Lubliniec is another city immortalized on a Polish Post stamp

On Friday, June 17th, Poczta Polska introduced another postage stamp from the "Polish Cities" series. This year's issue features Lubliniec. The stamp, which has just entered circulation, has a circulation of 2 million.

Lubliniec is one of the oldest towns in Silesia. It was founded on the trade route from Wrocław to Kraków in 1270 by Duke Władysław Opolski. Lubliniec received city rights in 1272, and construction of the town hall and St. Nicholas Church began that same year.

" As part of the 'Polish Cities' series, we are presenting 750-year-old Lubliniec. Surrounded by numerous forests, it is one of the oldest cities in Silesia, harboring many colorful stories, historical treasures, and natural wonders. The stamp features the city's oldest church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, and a fragment of a fountain with a sculpture of a little girl named Edith, in honor of St. Edith Stein. As a child, the future saint and patron saint of Europe enjoyed spending holidays with her grandparents, and today their former home houses a multimedia museum dedicated to this outstanding philosopher, mystic, Carmelite nun, and Jewish woman. I believe that our publications for this issue will intrigue our customers enough to want to learn more about the history of this surprising city, " says Wiesław Włodek, Vice President of Poczta Polska.

The stamp, printed using the rotogravure technique, depicts a fragment of a fountain with a sculpture of a little girl honoring Edith Stein, the city's patron saint. As a little girl, Edith Stein visited her grandparents, whose home was, and still is, in Lubliniec. It currently houses the Pro Memoria Edith Stein Museum. The stamp also commemorates St. Nicholas Church, the oldest religious building in Lubliniec.

In addition to the stamp, Poczta Polska will issue an FDC (first day of circulation) envelope featuring a photograph of the Lubliniec Castle by Daniel Dmitriew.

So far, as part of the "Polish Cities" circulation series, Poczta Polska has presented Gniezno, Kraków, Warsaw, Kalisz, Płock, Toruń, Pułtusk (on an envelope with a printed postage mark), Kazimierz Dolny, Sandomierz, Gdańsk, Łódź (with a Priority tag), Poznań, Przemyśl, Szczecin, Sopot, Sieradz, Katowice, Częstochowa, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Chorzów, Racibórz, Jelenia Góra, Nowy Sącz, Żywiec, Białystok, Leszno, Bydgoszcz, and Mińsk Mazowiecki. The series was initiated by graphic artist Andrzej Gosik, using watercolor techniques. Maria Dziekańska designed the stamps depicting Szczecin, Sopot, Sieradz, Katowice, and Częstochowa, Jerzy Pietras designed Gorzów Wielkopolski, and Monika Żyła-Kwiatkowska designed Chorzów.

About the stamp:
author of the design: Andrzej Gosik
number of stamps: 1
value: ECONOMIC S
circulation: 2,000,000 pcs. repeatable
printing technique: rotogravure
stamp format: 25.5 x 31.25 mm
paper: fluorescent
sales sheet: 100 stamps
date of introduction into circulation: June 17, 2022