Polish Stamps
Definitives of 1935-1937
A finely executed series of pictorial definitive Polish stamps began to appear during 1935. Most of these new definitive stamps featured contemporary Polish landmarks, and they would continue in use, until the end of the Second Republic of Poland in September 1939.
The eleven pictorial definitive Polish stamps shown above were issued between 1935 and 1936. The 05 G. through 20 G. denominations are typographed, and the 25 G. through 03 Z. denominations are engraved. All of the stamps are perforated 12 1/2 x 13.
The major designs, in the order that they appear in the set, are as follows:
- Pieskowa Skala. Pieskowa Skala, also known as the "Dog Cliff", is a limestone cliff in the Pradnik River Valley near Krakow. The cliff is best known for a Renaissance castle that is there.
- Tatra National Park. The design features the Tatra Mountains and Lake Morskie Oko, meaning "The Eye of the Sea".
- M. S. Pilsudski. The M. S. Pilsudski, first launched in December 1934, was originally a merchant marine vessel, but it became a trans-Atlantic ocean liner in September 1935. Leaving Newcastle, England on November 26, 1939, the ocean liner was sunk, either by a mine or a possibly by a German submarine.
- Pieniny - Czorsztyn. Czorsztyn is a village in the Pieniny Mountains of southern Poland.
- Belvedere Palace. Belwelder or Belvedere Palace, in Warsaw, has been used as the official residence of the Polish Presidents.
- Castle at Mirow. The stamp shows the ruins of the 14th Century Mirow Castle in southern Poland.
- Castle at Podhorce. The 17th Century residential castle is located east of Lvov (in present day Ukraine).
- Cloth Hall in Krakow. The Krakow Cloth Hall was constructed during the Renaissance. It is the central feature of the market square in Old Town Krakow, and at one time, it was a major center for international trade.
- Raczynski Library in Poznan. The library, modeled after the facade of the Louvre, was erected between 1822 and 1828. During World War II, nearly all the library's books were destroyed in a fire, apart from special collections that were looted by the Germans.
- Cathedral in Wilno. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus or The Wilno (Vilnius) Cathedral (in present day Vilnius, Lithuania) was constructed during the 18th Century.
- President Ignacy Moscici.
Their catalog attributes are as follows:
- 05 G. (1935 - Sc. #294) - Violet Blue.
- 10 G. (1935 - Sc. #295) - Yellow Green.
- 15 G. (1935 - Sc. #296) - Prussian Green.
- 20 G. (1935 - Sc. #297) - Violet Black.
- 25 G. (1935 - Sc. #298) - Myrtle Green.
- 30 G. (1935 - Sc. #299) - Rose Red.
- 45 G. (1936 - Sc. #300) - Plum.
- 50 G. (1936 - Sc. #301) - Black.
- 55 G. (1936 - Sc. #302) - Blue.
- 01 Z. (1936 - Sc. #303) - Brown.
- 03 Z. (1935 - Sc. #304) - Black Brown.
The four additional pictorial definitive Polish stamps shown above were issued during 1937. These stamps are all engraved, and they are perforated 12 1/2.
The major designs, in the order that they appear in the set, are as follows:
- Jasna Góra Monastery. The 14th Century Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa is a shrine to the Virgin Mary, and it is one of the Poland's principle places of pilgrimage.
- Gdynia Maritime Terminal. The Baltic seaport of Gdynia, Poland, located on Gdansk Bay, first opened in 1926. A naval base is also nearby.
- Lvov University. Lvov University (in present day Ukraine) was originally constructed during the 17th Century.
- Silesian Parliament Building in Katowice. The building was constructed between 1925 and 1929, and at one time, it was the largest structure in Poland.
Their catalog attributes are as follows:
- 05 G. (1937 - Sc. #308) - Violet Blue.
- 10 G. (1937 - Sc. #309) - Green.
- 15 G. (1937 - Sc. #310) - Red Brown.
- 20 G. (1937 - Sc. #311) - Orange Brown.
The two portrait definitive Polish stamps shown above (Sc. #312-313) were issued during 1937. These stamps are engraved and perforated 12 1/2 x 13.
The common design features the portrait of Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz (1886-1941). He was promoted to the position of Marshal of Poland by President Moscicki on November 10, 1936, following the death of Marshal Pilsudski.
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