We commemorated Gdańsk postalists on the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II
As every year, the company commemorated Gdańsk postalists, who 82 years ago undertook a heroic struggle to maintain Polishness in the free city - the Gdańsk Post Office building 1. For the first time the celebrations were held in two places and they were combined by presentation of occasional values introduced into circulation of that day.
This year's celebration of German aggression against Poland and the heroic defense of the Gdańsk Post Office building were unique, thanks to the establishment of cooperation by the Company and the National Bank of Poland. For the first time in history, at the same time, a postage stamp and a collector's coin were introduced into circulation, under the common name of the emission "Defense of Poczta Polska in Gdańsk. Germany's aggression on Poland. " Both values present images of leading characters related to the defense of the Gdańsk post: dr. Jan Michoń, Alfons Flisykowski and Second Lieutenant Konrad Guderski against the background of the main entrance to the historic building of the facility. The postage stamp, commemorating postal heroes, was issued in a circulation of 168,000 pcs.
Ceremonial presentations of values took place in two locations. In Warsaw, in the NBP Money Center, the conference was attended by the president of Poczta Polska - Tomasz Zdzikot and prof. Adam Glapiński, president of the National Bank of Poland. In the Gdańsk Museum of the Second World War, the company was represented by vice presidents: Wiesław Włodek, Krzysztof Falkowski, Mateusz Wodka and Andrzej Bodziony. After the presentation of the values, representatives of the board took part in the ceremonial opening of the occasional exhibition entitled "Defense of Poczta Polska in Gdańsk. Germany's aggression on Poland ”, which from yesterday can be seen before entering the building and in the lobby of the Gdańsk Post Office 1. After the official part of the ceremony, the company's vice presidents laid a wreath at the monument to the defenders of Poczta Polska.
The Gdańsk celebration of the Nazi anniversary of the assault on Poland, as well as a year ago, crowned the illumination of the Historical Building Up 1, in which Poles defended themselves heroically for 14 hours ago. White and red neon lights and the inscription "We remember 1/09/1939" lit up the facade of the historic Poczta Polska building in Gdańsk from 20.00 September 1 to 6.00 in the morning of September 2.
An exhibition dedicated to the heroism of Polish postcards and the events that the Nazi attack on Poland initiated on September 1 can also be seen in Bydgoszcz, in the lobby of the Post Office 1, during the work of the institution.