Wincenty Witos honored on a special postcard

Wincenty Witos is one of the most outstanding politicians of the Second Polish Republic. He was a statesman, one of the fathers of independent Poland. As the leader of the People's Movement, he became a symbol of the struggle for independence and social justice. The Sejm established 2024 as Wincenty Witos, and Poczta Polska commemorates this extraordinary form with the emission card "150. Anniversary of the birth of Wincenty Witos. "

The issue of the issue was the Independence Museum in Warsaw. The illustrative part of the card issued by Poczta Polska contains a portrait of Wincenty Witos in a traditional peasant outfit with the Polish flag placed on the left flap, close to the heart. This is a symbolic reflection of Witos's obligations regarding the state's priorities over the interests of the individual.

A reproduction of the image of the Witos family home, made available by the Wincenty Witos Museum in Wierzchosławice, was placed in the postmark. The broadcast is accompanied by an occasional date stamp containing a four -leaf clover accompanying the Polish People's Movement since 1931. This is one of the oldest political symbols of Polish political parties. The whole composition was created by Jan Konarzewski.

Wincenty Witos was born on January 21, 1874 in the village of Wierzchosławice in Podtarnów. As the leader of the People's Movement, he was the chairman of the Polish Liquidation Commission in 1918, representing the Polish state authority in Galicia.

His three times as the premiere (1920–21, 1923, 1926) were crucial in the history of Poland, especially during the war with the Bolsheviks. It was then that he issued the famous appeal to the peasants, calling them to support the defense of the country.

After the May coup in 1926, Witos resigned, fearing the threat to Poland from neighboring countries. Accused of attempting to overthrow the government, he was arrested in 1930, then sentenced to a year and a half and imprisoned in the Brest Fortress, deprived of civil rights and decorations, including the Order of the White Eagle granted to him in 1920. In 1933 Witos went to exile, from where he returned shortly before the outbreak of World War II. During the occupation, he consistently refused to cooperate with both Germany and the Soviets. He died in 1945 in Krakow.

About a piece of paper:

Project author: Jan Konarzewski
Number of cards: 1
Value: A
Print technique: Offset
format Card: 148 x 105 mm
Date of circulation: 21 January Warsaw 1