Poczta Polska issued a circulation stamp to celebrate the year of Józef Mackiewicz
Poczta Polska commemorates the philatelic emission of an outstanding Polish writer and a publicist - Józef Mackiewicz. The value will be brought into circulation on the 120th anniversary of the author's birth of the known maxim "only the truth is interesting". The stamp is also part of the celebration of the year of Józef Mackiewicz established by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, and it was in the building of the Polish parliament that there was a solemn presentation of the philatelic publishing house.
The presentation of the stamp took place on March 31 in the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, during a conference on the work and achievements of Józef Mackiewicz, organized by the Institute of National Remembrance. The value was solemnly revealed by Wiesław Włodek, vice president of Poczta Polska.
The historical photo of Józef Mackiewicz from 1966 is presented on the stamp. Along the bottom edge there are an inscription: "Poland" and a denomination of values - 30 gr. The stamp was issued with an envelope with a date stamp. Jacek Konarzewski, the author of the project, placed the most famous maxim of Mackiewicz on the envelope with his next photo with his daughter Halina: Ostra Gate, Vilnius 1938. Photography was obtained from the creators' family collections.
The philatelic emission of Poczta Polska is part of the celebration of Józef Mackiewicz established by the Sejm of the Polish Sejm. This one of the most famous native journalists, in addition to the indisputable artistic achievements, also enrolled in history as a brave soldier-a volunteer in the Polish-Bolshevik war. As a cavalryman, he was wounded as a cavalryman and was taken prisoner.
By 1939, Józef Mackiewicz worked as a journalist of the Vilnius daily "Word". In 1943, with the consent of the Polish underground authorities, he was invited to the benefit of the Katyn massacre after the Germans discovered the graves of Polish officers, murdered by the Soviets. He devoted his whole life to revealing the truth about Katyn. After World War II, he was in exile in London and Munich, he died in 1985.
The Sejm of the Republic of Poland on the 120th anniversary of the birth of an outstanding writer recognized the size of the artist's achievements, who persistently supported the ideas of: independence of Poland, freedom and friendly coexistence of the nations of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as steadfast resistance against communism.
The hero of the philatelic emissions of Poczta Polska is the author of the novel: Road nowhere, you do not have to speak loudly, versus and interesting journalistic items: the Katyn massacre in the light of documents, the victory of provocation, in the shadow of the cross. Since 2002, the Literary Award has been awarded. Józef Mackiewicz.
About the stamp:
Project author: Jacek Konarzewski
Number of stamps: 1
Value: 30
groszy: 5,000,000
print technique: Rotograwiura
Back format: 25.5 x 31.25 mm
Paper: fluorescent
sales sheet: 100 stamps
Date of introduction into circulation: April 1, 2022.