Poland 1970 : International Chopin piano competition

Poland 1970 : International Chopin piano competition // 1 stamp

• Fischer 1878 | Michel 2025 | Scott 1756 
• Year of issue 1970 | People's Republic of Poland
• 8th international Chopin piano playing competition in Warsaw.

1878 - Poster art for the competition (by Stefan Małecki)

Translations
VIII międzynarodowy konkurs pianistyczny im(ienina) Fryderyka Chopina - Warszawa 7-X-25-X-1970 = The 8th international Fryderyk Chopin piano competition - Warsaw 7-25 October 1970.

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Poland 1969 : Folk costumes // Set of 8 stamps

Poland 1969 : Folk costumes  // Set of 8 stamps

• Fischer 1804-1811 | Michel 1951-1958 | Scott 1685-1692 
• Year of issue 1969 | People's Republic of Poland

1804 Krzczonów

1805 Łowicz

1806 Rozbark

1807 Lower Silesia

1808 Opoczno

1809 Sącz

1810 Górale

1811 Kurpie

Glossary
Krzczonów is a village west of Krasnystaw in southeast Poland (near Zamość)
Łowicz is a small town between Warsaw and Łódź
Rozbark is a village in Upper Silesia.
Dolnośląsk is Lower Silesia. The folk costumes are from the Wrocław area.
Opoczno is a small town west of Radom.
Sącz is a name for the Beskid Sądecki region south of Nowy Sącz.
Górale is the name of the Highlanders of the Polish Tatra Mountains.
Kurpie is an area north of Warsaw.

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Poland 1964 : Eleanor Roosevelt // 1 stamp

Poland 1964 : Eleanor Roosevelt   // 1 stamp

• Fischer 1383 | Michel 1532 | Scott 1272 
• Year of issue 1964 | People's Republic of Poland
• 80th anniversary of the birth of Eleanor Roosevelt.

1383  Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

Glossary
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), the wife of the 32th president of the United States of America.

Translations
Osiemdziesiąta rocznica urodzin = 80th birthday.

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Poland 1963 : Sailboats // set of 8 stamps

Poland 1963 : Sailboats // set of  8 stamps

• Fischer 1235-1242 | Michel 1383-1390 | Scott 1124-1131 
• Year of issue 1963 | People's Republic of Poland

1235 Egyptian sea ship

1236 Phoenecian merchant vessel

1237 Greek galleon

1238 Roman merchant vessel

1239 Gokstad ship

1240 Frisian cog

1241 Hulk merchant vessel

1242 Carrack merchant vessel

Translations
PNE (Przed naszą erą) = BC (Before Christ).
W PNE (Wiek przed naszą erą) = Century before Christ.
Egipski statek morski XV W(ieku) PNE = Egyptian sea ship 15th century BC.
Fenicki statek handlowy XV W(ieku) PNE = Phoenician merchant vessel 15th century BC.
Triera - galera grecka V W(ieku) PNE = Greek galleon 5th century BC.
Rzymski statek handlowy III W(ieuku) = Roman merchant vessel 3rd century.
Statek skanynawski IX W(ieuku) = Scandinavian ship 9th century.
Koga - statek fryzyjski XIV W(ieku) = Cog (Kogge) - Frisian (Dutch) ship 19th century.
Holk - statek handlowy XIV W(ieku) = Hulk - Dutch merchant vessel 19th century.
Karaka - statek handlowy XV W(ieuku) = Carrack - Portugese merchant vessel 15th century.

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Poland 1970 : Tourism Part 2 // 5 stamps

Poland 1970 : Tourism Part 2 // 5 stamps

• Fischer 1852-1856 | Michel 2001-2005 | Scott 1731-1735
• Year of issue 1970 | People's Republic of Poland

1852  Castle in Legnica / Decorative label: Coat of arms of Legnica

1853  Skyline of Opole / Decorative label: Coat of arms of Opole

1854  Town hall in Brzeg  / Decorative label: Coat of arms of Brzeg

1855  Fortress in Bolków / Decorative label: Coat of arms of Bolków

1856  Town hall in Wrocław / Decorative label: Coat of arms of Wrocław

Translations
Zamek = Castle.
Ratusz = Town hall.

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Poland 1967 : World War II memorials Part 5 // 2 stamps

Poland 1967 : World War II memorials Part 5  // 2 stamps

• Fischer 1671-1672 | Michel 1818-1819 | Scott 1488-1489 
• Year of issue 1967 | People's Republic of Poland
• Memorials for the sacrifices of World War II.

1671 Monument in Łambinowice

1672 Monument in Żagań

Translations
Łambinowice - Jeńcom wojennym zamordowanym przez hitlerowców = Łambinowice - Prisoners of war killed by the nazis.
Żagań - Jeńcom wojennym zamordowanym przez hitlerowców = Żagań - Prisoners of war killed by the nazis.

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Poland 1966 : The day of the stamp 1966 // 2 stamps

Poland 1966 :  The day of the stamp 1966  // 2 stamps

• Fischer 1567-1568 | Michel 1715-1716 | Scott 1448-1449 
• Year of issue 1966 | People's Republic of Poland

(paintings by Piotr Michałowski)

1567  Stableman holding two horses

1568  Stablemen with horses and dogs

Translations
Dzień znaczka 1966 roku = The day of the stamp of the year 1966.

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Poland 1968 : Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City 1968 // set of 8 stamps

Poland 1968 :  19th Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City 1968 // set of 8 stamps

• Design: T. Michaluk
• Stamp size: 39,5 x 31,25 mm i 62,5 x 51 mm (1716)
• Issued: Poland 1968
• Fischer 1708-1716 | Michel 1855-1863 | Scott 1594-1601

1708  Relay race

1709  Boxing

1710  Basketball

1711  Long jump

1712  Javelin throw

1713  Gymnastics on bars

1714  Cycling

1715  Fencing

1716 Torch bearer, limestone slab with a Pok-a-tok player from the Maya city of Chincultic

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Poland 1964 : World War II memorials Part 1 // 4 stamps (x2)

Poland 1964 : World War II memorials Part 1  // 4 stamps (x2)

• Fischer 1384-1388 | Michel 1533-1537 | Scott 1273-1277 
• Year of issue 1964 | People's Republic of Poland
• Fight and martyrdom of the Polish people in the years 1939-1945.

1384 Virtuti Militari cross

1385 Westerplatte monument

1387 Polish troops crossing the Oder river in 1945 (painting by Stanisław Żółtowski)

1388 The battle at Studzianki 9-16 August 1944 (painting by Stanisław Żółtowski)

Translations
Walka i meczeństwo narodu polskiego w latach 1939-1945 = Fight and martyrdom of the Polish people in the years 1939-1945.
Obrońcom poczty polskiej w Gdańsku 1.9.1939 = The defence of the Polish post office in Gdańsk 1 September 1939.
Forsowanie Odry = Crossing the Odra.
Bitwa pod Studziankami = The battle at Studzianki.

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(missing: 1386 Monument in Bydgoszcz)
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Poland 1966 : The harvest festival 1966 // Set of 3 stamps

Polish stamps: The harvest festival 1966 // Set of 3

• Dożynki, The Polish harvest festival of 1966
• Design: H. Matuszewska / PWPW
• Fischer nr: 1545, 1546, 1547
• Size: 27 x 54 mm (1545,1546) and 54 x 54 mm (1547)
• Issued: Poland 1966

Poland 1969 : Tourism Part 1 // 8 stamps (x2)

Poland 1969 : Tourism Part 1  //  8 stamps (x2)

• Fischer 1769-1776 | Michel 1916-1923 | Scott 1650-1657
• Year of issue 1969 | People's Republic of Poland

1769  Tourist map of Świętokrzyski National Park // Decorative label: Polish larch (Larix polonica)

1770  Niedzica castle overlooking the Dunajec river // Decorative label: Carline thistle (Carlina acaulis)

1771  Lighthouse in Kołobrzeg  // Decorative label: Sea-holly (Eryngium maritimum)

1772  Castle and harbour of Szczecin, freighter "Ziemia Szczecińska" (Szczecin land) // Decorative label: Coat of arms of Szczecin

1773  Toruń old town  // Decorative label: Coat of arms of Toruń

1774  Kłodzko old town // Decorative label: Coat of arms of Kłodzko

1775  Cistercian abbey in Sulejów // Decorative label: Coat of arms of Sulejów

1776  Kazimierz Dolny market square // Decorative label: Coat of arms of Kazimierz Dolny

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Poland 1966 : Forest birds // Set of 9 stamps

Poland 1966 : Forest birds // Set of 9 stamps

• Forest birds (Ptaki leśne)
• Design: T. Michaluk (1570); J. Desselberger (1571-1578) / PWPW
• Stamp size: 40,5 x 40,5 mm
• Fischer nr:  Fischer 1570-1578 | Michel 1718-1726 | Scott 1452-1460

1570  Several birds

1571  Green woodpecker (Picus viridis)

1572  Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)

1573  Golden oriole  (Oriolus oriolus)

1574  Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

1575  Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

1576  Eurasian siskin (Carduelis spinus)

1577  Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

1578  Great tit (Parus major)

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Poland 1969 : Dogs // Set of 8 stamps

Poland 1969 :  Dogs  // Set of 8 stamps

• Dogs (Rasy psów)
• Design: J. Grabiański / PWPW
• Stamp size: 39,5 x 31,25 mm
• Fischer 1751-1758 | Michel 1898-1905 | Scott 1636-1643

1751  Maltese

1752  Wire fox terrier

1753  Afghan greyhound

1754  Schnauzer

1755  English setter

1756  Pekingese

1757  German shepherd

1758  Pointer

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Poland 1970 : Bird game // Set of 8 stamps

Poland 1970 :  Bird game  // Set of 8 stamps

• Bird game  (Ptaki łowne)
• Design: J. Desselberger  / PWPW
• Stamp size: 40,5 x 40,5 mm
• Fischer nr: 1841 -1848  | Michel 1988-1995 | Scott 1720-1727 

1841  Duck (mallard)  / 40gr

1842  Pheasant

1843  Woodcock

1844  Ruff

1845  Wood pigeon

1846  Black grouse

1847  Partridges

1848  Capercaillie / 8.50 zl

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1970.02.28. Ptaki łowne

Na znaczkach przedstawiono gatunki ptaków:

1841 - kaczka krzyżówka (Anas platyrhynchos),

1842 - bażant szlachetny (Phasianus colchicus),

1843 - słonka (Scolopax rusticola),

1844 - batalion (Calidris pugnax),

1845 - grzywacz (Columba palumbus),

1846 - cietrzew (Lyrurus tetrix),

1847 - kuropatwa (Perdix perdix),

1848 - głuszec (Tetrao urogallus).

Poland 1967 : Equestrian sports and 150 years of horse breeding in Janów Podlaski // Set of 8 stamps

Equestrian sports and 150 years of horse breeding in Janów Podlaski // Set of 8 stamps

• Design:  B. Kamiński / PWPW
• Stamp size: 51 x 39,75 mm
• Issued: Poland 1967
• Fischer nr: 1592 - 1599  | Michel 1740-1747 | Scott 1474-1481 

1592  Dressage

1593  Horse race

1594  Show jumping

1595  Cross-country equestrian jumping

1596  Trot

1597  Polo

1598  Stallion "Ophir"

1599  Stallion "Skowronek" (Lark)

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Poland 1966 : Prehistoric animals // Set of 9 stamps

Poland 1966 : Prehistoric animals // Set of 9 stamps

• Issue Date 05.03.1966
• ID Michel: 1655-1663 Scott: .1395-1403 Stanley Gibbons: 1639-1647; Yvert: 1506-1514  UPU: N/A Category: pR
• Author Andrew Heindrich
• Stamps in set 9
• Size (width x height) 39,5 X 51 mm / 51 x 39,5 mm
• Paper coated paper
• Perforation 11x11,5
• Print Technique Offset
• Issuing Authority Poczta Polska

Value / Description

1. 20 gr    Dinichthys:  a Devonian fish that lived in salt seas 380 million years ago.  A predator and quite large: 1 meter head and trunk about 5 feet long. Remains of this fish were found in the Devonian sediments in Poland. 
2. 30 gr    Eusthenopteron: a Devonian fish of group Crossopterygia that lived in shallow fresh waters 370 years ago, and probably was the ancestor of first amphibians.  A characteristic feature of this fish are strong, fleshy fins reinforced with bone skeleton.
3. 40 gr    Ichthyostega: a primitive amphibian still retaining some features of fish. It lived about 355 million years ago in Upper Devonian period.
4. 50 gr    Mastodonsaurus: the biggest amphibian of the Triassic period (about 200 million years ago) of group Steoocephatia, measuring about 3 meters in length.   It's probably the first reptile that lived on land. Its remains were found in Central Europe: Germany and Czechia.
5. 60 gr    Cynognathus: a Triassic reptile that lived about 220 million years ago. The animal was a predator and belongs to group of so-called mammal-like reptiles (Theromorpha). Its body was up to 2 meters long. Cynognathusa remains were found in the Karroo formation in South Africa.
6. 2.50 zl  Archaeopteryx: the first ancestor of birds in Upper Jurassic (about 140 million years ago). Its remains found at  lithographic limestone by Solenhofen (Bavaria - Germany). It resembled birds in having wings and feathers, while its teeth, tail and skull showed it was still a reptile It was not actively flying as a bird, but climbed on a tree by using sharp claws of the forepaws (wings). Has a size more or less equal to today's pigeon and was an predator who ate insects, worms, fruits and seeds. 
7. 3.40 zl  Broutotherium: a huge Perissodactyla  of Titanotheridae group lived about 30 million years ago. It combined features of an elephant (pillar-like  legs) and of a rhinoceros (body structure).  Inhabited the steppes of eastern North America and Asia (Mongolia). His remains were known and are also in Europe.  
8. 6.50 zl  Machairodus: one of the representatives of feline family living in the Tertiary, about 10 million years ago.  It lived in Europe, Asia and northern Africa during the Miocene and Pliocene periods. His kinsman is American Smilodon.  Machairodus was extinct early in the ice age, and its remains were found in Poland.
9. 5.60 zl  Mammuthuss: one of the commonest representatives of the fauna of glacial period (Pleistocene - about 100-50 thousand years ago).  Lived in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. Its remains are numerous and Poland. Its skeletons are on show in all major museums in the world, including at the Museum of the Polish Geological Institute in Warsaw.  Its contemporary cave man hunted it, and drew its pictures on the walls of the caves. 

In March 1966 the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication  issued a multicolored set of nine stamps of prehistoric animals. These stamps show major stages of vertebrate animal evolution, starting with the  Devonian fish Dinichthys, through first, primitive amphibian till well recognized Mammuthuss. This set is issued just one year after  the first Polish stamps depicting dinosaurs and two years before Polish Paleontologists started their discoveries in the Gobi desert together with their Mongolian colleagues. During several Polish-Mongolian expeditions many dinosaurs fossils were found.

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Poland postage stamp cats 1964 // set of 10

• Poland postage stamp: cat
• 1964
• Fischer 1327-1336 | Michel 1475-1484 | Scott 1216-1225 
• designed by J. Grabianski

A set of 10 Polish stamps issued in 1964. They are big-sized stamps (over 4cm x 5cm), that is, bigger than the usual, standard sized stamps.

50gr stamp - Siamese cat
1.55 zl  - European cat
2.50 zl  - European cat
6.50 zl - European cat
3.40 zl - Persian cat
40 gr - European cat
30 gr - European cat
90 gr - Persian cat
60 gr - European cat
1.35 zl - Persian cat