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

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)

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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)

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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 with another two bars.
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The initial issue from January 1, 1900 replaced the standard issue depicting numbers and eagles. The image of Germania, rather than that of the ruling monarch as was customary in many other European monarchies, made it a unifying feature and did not complicate the relationship with other German royalty and the coexisting German postal authorities of Bavaria and Württemberg. The engraving was performed by Paul Eduard Waldraff (1870-1917) who used the actress Anna Führing as model. Wearing an octagonal imperial crown she is holding a sword and an olive branch. The Jugendstil design depicting Führing was personally chosen by the emperor Wilhelm II. (source: Wikipedia, read more about German Occupied Territories during 1914-1918 on Wikipedia)

Anna Führing was born in Hamburg on March 6, 1866 as the daughter of the theatre and restaurant owner Carl Führing. In Berlin she received her education in acting. She frequently appeared the on stage as the figure of Germania, just like she did on a festival in Düsseldorf in 1891 when emperor Wilhelm II was in attendance. In 1892, when the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin was inaugurated, Führing played the role of Iphigenie. With the rise of the silent movies, Führing took on roles in the new medium. Some of the movies are: 'Nacht und Morgen' (1916) and 'Hausedame aus Familie gesucht' (1915).
In 1899, she got married to Ferdinand von Strantz, the Director of the Hofoper of Berlin and by 45 years her senior and then carried the title Baronin Anna von Strantz-Führing. The couple had one daughter. Anna Führing died in Berlin on November 2, 1929. (source: Wikipedia, read more about Anna Führing on Wikipedia)

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

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

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

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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

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

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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 University Industrial School in Lvov, in the 1930-1939 Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. (source: Wikipedia, read more about the painter Kazimierz Sichulski on Wikipedia (polish langue))

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

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)

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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. (source: Wikipedia, read more about Siedem Wiekow Warszawy on Wikipedia)

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