A stamp commemorating a great man and one of the leaders of the Uprising in the Warsaw ghetto
On Sunday, January 2, 2022, Poczta Polska will introduce a philatelic emission commemorating Marek Edelman, a doctor, an outstanding social activist and one of the leaders of the Uprising in the Warsaw ghetto.
The Warsaw Ghetto existed from November 1940 to May 1943. It was the largest ghetto in the then occupied Poland, occupying an area of about 300 ha of the capital. The area of the Warsaw Ghetto was inhabited by about 400,000 Jews living in extreme poverty and inhuman conditions.
Marek Edelman is inseparably connected with the history of Warsaw. This outstanding social activist and one of the leaders of the Uprising in the Warsaw ghetto, with devotion and great commitment defended the right to freedom and respect for human dignity.
The design of the stamp, by Jarosław Ochaddzan, is a combination of the informal character of Marek Edelman with a discreetly contrasting background. The stamp is unnecessary, with a value corresponding to the fee for the national letter parcel, unregistered priority S. in accordance with the price list of universal services in domestic and foreign trade from 01.01.2022. It will be PLN 4.50.
The FDC envelope (on the first day of circulation) is presented by the monument to the heroes of the ghetto in Warsaw's Muranów - a symbol of the city, close to every Varsovian, directly related to Marek Edelman's activities.
About the stamp:
Project author: Jarosław Obsendzan
Number of stamps: 1
Value: Priority S
ECCUDATION: 3,000,000 pcs, repeatable
printing technique: Rotograwiura
BREAM format: 25.5 x 31.25 mm
Paper: fluorescent
sales sheet: 100 stamps in the sheet
Date of placing in circulation: 2 January 2022.
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