontificate accompanied St. John Paul II in his private chapel in the Vatican. Currently, the painting is in the presbytery of the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the New Evangelization and Saint. John Paul II in Toruń, which is a faithful copy of the Vatican Chapel. The envelope also has a quote spoken by Pope-Polish on March 29, 1995 in Rome, referring to Radio Maryja. Attention is also drawn to the date stamp, referring to the Rosary. It shows the name of the emission and the date of introduction into circulation.
Radio Maryja was founded on December 4, 1991 in Toruń on the initiative of religious from the Congregation of the Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists). It is a religious radio station with the largest range in Poland, and the main elements of the program band are evangelism, prayer, meditation, religious music and socio-political journalism. Radio Maryja began broadcasting on December 9, 1991, acting initially as a local station, and from 1994 - on a national scale. From May 2, 2006, the program and content broadcast on the radio are supervised by a 8-person program council, which includes 4 members appointed by the Polish Episcopate and 4 members appointed by the Redemptorist Order.
The stamp to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Radio Maryja is not the first philatelic publishing house commemorating the creation of the largest Catholic station in Poland. In December 2016, the post office presented the value of the 25th anniversary of the existence of the Toruń radio station. The image dedicated to this event presented the image of Mary and the inscription "25th anniversary of Radio Maryja". The value was supplemented by the emission of envelopes on the first day of circulation, on which the quote of St. John Paul II: "The valuable contribution of Radio Maryja in the work of new evangelization builds a family with a strong god, raises society, especially the young generation, to the civilization of love."
About the stamp:
Author of the stamp project: Poczta Polska SA
Number of stamps: 1
Sales sheet: 12 stamps
Value: 4.10 PLN
Edition: 168,000 Pcs.
Print technique: offset
format stamp: 31.25 x 43 mm
Paper: Fluorescent
date of introduction into circulation: December 4, 2021.