Poczta Polska issued a stamp on the occasion of the World Expo 2020 exhibition in Dubai
On Friday, October 1 this year, Poczta Polska introduced the emission stamp to circulation: "World Exhibition Expo 2020 in Dubai". The date of putting the value in the hands of the interested parties, like the event concerned, was postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the name - according to the organizers' decision - remained.
The premise of this year's Expo is a multidimensional presentation of technologies and companies representing the strategic industries from the point of view of export potential to the Middle East, and thus a real increase in business transactions. A visualization of the Polish pavilion was presented on the stamp and fDC envelope. Our country was in an exclusive group of several dozen countries that build their own point at the World Expo 2020 exhibition in Dubai. The pavilion will be the main arena of the presentation and a carrier of information about Poland.
- Poland has been an active participant in world exhibitions for many years - the largest and most prestigious events of this type in the world. Expo 2020 is a chance for Poland to strengthen a positive image on the international arena, a presentation of native culture and economic promotion. I hope that the stamp introduced into circulation, as a symbolic medium of information and diplomacy, will contribute to the promotion of the Polish -Lithuanian Commonwealth - said Tomasz Zdzikot, president of the board of Poczta Polska.
This is another philatelic publishing house promoting the world exhibition. In 2015, an EXPO dedicated value in Milan came into circulation, while in 2017 the company handed over a stamp dedicated to the exhibition in Astana into the hands of clients and philatelists.
- The block of the Polish Pavilion at the World Expo 2020 exhibition in Dubai creates an open, mourning, modular construction, spreading roofing - a kinetic sculpture imagining a flock of birds flying. Unique and modern architecture is to emphasize creativity as a Polish feature. That is why on the postage stamp we present the Polish Pavilion as an artistic work that will consolidate and send into the world the message of our exhibition "Poland. Creativity inspired by nature, " emphasized Wiesław Włodek, vice president of the Poczta Polska Board.
Let us remind you that the history of world exhibitions (EXPO) dates back to 1751, when the first event of this type took place in London. However, a truly international undertaking was initiated during a great exhibition from 1851, which also took place in London. EXPO to this day is cyclical events presenting the cultural, scientific and technical achievements of the countries and nations of the world. It is a great opportunity for competition in all areas of production. Already in 1889, especially at the Paris World Exhibition, the Eiffel Tower was built, which was to demonstrate the level of engineering knowledge and technical capabilities of the era. The organizers of subsequent events strive to outdo the previous ones, including in the field of technical and architectural solutions or the momentum of official ceremonies.
The stamp's project was implemented by Poczta Polska in close cooperation with the Applicant, the Polish Investment and Trade Agency.
About the stamp:
Project author: Jan Konarzewski
Number of stamps: 1 In the block
Value: 8 PLN
Circulation: 78,000 Pcs.
Printing technique: offset
format stamp: 31.25 x 43 mm
block format: 70 x 90 mm
paper: Fluorescent
date of introduction into circulation: October 1, 2021.