Varieties of Polish postage stamps 1918-1939
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27 January 1919. Definitive issue: coat of arms.
| TYPES | |||
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| 15 f. | |||
 Type I |
 Type II |
 Type III |
Below top right denomination: Type I (Fi. 88 T.I):
Type II (Fi. 88 T.II):
Type III (Fi. 88 T.III):
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1920/22. Arms of Poland.
| TYPES | |
|---|---|
| 1 mk., red (28 October 1920) | |
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Type I: Short serif on top of letter A in POLSKA.
Type II: Long serif on top of the letter A. |
| 2 mk., green (25 January 1921) | |
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Type I: Short serif on top of letter A in POLSKA.
Type II: Long serif on top of the letter A. |
| 4 mk., red (25 January 1921) | |
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Type I: Left side of the letter M of the left MK without serifs.
Type II: The letter M with serifs on both sides. |
| 8 mk., brown | |
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Type I: Serifs of letters K and A in POLSKA connected at bottom.
Type II: The letters separated. |
| UNLISTED VARIETIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2 mk., green (25 January 1921) | ||
| 1 | Colored dot inside right-sided numeral 2. |  |
1921/22. Definitive issue: the sower.
| TYPES | ||
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| 20 mk. | ||
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Type I, the first issue (11 August 1921), Fi.127I:
Type II, the second issue (11 August 1921), Fi.127II:
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| UNLISTED VARIETIES | ||
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| 10 mk. | ||
| 1, 2 | Probably types:
Note: when examining larger units of multiple stamps only one example with both types was found. Both possible types were found both on stamps in larger (28 x 22 mm) and smaller (27,2 x 21,5 mm) format. |
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25 January 1921. Provisional issue.
| TYPES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3 mk on 40 f. | ||
 Types I and II |
By the distance between 3 and Mk:
Type I (Fi.120a): wider distance between 3 and Mk (3,5 mm). Type II (Fi.120b): shorter distance between 3 and Mk (3 mm). |
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  Types I and II |
By a dot after Mk:
Type I (Fi.120): dot square. Type II (Fi.120t): dot round. |
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| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mk on 40 f. | Field number | ||
| I |  Another example |
Letter k in Mk broken in the middle, dot vertically halved. | ? |
| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mk on 40 f. | ||
| 1 | Vertically shifted overprint. |  |
| UNLISTED VARIETIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mk on 40 f. | ||
| 1 | Numeral 3 flat on bottom, the 3rd and the 5th horizontal lines broken. |  |
2 May 1921. Constitution of 17.3.1921.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 mk | Field number | ||
| I Fi.134v |
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Without dots after III and 1921. | ? |
1921/22. Arms of Poland.
| UNLISTED | ||
|---|---|---|
| 25 m., violet and buff (10 June 1921) | ||
| 1 | Letters SKA in POLSKA damaged, partially missing. |  |
| 100 m., brown and orange (28 September 1922) | ||
| 1 | Left frame broken. |  |
| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 100 m., brown and orange (28 September 1922) | ||
| 1 | Perforation hole missing. |  |
1923. Definitive issue, stamps overprinted with new denominations.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS | ||
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| 100.000 mk. on 5 mk. | ||
| 1 | Additional curved line on the right-handed K of MK. |  |
| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Double overprint. | ||
| 1 | Double overprint. |  |
| Gone through paper print. | ||
| 1 | Gone through paper print. |  |
| Shifted overprint. | ||
| 1 | Shifted overprint. |  |
January – April 1924. Arms of Poland.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2.000.000 mk | ||
| 1 | Two dots on the second zero. |  |
1925/27. Buildings and monuments. Letterpress. Perforations 10½:11½, 11½:12½ and comb 11½:11¾, 12½:12¾.
| TYPES | |
|---|---|
| 3 gr., blue (7 May 1925) | |
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Type I (Fi.207I): lines representing clouds touch numeral 3.
Type II (Fi.207II): numeral 3 outlined. |
| 5 gr., yellow green (5 May 1925) | |
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Type I (Fi.208I): lines representing clouds touch numerals in denomination.
Type II (Fi.208II): numerals in denomination have outlines. |
| 10 gr., violet (5 May 1925) | |
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Type I (Fi.209I): lines representing clouds touch numerals in denomination.
Type II (Fi.209II): numerals in denomination have outlines. |
| 15 gr., rose red (5 May 1925) | |
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Type I (Fi.210I): lines representing clouds touch numerals in denomination.
Type II (Fi.210II): numerals in denomination have outlines. |
| 20 gr., dull red (29 April 1925) | |
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Type I (Fi.211I): The ornament in the upper right corner ends in two dots.
Type II (Fi.211II): line in the ornament is continuous. |
| 30 gr., dark blue (25 May 1925) | |
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Type I (Fi.213I): lines representing clouds strike through letters GR in denomination.
Type II (Fi.213II): letters GR in denomination have outlines. |
| 40 gr., light blue (27 October 1926) | |
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Type I (Fi.214I): spike on church and zero in denomination wider apart.
Type II (Fi.214II): the spike on the church almost touching the zero. |
1 October 1934. Provisional issue.
| TYPES OF OVERPRINTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 gr. on 80 gr. | |||
 Type I |
 Type II |
Type I (Fi.270 I & II): right letter g of gr. bottom aligned with 25. (This type was printed both in offset and in letterpress.) Type II (Fi.270 III): the letter g stands lower than 25. |
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| 1 zl. on 1.2 zl. | |||
 Type I |
 Type II |
Type I (Fi.272I): overprint thicker, numeral 1 larger than l in zl.
Type II (Fi.272II): overprint thinner, numeral 1 equally large as l in zl. |
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16 May 1935. Death of Józef Klemens Piłsudski.
| TYPES | |
|---|---|
| 25 gr., black | |
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Type I (Fi.275I):
Type II (Fi.275II):
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June – August 1937. Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły. Line engraving. Perforation comb 12½:12¾.
| TYPES | |
|---|---|
| 25 gr., slate green | |
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Type I (Fi.298I): shading between left frame and marshal’s arm consists of horizontal lines.
Type II (Fi.298II): the shading made of horizontal and sloping lines. |
References
Bibliography
- Fischer Katalog Polskih Znakóv Pocztowych, Tome 1. Firma Handlowo-Usługowa “Fischer”. ISBN 83-88352-35-0
- Michel Osteuropa 2005/2005. Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3-87858-684-1
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