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Czesław Słania ( 22 October 1921-17 March 2005 ) was an accomplished postage stamp and banknote engraver.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Słania was the most prolific of all stamp engravers, with over 1000 stamps to his credit.

His 1000th engraved stamp, the painting " Great Deeds by Swedish Kings " by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl ( 2000 ), is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest engraved stamp ever issued.