"You will do as the Witch says, enemy". Postage set: Stamp Sheet, 2 Cards, Cover. War in Ukraine. 15.07.2025
"Du wirst tun, was die Hexe sagt, Feind". Postsatz: Briefmarkenbogen, 2 Postkarten, Umschlag. Krieg in der Ukraine. 15.07.2025
Postage set «You will do as the Witch says,
enemy»
The postage
set includes a stamps sheet “You will do as the Witch says, enemy”, сover
“First Day” and 2 cards.
“You will do as the Witch says, enemy”:
Ukrposhta conjures Victory with a new stamp.
15.07.2025
In April
2022, a poem by Lyudmila Horova was heard: “ You will do as the Witch says,
enemy”. These words instantly resonated with millions of hearts, and when set
to music, they turned into a hymn of female revenge against looters, rapists
and murderers.
Ukrposhta
mentioned this spell in a new postal issue, which it called: “You will do as
the Witch says, enemy!”.
This is
another opportunity to remind the enemy not only about the power of our army
and weapons, but also about the unique invincible strength of the Ukrainian
woman, who stands shoulder to shoulder with men at the front, protects her
loved ones, does everything so that the Ukrainian land lives, gives birth and
prospers. She conjures Victory every day.
The image
of the woman who “knows” is deeply rooted in Ukrainian culture through
centuries of agriculture and belief in supernatural powers. She is not just a
mystical figure, but the embodiment of nature, fertility, and the life force
that pulsates in everything.
The postal
issue “It will be as the Witch says” is illustrated by Ukrainian artist
Kateryna Shtanko, whose stamp sheet “Flowers of Ukraine” (2000) has won the
favor of philatelists around the world, won a bronze medal at the 7th World
Stamp Cup (France) and has become a real business card of Ukrainian philately.
For the
first stamp, the artist chose the image of a witch flying at night on a rocket,
as a symbol of resistance to the enemy who seeks to seize Ukrainian land. On
the second, she depicted a magical girl who personifies the magical forces
called upon to preserve Ukrainian statehood. That is why she looks at a flower,
in the heart of which is the Coat of Arms of Ukraine, which will live and bloom
for centuries.
It should
be noted that the postage issue consists of two postage stamps of different
formats: No. 2195 “It will be for you, enemy” with a face value of U (for
shipments within Ukraine) and No. 2196 “As the Witch Says!” with a face value
of A (for international shipments). The stamp sheet contains three such clutches
(a total of 6 stamps). The se-tenant circulation is 135 000 copies, the first
day cover – 20 000.
You will be hated just as the Witch says,
enemy.
On April
22, 2022, almost two months after the start of Russia's large-scale aggression
against Ukraine, the poet Lyudmyla Horova's poem “Vrazhe” was published online,
written as a witch's spell against the enemy. The words quickly went viral.
They were read aloud, set to music, and translated into other languages.
“You'll be shocked... For Kremenchuk, for Bucha, for Irpin, for Mykolaiv, for
Kharkiv, for Mariupol... For Ukraine,” "This is not a song, but a spell
and a curse for the orcs, let it all come true a thousand times, these are the
words of every woman in Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine, death to the enemies“, ”This
is women's revenge on all looters, rapists, murderers: people, children,
parents, women and animals" - these comments were left under the song's
YouTube video, which has gained 1 million views in over a month.
You will
be hated just as the Witch says.
On
15.07.2025 postage stamps No.No. 2195, 2196, printed as se-tenant of 2-stamps
are issued:
- stamp №
2195 “You will be hated,”;
- stamp №
2196 “Just as the Witch says”.
Size of the
stamp № 2195 – 40,02х40,02 mm.
Size of the
stamp № 2196 – 52,2х40,02 mm.
Size of the
stamp sheet – 117x159 mm.
Number of
stamps per stamp sheet – 3 (6 stamps).
Face value
of the stamp № 2195 – U (corresponds to the tariff of sending inner ordinary
letter with weight up to 50 gr and postcard).
Face value
of the stamp No. 2196 – A (corresponds to the tariff of sending postcard with
weight up to 20 gr abroad).
Printing
run of the se-tenant – 135 000 copies.
Stamp sheet
selvages contains text “Буде тобі, враже, так як Відьма скаже”.
Artist of
the stamps, FDC, cards – Kateryna Shtanko.
Stamp are
multicolored, printing process – offset. The stamp № 2195 and sheet selvages
contain foil embossing.
Stamp are
printed by SE “Integrated Printing Plant “Ukraina” for Production of
Securities”.
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