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Polish Stamps

Commemoratives of 1937-1939

The commemorative Polish stamps that were issued during the 1930's reflect the new status of Poland as a thriving European republic.  The quality and appearance of the new stamps was a great improvement over that of the earlier commemorative stamp issues.


The three souvenir sheets shown above (Sc. #314-316) were issued on September 1, 1937 to commemorate the recent Visit of King Carol of Romania to Poland.

The souvenir sheets consist of blocks-of-four of contemporary definitive Polish stamps.



The two portrait commemorative Polish stamps shown above (Sc. #317-318) were issued on February 1, 1938 to celebrate the 71st Birthday of President Moscicki.



The 1 Z. denomination commemorative Polish stamp shown above (Sc. #319) was issued on March 17, 1938 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the United States Constitution.

The design features Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746-1817), Thomas Paine (1737-1809), George Washington (1732-1799), and a View of New York City.



The thirteen pictorial Polish stamps shown above (Sc. #320-332) were issued on November 11, 1938 to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Poland's Independence.

The designs, which include important people and events from Polish history, are as follows:

  • 05 G. - Boleslaw I and Emperor Otto III at Gniezno.  The stamp depicts Otto III (980-1002), the Holy Roman Emperor from 996 to 1002, and Boleslaw I (967-1025), Duke of Bohemia from 1002 to 1003, Duke of Poland from 992 to1025, and the first King of Poland, beginning in 1025.  The meeting between the Holy Roman Emperor and Duke Boleslaw at Gniezno in December 999 led to the establishment of Poland's independence from the Holy Roman Empire.
  • 10 G. - King Casimir I.  Casimir I (1016-1058) was the Duke of Poland and the acting King of Poland from 1034 to 1058.  He is called "The Restorer", as he managed to reunite all of Poland, after a long period of turmoil.
  • 15 G. - King Ladislas II Jagello and Queen Hedwig.  Ladislas II Jagello (1352-1434) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1377 to 1434 and the King of Poland from 1386 to 1434.  He is credited with being the founder of the joint kingdom that would eventually become the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  • 20 G. - King Casimir IV.  Casimir IV (1427-1492) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 to 1492 and the King of Poland from 1447 to 1492.  He was a proponent of the aristocracy, and he strengthened the  importance of the Parliament and Senate.  The great triumph of his reign was bringing Prussia under Polish rule!
  • 25 G. - The Treaty of Lublin.  The Treaty of Lublin, signed on July 1, 1569, created a single state from the union of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland.  The state would become known as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569-1795).  In modern times, it is usually referred to as the First Republic of Poland.
  • 30 G. - King Stephen Bathory commending Wielock the peasant.  Stephen Bathory (1533-1586) was the Prince of Transylvania, the acting Grand Duke of Lithuania, and the acting King of Poland from 1576 to 1586.  In 1578, Stephen Bathory created an infantry unit composed of peasants from the crown estates.
  • 45 G. - Stanislaw Zolkiewski and Jan Chodkiewicz. Stanislaw Zolkiewski (1547-1620) was a Polish nobleman and a military commander of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. 
    Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1561-1621) was a Lithuanian nobleman and a military commander of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  • 50 G. - John III Sobieski entering Vienna.   (1629-1696) was the King of Poland (1674-1696).  He commanded the allied forces in their victory over the Turks, during the Second Siege of Vienna in 1683.
  • 55 G. - Union of Nobles, Commoners, and Peasants.
  • 75 G. - Dabrowski, Kosciuszko, and PoniatowskiJan Henryk Dabrowski (1755-1818), Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746-1817), and
    Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732-1798) were all Polish born military leaders and patriots.
  • 01 Z. - Polish soldiers.
  • 02 Z. - Romauld Traugutt.  Romauld Traugutt (1826-1864) was a former military officer in the Russian army, best known for having commanded the Polish forces during the January Uprising of 1863.  After the failure of the uprising, he was sentenced to death by a Russian court and later executed.
  • 05 Z. - Marshal Josef Pilsudski.



The souvenir sheet shown above (Sc. #333) was also issued on November 11, 1938 to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Poland's Independence.



The 25 G. denomination commemorative Polish stamp shown above (Sc. #340) were issued on August 1, 1939 to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Polish Legion during World War I.

The design features an allegorical representation of Marshal Pilsudski Reviewing Polish Troops.

Sadly, one month after the release of this stamp, following invasions by Germany and the USSR, the Second Republic of Poland no longer existed.








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The 25 G. denomination stamp shown above (Sc. #334) was issued on November 11, 1938 to celebrate the Restoration of the Teschen Territory, ceded by Czechoslovakia.

The design features an allegorical representation of "Poland Welcoming the Teschen People".




The 15 G. type commemorative stamp of November 1938 was re-engraved and re-issued on March 2, 1939.  The re-engraved stamp is shown above (Sc. #339).

On the re-engraved stamp, the  swords and helmet at the lower left have been removed.