The stamp, valuated at 10 PLN, features insurgents at a firing position in the ruined entrance of the Church of the Holy Cross on Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw. The graphic design was created by Roch Stefaniak based on an archival photograph by Sylwester Braun, colorized by Orka Production Studio.
The Scout Field Mail, which began operations on August 6, 1944, a few days after the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, played a crucial role for the insurgents fighting against the Nazis. The communication and delivery of mail between the insurgents was managed by young members of the so-called Gray Ranks, as reported by Poczta Polska via social media.
During the Warsaw Uprising the Gray Ranks were the clandestine Polish underground scounting organization that played a crucial role in organizing and supporting the resistance against Nazi German forces.
Recently, archives revealed that Jadwiga Poboży, who served as a telephone operator during the Warsaw Uprising, was one of the couriers. She succumbed to gunshot wounds on August 30, 1944.
Poczta Polska has also released a commemorative envelope featuring a photograph by Wiesław Chrzanowski.
The image depicts insurgents from Company "Anna" of the "Gustaw" Battalion, with the soldiers seated on a fallen tree trunk against the backdrop of a ruined Warsaw.
Source: PAP/Poczta Polska/x.com/Facebook
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