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New Issues Frank Karwoski New Issues Frank Karwoski XXII National Philatelic upon in 2006 by Lithuania, Po- Exhibition Poznań 2018 land, Slovakia, and Hungary in This 2.60-zł stamp rec- the so-called Łańcut Declaration ognizes the 23rd Nation- (signed in the town of Łańcut al Philatelic Exhibition in southeastern Poland); several Poznań 2018. The stamp other countries joined later. The shows the clock tower of highway will pass through eastern the old Poznań town hall Poland and Slovakia, along the (ratusz) that served as the Hungarian and Romanian bor- seat of local government der, and then enter Bulgaria and until 1939. Located in Poznań’s old town in the center of the Greece. Two eastern extensions are also planned in the south, market square (stary rynek), the building now houses a muse- one connecting to the Romanian port of Constanţa on the um. Two famous mechanical fighting goats are located above Black Sea. Four sections of the roadway in Poland have been the clock. The goats’ butting display occurs at noon each day, completed or are under construction. The Polish stretch of the preceded by the clock strike and traditional bugle call (hejnał). route will be 760 km long, cost about 30 billion zł, and extend The tower clock and goats were constructed in 1551, and have through the cities of Białystok, Lublin, and Rzeszów. since experienced various calamities and renovations. The pane of 12 stamps includes four tabs which celebrate the Date of Issue October 3, 2018 following: the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining its inde- Sheet Format Single in Sheet of 100 pendence; the 50th anniversary of the International Philatelic Printing Method Photogravure Designer Jacek Konarzewski Exhibition Tematica-Poznań in 1968 and recognition of the Pol- ish Association of Philatelists (pzf); the 100th anniversary of the Greater Poland Uprising or Wielkopolska Uprising; 460 years of 40th Anniversary of the the Polish Post, founded in 1558 by King Sigismund II Augustus. Election of Cardinal The margin references the two centennial anniversaries and Karol Wojtyła as Pope includes a qr code providing further information. The mar- This 3.20-zł stamp recognizes the gin also shows the position of the pane (one of eight) as cut 1978 election of Poland’s Cardinal from the original large printed sheet of 96 (pozycja sektora). The Karol Wojtyła as Pope John Paul panes were sold in both perforate and imperforate formats. II; his predecessor, Pope John Paul I, died after only 33 days in office. Date of Issue October 3, 2018 The second papal enclave which Sheet Format Single in Pane of 12 convened in 1978, was split between with 4 Tabs two major candidates: Giuseppe Cardinal Siri, the conservative Printing Method Offset Archbishop of Genoa, and the liberal Archbishop of Florence, Designer Jacek Konarzewski Giovanni Cardinal Benelli. However, neither Cardinal was able to garner enough votes to prevail. A potential compromise candi- Via Carpatia date, Giovanni Colombo, Archbishop of Milan, declined to run. This 20-gr stamp shows the upcoming transnational highway Franz Cardinal König, Archbishop of Vienna, suggested network called the "Via Carpathia"; it will extend through sev- another compromise candidate, Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyła; he eral countries in a generally north-south alignment in central won on the eighth ballot on the third day of conclave. Wojtyła Europe from the Baltic Sea to the Aegean Sea. The highway is became the 264th pope, and at age 58, the youngest since 1846; scheduled to open in 2025 and will connect the port cities of he is the first non-Italian pope since 1522. At his ecclesiastical Klaipėda in Lithuania and Thessaloniki in Greece. The concept investiture ceremony the cardinals each knelt before him to take of this highway originated in Poland and was initially agreed their vows and kiss his ring, however, when the Polish prelate New Issues - June 2020 • 19 Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński knelt down, the new pope stopped Born in 1881 in Brzęczkowice him from kissing his ring, stood up, and simply hugged him. in Upper Silesia (German: Brzens- The margin includes aqr code for further information. kowitz), now part of Myslowice, he famously condemned escapism and Date of Issue October 16, 2018 called on the church to challenge Sheet Format Single in Pane of 12 the evil realities in Poland during Printing Method Offset the tumultuous 1930s. In 1939 he Designer Marzanna Dąbrowska reported to the Vatican actions of the Nazis in Poland, detailing the 460 Years of the Polish Post seizure of church property and abuse of the clergy and nuns in With the issuance of this 10-zł stamp the Polish post recognizes the annexed regions. In 1940, Vatican Radio broadcast Hlond’s 460 years of mail service in Poland. In 1558 King Sigismund reports of German persecution of the Jews and Catholic clergy. II August established a formal public institution to carry mail Furthermore, in 1941 he reported to Cardinal Secretary of State from Kraków through Vienna to Venice by means of horse. Luigi Maglione, that the Polish people believed Pope Pius XII This service derived from merchants needing to communicate had abandoned them. on commercial matters. This mission was specifically assigned After a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, Hlond was arrested in to the Italian Prospero Provana. In 1562 the king concluded 1944 by the Nazis, the only member of the college of cardinals a new agreement with Christoph von Taxis, the executive di- to be arrested. After the war he spoke out against communist rector of the imperial post in Vienna. In 1564 the Italian Pi- persecution of the church. Hlond has been criticized for his etro Maffon, a Kraków businessman, became postmaster until stance on removing former German-Nazi supporters from their 1568; the wealthy Sebastiano Montelupi then became postmas- appointed church posts and for his inflammatory statements on ter, establishing Montelupi Kamienica (or Italian House) in the the Jewish problem in Poland (Problem Żydowski). In 1992 he main square of Kraków as the headquarters of the national post was granted the title of Servant of God by the church, even office. Today, Poczta Polska provides public postal, banking, though some theologians expressed their opposition to his pro- and insurance services five days a week throughout Poland. posed beatification. In 2018 he was named Venerable after Pope Francis confirmed his heroic virtue. Date of Issue October 22, 2018 Sheet Format Single in Pane of 100 Printing Method Rotogravure Designer Jarosław Ochandzan 100th Anniversary of Poland Regaining Independence Six men who played important roles in the establishment of the Second Polish Republic are honored on Date of Issue October 18, 2018 these 2.60-zł stamps: Józef Piłsudski, Sheet Format Single in SS Printing Method Intaglio & Dry Pressing Roman Dmowski, Ignacy Jan Pad- Designer A. Sancewicz, P. Krajewski, erewski, Wincenty Witos, Ignacy & K. Michalczuk Daszyński, and Wojciech Korfanty. Two 2.60-zł stamps in the pane de- pict Poland’s famous Black Madon- Cardinal August Hlond na icon and the Order of Polonia – Primate of the Reborn Poland Restituta award; the center tab or label shows the Polish eagle. This 5-zł stamp recognizes the life of Cardinal August Hlond, Serving as the first chief of state in 1918, Józef Piłsudski bishop of Katowice in 1925, archbishop of Poznań and Gniezno (1867-1935) is often considered the father of the Second Polish in 1926, and soon thereafter, primate of Poland. In 1946 he was Republic. He saw himself as a descendant of the culture and appointed archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw where he served traditions of the old Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Piłsud- until his death in 1948. ski believed in a multi-ethnic Poland that included indigenous 20 • June 2020 - New Issues ethnic and religious minorities, and supported a strong union Date of Issue November 11, 2018 with Lithuania and Ukraine. Sheet Format Pane of 8 Different Stamps with Tab Piłsudski's principle political antagonist was Roman Stanisław Printing Method Offset & Stochastic Raster Dmowski (1864-1939) who favored a pre-partitions Polish Designer Marzanna Dąbrowska & M. Szponar crown based mainly on an ethnically homogeneous Polish Ro- man Catholic population. Dmowski was founder of the right- wing National Democratic Party (nd or Endecja). 100th Anniversary of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) used his musical End of the First World War fame as a pianist and composer to promote the cause of inde- This 2.60-zł stamp recognizes the pendence for Poland. Paderewski played an important role end of the catastrophic first world in meeting with President Woodrow Wilson and obtaining war. The magnitude and extend- explicit recognition of an independent Poland in Point 13 ed duration of World War I was of Wilson’s 14 Points in 1918, the basis for the peace treaty unprecedented in history. ending World War I. Paderewski was appointed prime min- The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in ister and foreign minister in 1919 by Piłsudski, and at- March 1918 ended Russia’s role in the war, however, this allowed tempted to get Piłsudski and Dmowski to collaborate, but the transfer of large numbers of German troops from the East to was unsuccessful. the Western Front, resulting in the German March 1918 Offen- Wincenty Witos (1874-1945) was a prominent member of sive. This offensive was initially successful, but the allies rallied the Polish People’s Party (Piast faction) beginning in 1895, and and drove the Germans back in their Hundred Days Offensive. served in the Austrian parliament in 1908-1914. During World Bulgaria signed the Armistice of Salonica in September War I, Witos kept in touch with Polish independent movement 1918. In October the Ottoman Empire capitulated by signing activists, including Paderewski and Piłsudski.
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