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Actress Anna Führing, Deutsches Reich (Germany), 15 Centimes, purple, stamp, Polish Occupied Territories during 1914-1918 (General Gouvernement Warschau) Poczta Polska and Gen.-Gouv. Warschau

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country: Polish Occupied Territories (Germany - Deutsches Reich) topic: Actress Anna Führing theme: actress type of stamp: postal stamp color: purple year: 1914 publication date: 1914 postal value: 15 Centimes engraving: Paul Eduard Waldraff (1870-1917) More from the same series: Actress Anna Führing, 5 Centimes, green (Belgian Occupied Territories during 1914-1918) Actress Anna Führing, 5 Centimes, green (1905-1911) Actress Anna Führing, 1 M, green and purple (1905-1911) Actress Anna Führing, 20 Centimes, green (1905-1911) Actress Anna Führing, 40 Centimes, red (1905-1911) Actress Anna Führing, 15 Centimes, purple (Polish Occupied Territories during 1914-1918 (General Gouvernement Warschau) comments: During WWI, stamps used by Germans in Poland were German stamps of the General Gouvernement Warschau overprinted with "Poczta Polska". The text "Gen.-Gouv. Warschau" is overprinted with two bars and the text "Deutsches Reich" is overprinted...

50 LECIE ZSRR, Poland (Polska), stamp, 1972

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country: Poland (Polska) topic: 50 LECIE ZSRR theme: space type of stamp: postal stamp color: multi-color design: T. Konarski & J. Wysocki year: 1972 postal value: 60 gr

FIL European Luge Championships of luge (winter sports) Poland (Polska), stamp, H. Matuszewski, 1971, 40 GR

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country: Poland (Polska) topic: FIL European Luge Championships of 1971 theme: winter sports type of stamp: postal stamp color: multi-color design: H. Matuszewski year: 1971 postal value: 40 GR Information: This stamp is made for the FIL European Luge Championships of 1971. The Luge Championships took place in Imst, Austria for the second time after having previously hosted the championships in 1956. East Germany won 1 gold (for Horst Hörnlein) and 2 Silver medals (for Wolfgang Scheidel and Angela Knösel), Italy won 2 gold medals (for Erika Lechner and duo Paul Hildgartner and Welter Pleikner), Austria won 1 silver (for due Manfred Schmid and Ewald Walch) and 1 bronze (for Manfred Schmid) and Poland won 2 bronze medals (for Barbara Piecha and duo Tudeusz Radwan and Janusz Krawczyk). (Source: Wikipedia, read more: FIL European Luge Championships 1971 on Wikipedia )

Peasant Boy painting by Kazimierz Sichulski Poland (Polska), 3 Zt, 1974

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country: Poland (Polska) topic: Peasant Boy painting by Kazimierz Sichulski theme: paintings type of stamp: postal stamp design: Kazimierz Sichulski (1879–1942) color: multi-colored year: 1974 publication date: 9 October 1974 postal value: 3 Zt Information: Kazimierz Sichulski (born 17 January 1879, Lviv – 6 November 1942, Liviv) is a Polish painter, illustrator and graphic artist. The 'Peasant Boy' is one of his paintings. He studied in the years 1900-1908 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow under the leadership of Leon Wyczółkowski, Joseph and Mehoffer Wyspianski. Educated in Rome, Paris and Munich. He married the famous actress Bronislawa Rudlicką. He debuted in 1903 at the Association of Friends of Fine Arts in Krakow. Between 1903-1905 he worked as an illustrator for the satirical magazine Liberum Veto. He was a member of the Vienna group Hagen Bund. He fought in the ranks of the Polish Legions during World War I. In 1920-1930, he was professor at the State Un...

Siedem Wiekow Warszawy - Ratusz Staromiejski Z Konca XVIII Wieku, Poland (Polska) stamp, 40 to 50 GR

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country: Poland (Polska) topic: Siedem Wiekow Warszawy - Ratusz Staromiejski Z Konca XVIII Wieku theme: buildings type of stamp: postal stamp design: J. Willer - CZ Kaczmarczym color: brown year: 1965 postal value: 50 GR (from 40 GR) Information: Ratysz Staromis Jskri end of the XVII Century. The history of Warsaw, the capital and later the largest Polish cities, dating back even the twelfth or thirteenth century, when the oldest historically stood in the former Warsaw court of the dukes of Mazovia Jazdów (now Ujazdów (Warsaw)). Assigning seniority grodowi appearing in the current Forest Brodnowski is abuse, because the land did not belong to BRÓDNO the city of Warsaw until 1916 and did not assist with the development of the city. Over the centuries the city experienced glorious years, but it became on the verge of total destruction for several times. The basic urban layout of today's Warsaw was formed during the reconstruction of the great devastation after World War II...

URSUS A 1928 Truck (old-timers, vehicle, transport), Polska (Poland), stamp, 15 Zt

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country: Poland (Polska) topic: URSUS A 1928 truck theme: old-timers, vehicle, transport type of stamp: postal stamp color: multi-colored year: 1987 postal value: Zt 15 designer: Brodowski Information: Ursus A was made by a Polish family that made cars and buses from the interwar period. They produced the mechanical work of the Ursus in Warsaw. (source: Wikipedia, read more about the Ursus A truck on Wikipedia (Polish text) )