Postage stamp varieties of the Polish People’s Republic

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24 April 1945. 25th anniversary of Liga Morska (Maritime League).

UNLISTED VARIETIES
3 + 5 zł., dark green
1	White spot at bottom left of the letter P in POLSKA.

1 – 10 September 1945. Definitive issue.

TYPES
1.50 zł. on 25 gr.
Type I (Fi.376T1)	Type II (Fi.376T2)	Type I: top aligned dot between 1 and 5.   Type II: the dot between 1 and 5 standing lower.

1946. Air post stamps. Photogravure. Perforations line 11, 10¾.

TYPES
5 zł., slate
	Type I: control number in the lower right corner. Type II: without the number.

1948/50. Definitive issue: Bolesław Bierut. Photogravure. Perforations line, 10¾, 11¼.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 zl.			Field number
I Fi.475s		Currency denomination abbreviation: 2l instead of zl.	?

UNLISTED VARIETIES
15 zł., carmine
1	Colored dot left from Bolesław’s cheek.

20 July 1950. Poland’s 6-year plan. Line engraving. Perforation comb 12½:12¾.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 zł., violet blue
Type I (Fi.527I)	Type II (Fi.527II)	Type I: without dots above shading lines of worker’s machine.   Type II: dots above shading lines of worker’s machine visible.

13 December 1950. 2nd World Peace Congress, Warsaw.

TYPES
45 gr., dark carmine
Type I (Fi.531I)	Type II (Fi.531II)	Type I: the right foot of the letter R in GR. short. Type II: the right foot of the letter R in GR. long.

January-April 1951. Poland’s 6-year plan. Line engraving. Perforation comb 12½:13.

TYPES
45 gr., violet blue
Types I and II (Fi.542I and II)	Type I: horizontal shading lines touching numeral 5 in denominations. Type II: the numeral outlined.

31 December 1953. Winter sports.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
95 gr., blue green			Field number
I (Fi.697s)		Right ski pole broken at top.	?

31 May 1954. World gliding championship, Leszno.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
1.35 zł., blue
1	Color disturbance below the tip of the left wing.

24 March 1954. International Woman’s Day. Photogravure. Perforations comb 12¾.

UNLISTED
40 gr., blue
1	POLŞKA instead of POLSKA.

13 July 1954. Air post stamps. Line engraving.

TYPES
1.55 zł., deep gray blue			Field number
I (Fi.719s)		WARSZAWA double printed.	1, 2, 11, 12

16 October 1954. 500th anniversary of territorial gains through the Second Peace of Thorn.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
1.55 zl			Field number
I Fi.736s		Double impression of letter L in OLSZTYN.	?

1954/55. 10th anniversary of the Polish People’s Republic.

TYPES
25 gr.
Type I (Fi.749I)	Type II (Fi.749II)	Type I: inscriptions POLSKA and 25 gr engraved. Type II: inscriptions POLSKA and 25 gr printed in offset.
60 gr.
Type I (Fi.752I)	Type II (Fi.752II)	Type I: inscriptions POLSKA and 60 gr engraved. Type II: inscriptions POLSKA and 60 gr printed in offset.

21 July 1955. Palace of Culture and Science.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
60 gr.
1	White spot on zero.

30 October 1956. 50th death anniversary of Father Jan Dzierzon.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
60 gr., yellow and brown			Field number
I (Fi.842II)		Vertical stroke of letter D of Dzierzon damaged.	?

2 November 1956. Olympic games in Melbourne.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
40 gr.
1	Circle above R in GR.

11 September 1957. International Fire Brigade Conference, Warsaw. Photogravure. Perforation comb 12.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
60 gr., dark green and orange red
1	Out of register.

24 February 1958. 400th anniversary of the Polish posts.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
2.50 zł., blue and black			Field number
I (Fi.900w)		Blue smudge above post horn.	8

29 March 1958. Definitive issue. Old town halls. Line engraving. Perforations comb 12¾ and 11¾:11½.

Types
20 gr., green
Types I and II (Fi.901I and II)	Type I: denomination and a section with three windows brighter. Type II: without bright areas.
40 gr., brown
Types I and II (Fi.902I and II)	Type I: one spike on the roof longer. Type II: all spikes of even length.

30 August 1959. BALPEX stamp exhibition.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
45 gr.			Field number
I		GDANSK instead of GDAŃSK.	?

30 November 1960. Protected species of birds in Poland.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
40 gr., multicolored			Field number
I (Fi.1065s)		Letters N and Y in CZARNY bold.	?

30 December 1961. Insects.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
80 gr., multicolored			Field number
I (Fi.1137s)		Line of letter k in Jelonek broken.	18

25 January 1964. Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 gr., multicolored			Field number
I (Fi.1310s)		Start number bib without braces.	?

1 August 1964. 20th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
60 gr., multicolored			Field number
I Fi.1365s		Numerals 64 in 1964 partially missing on top.	?

14 June 1965. World Championships of Finn Class Yachts.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
50 gr., multicolored			Field number
I Fi.1440s		The second letter A in SWIATA missing.	?

UNLISTED VARIETIES
30 gr., multicolored
1	Colored circle between two sails.
50 gr., multicolored
1	Black thin line around the last contestant’s head.

6 September 1965. Orchids.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
4 zł., multicolored			Field number
I Fi.1469s		Green spot on orchid’s lateral sepal.	?

2 July 1968. 75 years of Polish philately.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
60 gr., multicolored			Field number
I (Fi.1705t)		Colored dot between letters L and I of FILATELISTYCZNEGO.	3

20 May 1969. For tourist publicity.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
40 gr., multicolored			Field number
I (Fi.1769s)		Thin line on top of letter O of ŠWIETOKRZYSKI.	?

21 August 1969. Landing on the Moon – Apollo 11.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
2.50 zł., multicolored			Field number
I Fi.1793s		White dot at the bottom of the letter R in WYPRAWA.	3
Pane, containting plate flaw I.

2 October 1972. Definitive issue 700 years of Warsaw, overprinted with new value.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
There are 2 types of overprints: thin, thick.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1	Double overprint (stutter).

17 November 1972. Definitive issue 700 years of Warsaw, overprinted with new value.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
There are 2 types of overprints: thin, thick.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
90 gr. on 40 gr.
1	Numeral 9 in overprint damaged.

15 February 1977. Modern aviation.

TYPES
20 zł., dark green
Type I (Fi.2337I)	Type II (Fi.2337II)	Type I: forest in the background. Type II: without the forest in the background (forest barely visible).

31 March 1980. Lake Placid Olympic games.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
8.40 zł., multicolored			Field number
I Fi.2529s		The second vertical line of the net short at bottom.	?

20 August 1982. Definitive issue, overprinted stamps of Wrocław.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 zł. on 6.50 zł., brown			Field number
I (Fi.2669s)		Dot after 10.	?
II (Fi.2669t)		Numeral 1 damaged at bottom.	?

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
10 zł. on 6.50 zł., brown
1	Weak overprint.

12 March 1984. Flowers

UNLISTED VARIETIES
27 zł. (Clematis montana)
1	Letter O in POLSKA broken (PCLSKA).

30 November 1989. Definitive issue, overprinted stamps of Gdańsk.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
500 zł. on 4 zł.
1	The second zero in overprint open on top (first stamp).
2	The third canceling line broken (second stamp).
3	The second and the third canceling lines broken.
4	The second canceling line broken.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
500 zł. on 4 zł.
1	Shifted overprint.

 

 

References

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Bibliography

1. Fischer Katalog Polskih Znakóv Pocztowych, Tome 1. Firma Handlowo-Usługowa “Fischer”. ISBN 83-88352-35-0
2. Michel Osteuropa 2005/2005. Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3-87858-684-1

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