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On October 22nd of this year, a postage stamp from the "100th Anniversary of the Birth of Czesław Słania" issue was introduced into circulation. The philatelic publication is a joint initiative of the Polish Post and the Swedish Post.
The stamp depicts Czesław Słania during the engraving process. Along the left side are the inscription "Poland" and the value of PLN 15.30, as well as the inscription "100th anniversary of the birth of Czesław Słania."
The stamp appears on a steel engraving plate. The cover also features: Czesław Słania's ID photograph in the upper left corner, a magnifying glass below, and the stamp design for "The Battle of Grunwald"—Słania's diploma thesis. The magnifying glass is in the upper right corner, and a stylus along the right side of the block. The stamp design also includes microtexts relating to Słania's artistic endeavors, providing a philatelic curiosity for collectors.
The FDC envelope features a portrait of Czesław Słania, an enlarged fragment of the steel engraving from the stamp. The date stamp features the basic tool used by Słania to engrave his works, along with the initials CS surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves.
About the stamp:
author of the design: Marzanna Dąbrowska
author of the engraving: Przemysław Krajewski
number of stamps: 1 in a block
value: PLN 15.30
circulation: 100,000 pcs
printing technique: steel engraving, offset, stochastic raster, microtext
stamp format: 79 x 51 mm
block format: 154 x 98 mm
paper: fluorescent
date of introduction into circulation: October 22, 2021