Filatelistyka wojny. Katalogowanie po 24 lutego 2022
Wartime Philately. Cataloguing after 24 February 2022

Summary/Abstract: A presentation of a catalogued description together with photographs of all editions of postal stamps linked with postcards and envelopes, issued by the Ukrainian National Post (Ukrposhta) at the time of the full-scale aggression of the Russian federation against Ukraine, unleashed in the early hours of 24 February 2024 and involving rocket and bomb attacks against cities in assorted parts of Ukraine. The savage aggressor kills innocent people, murders and rapes women and children, and destroys residential districts, monuments of art and culture, kindergartens and universities, theatres and museums, and hospitals and care centres for the handicapped. In wartime Ukrainian postage stamps ceased being the passion solely of collectorsphilatelists and became creative weapons aimed against the enemy. Special wartime editions constitute tangible proof of Ukrainian resistance against the Russian invader. Today, stamps are enthusiastically purchased not only by collectors but also by the average citizen, in this way supporting both cultural resistance and Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the frontline, and thus making a financial contribution towards hastening victory. Up to 15 November 2023 Ukrposhta published 28 editions of stamps with wartime themes.

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