Brands from a special series, ambassadors of peace that will travel the world

In the days when the world is marked by 80th anniversary of the end of the world’s worst sea, a common word peace. New Slovenian Postal stamps will also be unique. Five, issued on the day of victory, May 9, will travel around the world and remind them of invaluable value and meaning of peace.

The image of partisans on a truck, which on May 9 in 1945 enthusiastically welcomes the people of Ljubljana, is one of the many iconic photographs from the end of World War II. The optimism and joy that are made from the picture have also found a place on a special brand, which was published by Pošta Slovenije with four other in the Mir Series.

The commission for the issuance of postal securities is decided by which brands will be included in the edition for each year. “Proposal to issue a mark on 80th anniversary of the end Second World War We have received from the Association of Fighters’ Association for the Values ​​of the NOB, a proposal to mark Partisan ski But it was given by the Idrija Philatelic Society. Based on these proposals, the commission then decided to issue five stamps in the MIR series at the same time, « she said Simona Koser Šavora from Pošta Slovenije. The brands will be on sale for one year, each is 25,000 pieces. Their nominal value ranges from $ 92 to $ 1.75.

In addition to the brand with the image of the liberation of Ljubljana, they also printed a brand that represents the establishment of the Slovenian national government, brands with images of partisan skiing and Partisan diary and a brand that illustrates the establishment of the United Nations.

The whole series was presented on Thursday at the premises of the Cerkno Museum – not by accident. Alongside anniversary ends of the war Namely, we also mark the 80th anniversary of the partisan ski, a sports competition, which was held in Cerkno in the middle of the final fights in January 1945. They included ski jumping matches on the brand, the photo shows the jumper in the collision and viewers at the jumping room.

Special brands for collecting purposes

The purpose of publishing a series of five stamps, which each invoke the image of peace, is clear – to point out the anniversary of the end of the war and, above all, remind people how important it is to commit to peace so that such terrible seas will no longer be repeated. But today, when people are almost no longer sending postcards, letters and postcards, can it even attract attention?

“The decline in the number of letters is the reality that all postal operators are dealing with. But precisely because we receive less and fewer letters, postcards and greeting cards at home, brands have more special value. I am convinced that we first notice and look at the postal brand on a postcard or greeting card. However, casual postage stamps, such as the Mir Series, are in fact intended for more collectors and less to use in postal traffic. Of course, we can also send letters to them, but most of them end up in the collecting albums of philatelists around the world, « added Simona Koser Šavora.

According to her, publishing postage stamps is a special privilege of postal operators, and most people are probably not aware of their importance and mission: “Despite their small size, the big promoters of our country. They also connect individuals through postal shipments and in the hobby of brand collection, which combines collectors around the world. « 

Sports competitions did not die during the war, many were also conducted in military units. Photo: Post of Slovenia

In addition, they are brands, which are also not overlooked, a medium and a means of communication. The five brands that mark the anniversary of the end of World War II at Pošta Slovenije were published right on the day of victory or on the day of Europe, and these brands « carry many stories and a very important message – a message of awareness of the meaning of peace. And peace means not only a state without war, but also a state of harmony and cooperation between nations and individuals, « said the interviewee.

Also President of the Idrija Philatelic Society Nace Jereb said at the presentation of the Cerkno series that « brands may no longer be as current as they used to be, but they are part of history. Important events are trapped in this little piece of paper. ”Five stamps published yesterday will enrich the Slovenian philatelic collection and at the same time remind the time and actions that Slovenes can be proud of.

Brand with iconic photo of partisans in Ljubljana on May 9 in 1945. Photo: Pošta Slovenije

Patriotism, dedication, peace

The motifs on the brands will surely each attract attention and revive the memory of the facts that may have heard of the school history in elementary school. Partisan dailyproof of patriotism, dedication and commitment to peace, was the only daily newspaper of the Slovenian national liberation movement. For the brand, the Post of Slovenia was selected by the cover of Dnevnik, which was published on a pre -Christmas day, December 24, 1944.

The newspaper began to be published in November 1943 as a military newsletter of the Triglav Division of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Slovenia, and then from February to May 1944 there was a military newsletter IX. Corps of the new and the aforementioned detachments, and on June 1, 1944, became the newsletter of the Liberation Front for the Primorska and Gorenjska region. Since September this year, he was printed in two hidden prints in Idrija in around 4,000 copies, occasionally even 7,000 copies. After liberation, it was renamed on 13 May 1945 in Coastal dailythis one comes today as the central newsletter of Slovenes in Italy.

The motifs on the brands will each attract attention and revive the memory of historical facts. Photo: Matjaž Kosmac

A series of five brands is rounded off by a simple brand with number 80 and the image of the United Nations, which they hoped after the war would take care of peace and security in the world. « Although the UN has faced many restrictions and also helplessness, it is a symbol of post -war efforts for peace and security, a promoter of world development, humanitarian and mutual assistance and peacekeeping in numerous armed conflicts, » wrote a higher scientific associate of the Institute for Recent History in Pošten Slovenije. Damian Guštin. Its nominal value is the highest, at $ 1.79.

Pošta Slovenije says that brands are not only small slips, but big stories and works of art in small, representing our country, its natural, cultural and historical landmarks and reminded of deserving individuals and anniversaries.

This year, in July and September, they will publish a bunch of interesting stamps to present the Karst edge, mark the anniversary of the University of Maribor and the rise of Slovenian mountaineers in Makal along the southern wall, warn of traffic safety and launch a new series called Slovenian Poetry with Anton Aškerc.